SCANNER — Hypertrace (review)

SCANNER — Hypertrace album cover Album · 1988 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Warthur
With a concept revolving around what I think is supposed to be some sort of alien scouting force sent to investigate Earth (but the fact that the tracks are presented out of order makes the story hard to follow), and a sound that prefigures much of the European power metal that would follow, Scanner's Hypertrace presents sci-fi nerd metal that's irresistibly fun. Ranking next to Helloween in the annals of 1980s power metal, this album is a fast-paced no-holds-barred trip from start to finish, and I actually kind of dig the running order presented here - yes, the story is scrambled, but it flows well, and Warp 7 is an absolutely killer opening number.
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adg211288 wrote:
more than 2 years ago
It's actually about a mutant super solider created during World War II, one of seven such soldiers created from convicts. Only they went berserk which resulted in them being shot into space to dispose of them, with all but one of the rockets exploding. Five years later he's found by three alien wizards who rehabilitate him and give him a new mission: to ensure the survival of mankind. The rest of the songs then deal with different stages of his plan, which is to create a perfect world called Terrion.

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