Triumph "Surveillance (Reissue)" CD doom metal Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth

Featuring art by Mike Moses

There are musical homages to John Carpenter

There’s a fierce nerve running through the album

The Magnificent Muraco

Triumph "Surveillance (Reissue)" CD doom metal Scorched EarthThe 1997 Round Hill Records reissue of the band's 1987 release. Originally issued by MCA records, this was the band's last album to feature vocalist guitarist Rik Emmett until his return to the band in 2008. This ninth studio album saw the band going for an MTV and radio ready sheen, akin to the dominant hard rock sound of the time. This direction was spearheaded by Emmett, who was beginning to become increasingly frustrated by his bandmates