LYADRIVE: Another time, another place NWOBHM CD .. incl. One Of These Days (Trespass Cover) ...Check VIDEOS.

Lyadrive formed in 1979 At the Bandwagon of Neal Kay (known producer of the NWOBHM era). They released just one 7" & split up in 1985. Their first CD is Awesome! It consists mostly of old songs & some new songs and also 'One Of These Days' by Trespass. They thank Maiden, Leppard, Praying Mantis and NWOBHM in the credits, and sound like they have been all over the place in their search for stardom. The album includes three very NWOBHM (short for New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) tracks recorded in 1984 as bonuses, and boy do they epitomise the time or what? Anyone who sings a song called 'We've Got The Rock' and is still going today deserves full marks for perseverance. There's eleven other tracks contained are really rather good. Over the years I've listened to enough demo tapes to recognize this sort of music, but nobody seems to be actually signing bands that sound like this. The last band I came across with this sort of musical attitude were Hunted from Bristol, and I get the distinct impression that if you bought their 'Crawl' album and liked it, Lyadrive will be right up your street. Each track is punchy and to the point, with good choruses and a good twin guitar backing. There are no ballads, just out and out British Metal music with great energy and no apologies. Worthy of special mention are 'Madame Guilotine' which starts with a nice piece of classical music (borrowed), and 'Lazerwind', which starts slowly and atmospherically before going into a brilliant guitar section and finale. 'Another Time...' is an unashamedly British product. They've retained the spirit of the early Eighties pioneers, and deserve to be heard.

Tracks 1-11 written between 82-84 and recorded in 1997

Tracks 12-14 Original recordings from 1984 for never released aborted 12 inch
single on Loose Records
1. Sign Of The Hunted 04:52
2. Another Time Another Place 05:08
3. Dangerline 03:58
4. One Of These Days (Trespass Cover) 03:49
5. Spinning The Wheel 03:30
6. Madame Guilotine 04:12
7. Fools Paradise 04:35
8. White Dress 05:18
9. Steal Away The Night 05:07
10. Anytime 04:06
11. Lazerwind 07:09
12. We've Got The Rock 03:00
13. Young Lover 03:28
14. Here Comes The Night 05:15
Total playing time 01:03:27

The history of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers LYADRIVE from Uxbridge, North London, goes back to the very early '80's, when they recorded a song called "Another Time Another Place".
The band was, at this stage in their career, still called TEMPEST RIDE and the number was released on "The Bridge Album" compilation LP in 1982.
Soon after, they changed their name to Lyadrive and recorded the song "We've Got The Rock (You're gonna Roll)", for the Ebony Records "Metal Warriors" compilation LP in 1983.
A 7" single for Bridge Records followed this, featuring the two numbers "Anytime" and "White Dress", which saw the light of day in 1984.
The group signed with Brickyard/Loose Records, but their plans were scuppered when the label quickly went into receivership.
After failing to get the elusive deal, disappointed, Lyadrive disbanded in 1985.
The band made a surprising comeback in 1998, when they released their "Another Time, Another Place" CD on Minority One Records, which consisted of new recordings of old demo material (plus a cover of TRESPASS' "One Of These Days").