Innocent Blood – I Cry Out

Innocent Blood
I Cry Out
1993 (no label)
Montreal, Canada

Scott Hargreaves – Guitar, lead vocals
Ian Farr – Guitars
Kim Reid – Bass
Josh Bedoukian – Drums

Side 1:

1. Dr. Death
2. Kid on the Take
3. Without You
4. Walk Away

Side 2:

1. Innocent Blood
2. Undivided Heart
3. New Life
4. Oh…Sorry
5. I Cry Out

It looks like this was released on tape in 1993, and re-released on CD in 1995. But in 1993, many commercial metal bands were going the pseudo-grunge route. What this band appears to have done is taken early 90s metal like Warrior Soul and Bang Tango and decided to go down that route, as if grunge had never really taken over. There are some influences of the groove metal scene that was also trying to save metal at the time as well. Too bad that bands like this couldn’t wrestle the spotlight away from the grunge wannabes that came along after it hit big and created nu-metal. They had the hook and groove of metal with the urgency and passion of the 90s. But, it didn’t happen that way, and now we have Nickleback.