GRIFFIN – Protectors Of The Lair LP (Black Vinyl) OG 1986

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Vinyl and Sleeve VG+ with OIS.

Some masterpieces rely on authentic inspiration and the alignment of the stars, however on Protectors of the Lair the touch of genius is a well thought out conception, a closed off and complete package. Protectors of the Lair might as well mean guardians of heavy metal. The cover may not be the greatest thing you have ever seen, but the awkwardness of the aesthetics is one element you will identify in common in truly deserving old school underground metal with the bonus that this album renders itself to a single concept: in the lyrics (a master-class on their own: simple, yet profound), in the musical construction, and the intro and outro. The fact that the songs are placed and paced in a way to provide an other dimensional voyage to the world of Griffin of 1986. This element is what really sets this album apart from the first one and as a prized possession in the universe of underground metal.