For Those Who Dare

by Chastain, David T. Chastain

Overview

As impressive as its albums of the late 1980s and early '90s were, Chastain never escaped from obscurity. The heavy metal outfit's inability to break through commercially may stem from the type of polarization that had come about in the headbanger world, which essentially was divided into two camps: thrash metal, and commercial hard rock and "pop-metal" a la Poison, Warrant and Extreme. Chastain, which had a passionate female singer in Leather Leone and an impressive leader/guitarist in David T. Chastain, fell into neither category. Comparable to Judas Priest, Ronnie James Dio and King Diamond, For Those Who Dare boasts gothic-themed fantasy metal that is much slower than thrash but much heavier than Ratt. "Secrets of the Damned," "The Mountain Whispers" and "Not Much Breathing" are melodic, but they're also blistering and unapologetically intense. Fans of gothic metal should definitely make a point of searching for this excellent but overlooked CD. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2023
Label:	Blackbeard / Goodfellas / Jolly Roger Records
UPC:	0698142971564
Rank:	94857

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David T. Chastain   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Chastain   Primary Artist
David Harbour   Bass
Leather Leone   Vocals
John Luke Hebert   Drums

Technical Credits

David T. Chastain   Group Member,Lyricist,Composer,Producer
Jamie King   Mastering
John Cuniberti   Mixing
Joe Marquez   Assistant Engineer
Mark Alexander   Photography
Jimmy Robinson   Engineer
Steve Fontano   Engineer
David Harbour   Group Member
Matthew Rudzinski   Executive Producer,Project Coordinator
Leather Leone   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Dale "Smitty" Smith   Engineer
John Luke Hebert   Group Member
Carlos Ramirez   Liner Notes
Joann Wegleski   Design