Reviewed by Dave Williams

Going by the title of this compilation album, we are led to believe that this section of music represents the very best in white metal. Yet where are Bride, Leviticus, Bloodgood, Barren Cross, Saint or Zion? And some of the bands who are there like Petra and One Bad Pig just do not fit the album concept. Still, there is some good, tough metal here. The best tracks are Sacred Warrior's "Sword Of Victory", Vengeance's "Burn" and Masterdon's "It's A Jungle Out There".  It's a shame though that the Messiah Prophet track "Blinded" is unrepresentative of their Master Of The Metal' album.  On the whole the album really is a very good buy with not one poor song in sight. The oldest song on the album was released in 1985 by Rez, "Shadows" a classic example of Christian hard rock.  Other bands included are Shout (who have now broken up) led by Ken Tamplin of Joshua fame, Neon Cross, Scarlet Red, Whitecross and Rage Of Angels (who, sadly, no longer consider themselves to be a Christian band). A reasonable album, but definitely not the ultimate in the genre.

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