Saint-In the battle

Retroactive
2004/2010

This is a re-issue of Saint's 2004 release and at the time it was their first new studio album in 15 years. The band has been very active since then so it's interesting and check out this starting point of the second chapter of their career. Saint have always been a fairly consistent band on the christian metal circuit. They have been frequently compared to Judas Priest and this album primarily follows that style. Many of the songs are reminiscent of Priest's more mid-tempo songs from around the 1980-1982 period. Although they have always done enough to develop their own sound and I think that's they have been one of the better white metal bands around. They never quite cut loose with anything more than medium paced tracks and originality isn't their best trait. However they do know how to crank some pure metal with screaming vocals, a pounding rhythm section and some riffs that will get your pumping. I can't argue with that or the fact that on the first time through I repeated several songs immediately because I enjoyed them that much. Saint don't add a lot to the old school metal sound, but they do know how to do it in a way that makes you takes notice and appreciate them for sticking to the sound they started on back in the early 1980's.