A 4 song demo’s worth of loopy, off-kilter NWOBHM-influenced superchug  from the bowels of ol’ Blighty that lacks cohesion but makes up for it with sheer spazzy enthusiasm and a singer (the awesomely named Bartholomew Stronghold III) who sounds just like long-gone and ever-lamented one-lunged NY Riot rocker Rhett Forrester.  All four songs vie for Maiden-style epicness mixed with the blazing denim-boogie of Status Quo, but “Journey Into Oblivion” comes the closest, even throwing in some piping Hammond organ into the mix. That’s a lot of ground to cover, and Power! very nearly nail it with that one. They’re a young band though, and at various points, they threaten to veer off the tracks at any moment and explode into a flaming ball of sub-garage metal gunk. You can practically see the fellas staring intently at their fretboards, madly counting off like it was final exams and math was their worst subject. So, a tad undercooked here, but give ‘em a little time, and these would-be cowboys might actually start living up to their exclamatory name. __________________________________________________

- Sleazegrinder