“'Land Of Plenty' sums the band up in 4 minutes; catchy hooks, grooves galore, kick ass vocals and rampant riffage. Seriously good stuff from the off and you'll be sitting there thinking "Why have I never heard this before?" A one-off you might think but no, they follow that up with the equally great 'Honey Child' and all I'll say is that if they ever play this at one of those '80s rock nights, you'll be clambering over the DJ booth looking wide-eyed to find out who it is whilst making the DJ afraid of big hair and stilettos in the process.”

“The purity of music, the crystal clear vocals and the exquisite instrumental performance nasty and hard as it gets! Bass, drums, guitar and vocals to your personal music service feast your appetite for rockin’! “Simple Man” slip and move moody and with a touch of redemption to my ears. A ballad painted with the colors of a winter sky, ruby tunes and misty scenery unfolds a melody that sneaks between the cords of the guitar straight to your soul! An elixir, a melodic potion you can easily enjoy like the finest of liquor. Mellow is its taste, filled up with the fragrances of a lifetime, a path made of melodies and memories that send you back and bring you into the present within a blink of an eye!”

“These 13 remastered tracks include the original six cuts recorded, mixed and produced by Eric Valentine (who went on to work with Queens of the Stone Age and Slash), plus seven more recorded, mixed and produced by Rob Beaton (whose credits include Guns N' Roses and Sammy Hagar). The songs —many of them previously unreleased — hold together as an entire album, and it's easy to hear traces of Def Leppard, Skid Row, Slaughter and Warrant here; "Outta Line," "Keep Me In Mind" and the title track could have been huge hits, while the ballad "Simple Man" doesn't sound too out of place in 2012. Macho vocalist Paul Trombetta even raps (gasp) on "Dirty Work." Not many other hard-rock bands did that in 1989.”

“The looks, the part and the style all blend in very well, but at the end of the day what you really want to know is if the music is any good right? Well is short and simple.. YES is typical high class Hard Rock and what you come to expect from Eonian when it comes to their releases. The first few tracks kick it into high gear with some super sharp guitars leading the way on songs “Land of Plenty”, and the tongue and cheek words of “Honey Child”. The slower ballad of “Simple Man” tones things down for a minute and is a nice change of pace. The guys brings thing up a notch on “What’s Good For You” with a quality melodic chorus and tight guitars once more. The last tune “Song?” is a terrific Van Halen style riff fest with a cool little rhythm that takes the cake with some killer guitar solos.”

“When you include top-notch production and killer artwork, Never Was An Angel quickly becomes one of the more professional of the endless '80s hair-metal reissues. After spinning this disc several times you will come to the same conclusion I did -- that this is simply another sad tale of wrong place at the wrong time. Lots of bands fall into this category, but Murder Bay are as worthy of the tag as anyone.”

“Never Was An Angel kicks of with Land Of Plenty, a big rock and roll anthem instantly demonstrating Murder Bay penchant for absolutely killer hooks and clever lyrical content. Then the rollicking Honey Child is up next, an infectious slab of rock and roll goodness that possessed the makings of an all-out classic. Outta Line continues with the memorable melodies and fist shaking choruses.”

“Now I’m sure that quite a few of our loyal readers are also familiar with the band’s first demo of which the 6 tracks are included in this here package but Eönian Records have added a whopping 7 never before released tunes making this a simply stunning, must have collection of first class US styled melodic hard rock by an act that was so talented they could give many of the big boys a run for their money. Add to that the always present liner notes, band photos and ear pleasing sound and you know you should already have headed over to the label’s all new website to order your copy.”

“These sessions are a testament to the bands potential. These guys had it all, big hooks, big gang vocal, catchy tunes, a great sounding lead singer and most importantly good songs. The huge chorus on ‘Outta Line’ with the big gang-vox is outta this world. It sucks you in and you’ll be singing it for weeks.”