Ogre

KEEN HUE-Ogre King LP (Criminal Response-1985) Despite the oddly Americanized opening track “The Doctor’s Crying”, KEEN HUE’s Ogre King album quickly settles down into that magical territory of traditional Swedish metal like 220 Volt, Heavy Load, Glory Bell’s Band, Madison and Highway Chile, with the LPs second track “Fighting” ranking as one of the true classics of Euro-metal…

On March 9, GBV released Ogre’s Trumpet, a limited-edition (1,000 on double vinyl, 1,000 on CD), 25-track live album recorded last August in Asbury Park, N.J. (Greetings, kids.) The set features a healthy dose of songs from last year’s How Do You Spell Heaven and August By Cake, as well as classics like “Motor Away,” “I Am A Scientist,” “Tractor Rape Chain,” “Game Of Pricks” and “Glad Girls” and a cover of the Monkees’ “Saturday’s Child.”