Sorry didn’t notice this post earlier!
Yeah I agree with everything you said, tbh Steve did a really good job on The X factor album with adapting the material with Blaze, not so much on Virtual XI on a couple songs though.
It’s nice that they are on good terms, I agree that its a shame when bands end up having bad blood like Venom for example.
Also on another note I really like John Bush! My fave song with him is Random Acts of Senseless Violence. Armored Saint are a great band also.
And i’m glad you like TMWWND! He does definitely have a powerful voice he has about 6 lungs hahaha, love his voice and range bit different to what were used to with Bruce Bruce, and I know as you mentioned on the What are you listening to thread you aren’t a big fan of his lyrics, I can see why somewhat, I think the main problem is the songs on that album are probably a little bit longer than they should be, and maybe slightly repetitive.
I listened to another Blaze album last night, Promise and Terror and really liked it! So if you want give that a listen, I thoroughly enjoyed it 🤘