With his newest solo record Bach chainsaws the image of him singing at a 13-year-old's birthday party on the cancelled show with too much talking.

Angel Down is a relentless metal record that slams together sounds of the old and the new schools. At 14 tracks it is too long. Relentless can become tiresome after half an hour. Bach should have scrapped four or five songs that would make the handful of keepers that much better. With some sheet metal riffs � borrowed from Iron Maiden and a some of the faceless modern rock bands � Bach's voice cuts above the wall of noize in fine, shrieking form.

Bach managed a special treat as well. If you listen closely a Monsieur Axl rose provides backing vocals on several tracks and shares lead on a cover of the Aerosmith classic "Back in the Saddle." By removing the yee-haws and clip-clops that made the original borderline ridiculous, and by turning up the guitars, Bach and Rose wail like its 1988.