Damien - Stop This War [FULL ALBUM 1989] 

I am listening this for a very first time in my life and a have to say that i am very sorry for missing the band in the 80's... very cool sound!

The coolness of songs is conveyed directly, so I can't help but listen to it. A high-energy rock number.

This album is a gem. Super underrated. 🤘

I spend a lot of time listening to a lot of stuff, and this is a rare find!

Yet another magnificent gem of heavy musical mastery, lost to the insidious and wasteful period of "grunge." What an utter shame that useless generation did to such great works of music and songwriting and recording production. Listen closely kids, for this is what real music sounds like!

Gracias a RU-vid he descubierto muchas bandas que jamas me imagine que existieran, lastimosamente muchas se quedan sin su reconocimiento por falta de recursos y patrocinios. Esta banda no tiene nada que envidiarle a Iron Maiden, Judas, Helloween, etc. LargaVidaAlRock&Roll

One of those hidden gems that sadly never got/get the attention they deserve. Too many of them are out there.

This is a jewel! I instantly loved it at first listening

Why does this band have such cool guitar solos!? This crushes modern power metal bands with the old school power/heavy metal sound!

Fantástico!! Excelente banda e ótimo álbum!! Não conhecia essa banda maravilhosa!! Obrigado!!

Very good songs.Reminds me a mixture of Accept,Scorpions abd Judas Priest. Bang your head.

Офигительная гр! Первые 2 альбом классика heavy metal!

I was fortunate to walk into a club in my hometown of Toledo, OH in the early 80's and see an early lineup of this band. They were playing Scorpions and Priest cover songs. That was such an anomaly for Toledo clubs at that time. I was hooked ever since. When they added Randy, Johnny and Kevin, they jumped up a hundred notches. I would see these guys attending all the metal shows in the early 80's. Eventually we became friends. I've hung out in their rehearsal room, and gone to concerts with these guys. Randy gave me a demo tape of Stop This War, before it was released. There was a Hitler speech before "Warlord" that was edited out on the final mix. He told me he was worried about the cover art. He hated it, but the label forced it. It could have been so much more metal looking. Oh well. These five are metal hearts influenced by Sabbath, Priest, UFO and Thin Lizzy. Chuck Stohl is an amazing guitar player who loves Michael Schenker, Tony Iommi and Yngwie Malmsteen. They still get together about once a year and play a show in Toledo. They still jam!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9QM-prluls0.html

Thanks.What a band I missed somehow.As good as Dokken and others.Those guitars 🎸 are fab.

Complimenti 💯👍 favoloso sound chitarre basso batteria strepitose ,voce favolosa

Like many I never heard this band up until now, Excellent metal.

I bought this album when it was new. It still holds up. Great band. I still listen once every month. It's an epic metal album no one gives respect to

very fine classic metal album powerful vocals ,as guitars leads enjoy a lot !!!

It's really good music. Awesome 👍 Hello from the Ukraine!))

La verdad si es una excelente banda 🤘

Great band first time i.heard them, when this came out, I was in grade school in a small town in Connecticut, only radio was an AM station

This is true 80ies Heavy Metal 🤘🏿

What a solid heavy metal sound. Truly underrated but stands out in its own merit😎🤘

... DAMIEN 🇺🇲 from Toledo, Ohio/ USA, Heavy-/ Power-Metal masterclass ... 🤘 🇺🇲

First jammed to this back in 87, with my buddy Chuck, always had this on the edge shit that rocked, trouble, metal church, damien, and on and on great times.

Essa banda é muito boa, já coloquei entre minhas prediletas. Rock antigo é massa demais.

Toledo OH 80s Metal!! Legit I miss those easy times! A case of beer a bottle and rock it F'in out!!

Born in 89, love the text on the album cover too

!!! magnificent album,all tracks on the album is a true jewel of the decade !!!

Настоящий, классический, 100% heavy metal!!! Как жалко, что такие гр. записали не очень много дисков...

Killer album, great singer and sound

Had no clue that Damien did 2 studio albums until just recently. How they were never signed to a major label is surprising to me? This is such a great sophomore album. Will travel to Toledo soon to see them LIVE!!!

Спасибо! ❤ Открыл достойный образец хэви!🎉😊

To have been in this band in the 80s.… Was probably one of the funnest things you could’ve been doing on planet earth

From Metal Invader: Review by Nikos Nakos After their almost perfect debut in 1987 “Every Dog Has Its Day”, Damien were damned to succeed. And doomed to failed… but let’s take first things first… The band started at early 80’s in Ohio. Their lineup featured Chuck Stohl (lead guitars), Randy “Wolf” Mikelson (lead vocals), Kevin “Killer” Kekes (bass), Fritz Adamshick (rhythm guitars), and Johnny “Evil” Cappelletty (drums). They signed with Select Records and after many live gigs they recorded their first LP. The album was successful and highly acclaimed creating a momentum for the band. Two years later Damien were ready to release their sophomore record. They were well prepared for that release as they even had a video for “Break Out” that had airplay on MTV and Headbanger’s Ball. Concerts were booked with bigger names and their music approached a larger audience while more and more teenagers and metal fans especially in the States had a copy of “Stop This War”. Unfortunately either because 1989 was a bit too late for ballsy US Power blended with Thrash either because Damien just wasn’t meant to become huge (probably their label hadn’t so much influence on music industry to do so and the big ego fights between the band’s members didn’t help at all) Damien split up in mid 90’s. It took almost a decade for Damien to reunite… But truth be told “Stop This War” is a born to be a classic album. Great rhythm, excellent performance, solid production, nice riffs, plenty of hooks, thick bass lines, catchy choruses, easy to follow lyrics and memorable tunes were all there. Their music was a charming mixture of Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance/Defenders Of The Faith -era, Leatherwolf, Jag Panzer, Armored Saint, Accept, WWIII, Lethal and Metal Church that were popular in both side of the Atlantic at the time. We can hear Iron Maiden, Scorpions and UFO influences here and there too, but Damien filtered them and added a great amount of their personality to the final result. From the opening riff you know that you are dealing with a great album. And you just wanna bang your head and close your eyes and think you are into a live concert. I really love many songs coming from “Stop This War”. Strong compositions such as “Stop This War”, “The Priest Are Coming”, “Riding The Dawn” and the single “Break Out” are made for live shows, while fans favourite “Matilda” that has this silly and naive chorus, still is a great song indeed. Damien have the potential and the quality to use Wolf Mikelson’s voice with style without sounding as a poor mans Halford. His voice is stunning and fits like a glove to their compositions. “Stormwind” for instance has a mid-tempo groove that sticks to your mind; same for its gang style chorus. “30 St. Claire” is a fine instrumental that gives a small break to the listener before the band explodes its final assault. The B’ side has the same power with the A’ side so the album keeps its balance and its, featuring excellent anthems such as ‘Warlord’, ‘Always In Lust’ and the closer “Corpse Grinder” that is increasing its fury and is probably the song that flirts more with NWOBHM than the rest that also have some a hint of the British movement but in smaller doses. Damien tried hard to make it big but 90’s was the time of the extreme, the experimental and the alternative. No room for traditional Priest-like Heavy Metal, no room for Heavy Metal Heroes… yet as times changes and everything turns around like an never stopping wheel, US Power is once again popular and charming for younger audiences that now have the opportunity through the Lost Realm Records reissue to get in touch with some brilliant underground or forgotten gems of 80’s ecstatic Heavy Metal.

An excellent album, listening continuously ....

Great!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘Отлично!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Many thanx sgoifevil333 for posting this fuckin'-tastic DAMIEN's 1989 STOP THIS WAR!!🇺🇸👏.. This is my very very first time to hear and see (& enjoy!!) this superb 80's stuff!!🤘🤟.. I've spent very intense, entertained and enjoyable 41:27 minutes!!😋.. A Greeting & a strong Hug Brother(s) of a CHILEAN ROCKER/METALHEAD FRIEND living in SANTIAGO, CHILE!!🇨🇱🤟🤘👏💪✊👿🤜🖕😈☠️ I'm Sebastian Andrew Sierpe Toral🤓, i'm 52 years old now in July 2024. KEEP ON ROCKIN' & METALIN' IN THE FREE WORLD BROTHER(S)🤟🤘... STAY HEAVY!!✊.. STAY HEALTHY!!💪.. STAY CLEAN & SOBER!!😁

Always in lust, rising Dawn, warlord and breakout, are my favorite tracks on this Album.

Wow, still getting chills after almost 30 yrs.

Nunca ouvir falar mas o mundo do rock e infinito

props for Toledo, Ohio!! Under-rated gem!

Great album!! Toledo, Ohio knew how to metal!!💜💜🔥🔥

Recuerdo que cuando no había internet solo se conseguian las bandas mas populares

Wow, This was my favourite band back when. Still getting Chiles.

Cheers algorithm, this sounds pretty ace 🤘

Wow .Great band . Amazing .Great time of oldschool bands .

Should have been bigger than they were. This is very, very good

Great well-chained elements from other bands, good voice for the genre (added to my library)

I was not a big fan of this album because I did not think it was a worthy successor to Every Dog but it has really grown on me lately. I have listened to it several times this month. Love it!

Класс очень круто!!!!!❤

I remember the video for Break Out on Headbangers Ball. Had to have been in 1989 maybe. This is great Judas Priest/Accept inspired Power Metal.

The name of my first love was Damien. And also this band is so fucking amazing and i really like it (out of this fact, if wasn't called like that i'll still like it). Now i have mixed feelings and is wonderful! ♡ Very cool. Old School Heavy Metal like a thunder!!

*Impressive ambition. Its strange, this album sounds like Painkiller a year before Painkiller =).Very Beautiful playing, very* *Kai Hansen 'wizkid' at times. Songs like **_'The Priests Are Coming'_** is just masterclass!.*

Excelente álbum para ouvir no volume MÁXIMO

pedrada!!💯🎸🤘🎧🇧🇷

This is fantastic.

The vocals on Matilda are sick! But my favorite song is Stormwind. Stormwind- Pagen Anger- Within With a Cause... Love it!

Muchas gracias por subir este discazo!! No cualquiera llega a la cima!!

Damien💪⚡.... GRANDES DISCÍPULOS DE LOS DIOSES DEL METAL JUDAS PRIEST⚡🔥

Jewel!

Big triple like!!!

heavy metal maniacs !!!

God damn that drummer, whew

Rising Dawn is such a bone-chilling tune. Reminds me a bit of Trance (Germany). Cheers \,,/

Heavy metal de altíssima qualidade!!!

perfect music

dropping bombtracks

was a rare treat to hear breakout on headbangers ball

これはいいね！🤘

awesome album

Caramba! Descobri essa banda hoje! E de leva consegui o disco inteiro! Que legal, como eu perdi isso! Esse P 51 com cara de cão ficou demais. Alias, Iron, Sabbath, Sodon, etc usaram aviões na capa. Adoro!😈😈😈😈😈

*BRUTAL!*

🎶🎼🎵🎸🤘🤘

❤

outstanding cover art work! My top 3 tracks... no.1 - Matilda, no.2 - Corpse Grinder (the intro deserves an award), no.3 - Break Out (video in my mind). But The Priests is awesome too...

Carajo que buena banda, con lo mejor de la vieja escuela del heavy metal. Yeaaaaa

Holy Heavy Metal!🤘🏼👦🏻

maybe i could say that this album remember me iron mayden, or something w/ this vibe. coll!

I started playing with the band THUNDER in the 80,s and still do check out the album we released on the late eighties called cutthroat. It's actually really good

HOW DID I MISS THAT 💎?

I somehow missed this gem? I need to get this CD..

Wao fantastic band

DAMIEN will be playing live in Milwaukee, WI on Saturday April 11th at @blades of steel metal festival ...

If Accept and Judas Priest had a child 🤘😀

American band that sounds like the Mausoleum roster of Artists

amazing !

It’s like The Misfits plus Megadeth and a touch of Judas Priest

Wow i get all the comments now, i totally missed out on this stuff.

Нештяк😈🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍

Bah ouais,une fois de plus bien ciblé !que dire de plus?! ça mouche!

Always in Lust never in Love sounds like Kiss or Iced Earth to me

helooooo... very good. le son des années 80'

Ok god cd band metal hardrock 80 years of USA

Old school metal definitely my kind of shit and I especially like Warlord 26:01.

👍👍👍

If I was a furry, this album art would be my fursona lol. Damn epic art matches the pounding sound of pure metal!

Breakout was their hit.

Este disco é muito, pena não ter no Brasil

Hot shit , perfect release