Credits:Armored SaintDescription:Havinglaunchedtheircareerinpromisingfashionwiththeverywell-receivedMarchoftheSaintalbum,LosAngeles-basedArmoredSaintnowseemedpoisedtotakethingstothenextlevelandbecomeoneofthe'80sbiggestmetalstars.Furtherbuoyedbywidespreadcriticalapproval,thebandandtheirlabel,Chrysalis,wereespeciallycarefulwhenplanningtorecord1985'sall-importantfollow-up,DeliriousNomad.EnlistingtheservicesoftopmetalproducerMaxNormanwassupposedtobethefinalpieceofthepuzzle,andallinvolvedwereconfidentthatthiswouldbetheband's"career"album.ButwhileDeliriousNomadwascertainlyamorerefined,moreconfidenteffortthanitspredecessor,italsofeltsomewhatlessvitalandspontaneous--contrivedeven.Standoutslike"OvertheEdge,""FortheSakeofHeaviness,"and"IntheHole"aremeticulousstudiocreationswhichprovedtheband'ssongwritingtalentswereindeedimprovingfromstrengthtostrength.Butwhilethebandwasconvincedthatthey'dsuccessfullycapturedtheir"livesound"forthefirstt