DAVID SHANKLE GROUP – Still A Warrior

David Shankle’s most notable claim to fame was with Manowar, and since departing he’s kept in circulation via the David Shankle Group. DSG’s third release is entitled Still A Warrior, and featured on the microphone is Damien Thorne’s Warren Halvarson. Overall, Still A Warrior contains quality US-based Power Metal with plenty of signature Shankle guitar work. However, the production quality is deplorable – musically, the album comes through sounding muddy and unorganized. Also, Halvarson may have recorded his vocal tracks at a separate studio, because he comes through noticeably more clearly, which adds to the overall confusion inherent within this album.