Without Warning indeed. Released on New Year’s Day, this full-length debut endured throughout the year as it was an album we kept on coming back to. Saber mix and match classic metal with Sunset Strip grit that reaches of the highest of the high notes along with a touch of speed and trad metal. It’s like early Mötley Crüe matched with newer acts such as Haunt and White Wizzard. It’s full-throttle, youthful energy that launches Saber to the forefront. Their infectious attitude and playing keep us returning for more. This debut is an amazing achievement and also one of the best of 2021 as it shreds to #12 on our countdown!

Scribe Mark Gromen penned in his review:

There's a bit of Sunset Strip, sing-along sensibility to the titular/video number, apart from the falsetto accentuation (don't try that at home, folks!). Switching gears, the gritty chug of "Midnight Rider" gives Dominguez the opportunity to show off his sustain, as well as stratospheric pipes. Within "Strike Of The Witch", the singer shouts, "My cries will destroy you," which is definitely true, as some metalheads, will undoubtedly be unable to handle it. "Outlaw", which seems a little under-cooked, is still tasty, in a Too Fast For Love-era Motley outtake/junk food vein. Jake E. Lee's "Bark At The Moon" guitar work reappears in "Leather Laced Lady" (even that title is so ‘80s!) although no one could confuse the two vocalists.

The closing pair end on the strongest note (pun intended). Straight forward "We'll Meet Again" bounces on a simple, repetitive lyric that foreign audience (swaying side-to-side, in time to the music) will latch onto and the aforementioned "Speed Racer" (talk about those ‘70s cartoons) lives up to its name, blazing away, to the finish line.

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