Invisible Queen
FIREFLASH
WHEN IT COMES to pioneering women in heavy music, Sabina Classen is unquestionably near the top of the list. Holy Moses formed in 1980, and their frontwoman broke new ground the minute she first opened her mouth and let rip with one of her trademark screams. Alongside the more widely celebrated Kreator, Destruction, Sodom and Tankard, the Germans were an integral part of thrash metal’s genesis and subsequent evolution in their native country.
It remains a crying shame that Holy Moses aren’t a much bigger deal. Few bands from any era of thrash have released records as righteously berserk as 1986’s and 1989’s and, to this day, Sabina’s vocals are among the most thrillingly hostile in metal. Very firmly announced as the final Holy Moses album, aims to bring the band’s