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Nearly 3 decades after the group's formation and a couple years after their recent reformation, this legendary underground San Francisco progressive heavy metal band unleashes their first full length debut album for the Rockadrome label. It consists solely of newly recorded material from their early 80s heyday. Led by guitarist Thaen Rasmussen and vocalist/bassist Aaron Zimpel, the integrity of their original sound is fully maintained. A 16-page color booklet with liner notes written by San Francisco metal legend Ron Quintana (KUSF/Metal Mania) and cover art by Mark Devito (Motorhead), packed with lyrics, photos and memories, complete this magnificent and much anticipated release.

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These new recordings on this disc are representative of some of the best moments of those years when Metal was evolving from the depths of obscurity to becoming the huge force it was in the eighties. This Music is Awesome!

     —Ron Quintana, KUSF

Ignoring 'The Killing Sun' is not an option. Buy it now.

     —Ray Dorsey, Rays Realm

Archivist label Rockadrome continues to dish the high quality goods!

     —Martin Popoff, Brave Words

'The Killing Sun' delivers everything an old-school prog metal fan could want: heaviness, daring musicianship, and great songs

     —Marchman, Peacedogman.com

The Killing Sun is a magnificent effort from the long neglected Anvil Chorus, a strong and well appreciated dose of classic melodic heavy metal. Strongly recommended.

     —Craig Hartranft, Dangerdog.com

This is the album of the year, period. San Francisco based Progressive Heavy Metallers Anvil Chorus have been re united and their comeback album is a real masterpiece.

     —Countraven, Forgotten-scroll.net