Zuriel – Zuriel

Zuriel
Zuriel
1991 (no label)
Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Tony Royer – Lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
Keith Strong – Vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Larry Brown – Bass
Tome Johnson – Drums

Side 1:

1. Run
2. The Flame
3. Wake Up
4. Dreams

Side 2:

1. High Bridge
2. Fashion Scientific
3. The Lottery
4. The Challenge

I had to look up the name of this band as well – it is a Hebrew name from Numbers 3:34 usually meaning “The Lord is My Rock.” They start off with a hard rock/almost metal song, but then switch to an 80s AOR style song. They continue with the 80s AOR on the third track as well. Then it is an 80s power ballad. Of course, this is all on a tape put out in 1991, so it’s a little dated by that point. The tape gets warbly for side 2 – it sounds like the person converting it should have just stopped the tape, flipped it over and played it the other way. That usually works for me except in cases of damaged tape (which this doesn’t sound like). But anyways, side 2 is all rock and/or AOR, so it seems the first track was just an outlier.