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OZ

Info

Area:Classic Area

Nazione:Finlandia

Attività:dal 1982

Web:sito web ufficiale

Line up

Mark Ruffneck: drums
Peppy Peltola: bass
Johnny Gross: guitars
Juzzy Kangas: guitars
Vince Kojvula: vocals

Pannello

OZ formed in the late 70s in Nakkila, Finland. Their debut album "Heavy Metal Heroes" arrived in 1982. Only a year later, OZ implemented a milestone of Scandinavian heavy metal with "Fire In The Brain", whose influential effect should become obvious years later. Using the "Turn The Cross Upside Down" EP and its title track, OZ then gained the peak of their popularity. Even today it is very much this song that metal fans connect with OZ.
And the band, whose members by then had moved from Finland to Sweden, stayed reliable with album releases: "III Warning", "Decibel Storm" and "Roll The Dice" were release until 1991, before the band split up.
In underground circles OZ enjoy an excellent reputation, but the normal metal fan (due to a long release pause the band made) will not necessarily be familiar with this Scandinavian heavy metal force. This will change soon, as the cult-band singer around vocalist Ape DeMartini will soon release their highly anticipated comeback album which is titled "Burning Leather"
In 2017 it's time for "Transition State", that contains brand new material and new recordings.
Oz released the new album titled "Forced Commandments" in 2020.

Discografia

Forced Commandments (Massacre Records / 2020)

1. GOIN' DOWN / 2. PRISON OF TIME / 3. SWITCHBLADE ALLEY / 4. REVIVAL / 5. THE RITUAL / 6. SPIDERS / 7. LONG AND LONELY ROAD / 8. LIAR / 9. DIVING INTO THE DARKNESS ...

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6,5

Transition State (Afm / 2017)

1. BONE CRUSHER / 2. RESTLESS / 3. HEART OF A BEAST / 4. DRAG YOU TO HELL / 5. WHORE OF BABYLON / 6. THE WITCH / 7. IN A SHADOW OF A SHOTGUN ...

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7,5

Burning Leather (AFM Records / 2011)

1. / 2. DOMINATOR / 3. SEARCHLIGHTS / 4. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE / 5. FIRE IN THE BRAIN / 6. SEASONS IN THE DARKNESS / 7. TURN THE CROSS UPSIDE DOWN / 8. BURNING LEATHER ...

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Roll the Dice (Black Mark Production / 1991)

1. INTRO / 2. ROLL THE DICE / 3. LOST GENERATION / 4. ROCK ON / 5. MIDNIGHT LADY / 6. RUNAWAYS / 7. OUT OF TOUCH / 8. THOUSAND MILES / 9. ALIVE / 10. NOT ENOUGH / 11. NIGHT CRIME

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Decibel Storm (RCA Records / 1986)

1. EYES OF THE STRANGER / 2. STARRIDER / 3. TEENAGE RAMPAGE (THE SWEET COVER) / 4. DISASTER DREAMER / 5. FIRESTARTER / 6. EXTERMINATOR / 7. BLACK TATTOO / 8. SOUND OF SPEED ...

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III Warning (Combat Records / 1984)

1. THIRD WARNING / 2. CRUCIFIED / 3. RUNNER / 4. ROCK 'N' ROLL WIDOW / 5. SAMURAI / 6. BORN OUT OF TIME / 7. TOO BAD TO BE TRUE / 8. TOTAL METAL

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Fire in the Brain (Combat Records / 1983)

1. SEARCH LIGHTS / 2. FORTUNE / 3. MEGALOMANIAC / 4. BLACK CANDLES / 5. GAMBLER / 6. STOP BELIEVIN' / 7. FREE ME, LEAVE ME / 8. FIRE IN THE BRAIN

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Heavy Metal Heroes (1982)

1. HEY YOU / 2. CALL FROM YOUR EYES / 3. RUNNIN' THE LINE / 4. RATHER KNIGHT / 5. SATURDAY NIGHT / 6. SECOND-HAND LADY / 7. IN THE CHAINS / 8. CAPRICORN MAN

OZ

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