Sweet Savage is best known as Ireland’s contender during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The band was right up there with Iron Maiden when came to metal head worship in the early ‘80’s. Future DIO/Whitesnake/Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell was an original member of the band. His departure to DIO is one of the leading factors on why Sweet Savage is not a household name.

The band reunited to record Regeneration and, sadly, lost Tervor Fleming to an untimely death. His legacy lives on with an amazing album that showcases just how good this band was and how talent and songwriting are sometimes not enough when it comes to heavy metal stardom.

The album even features a guest appearance by Campbell on the Irish folksong made famous by Thin Lizzy and Metallica titled “Whiskey in the Jar.” The rest of the album is full of balls to the wall old school metal. The best songs are “Saviour (I Am Not),” “Queen’s Vengeance,” “Achilles” and “Do or Die.” Sweet Savage has stayed close to their hearts with the making of this album. There is no pretending that they will become rock stars and there is no attempting to be modern. This is a solid band doing what they do best and the outcome, because of that attitude and passion, has resulted in a killer hard rock album.