John Tucker's review SOLDIER – ‘Dogs Of War’ (Starhaven Records) Aside from being known as the band that got away – in that despite being offered a deal by Heavy Metal Records back when the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was in full flight they never made the album expected of them – Soldier were also a little different from a lot of the NWOBHM pack, being unafraid as they were to mix metal and melody in equal measure. Their one single ‘Sheralee’ (a new version of which appears as a bonus this time around) was a perfect example of how to be heavy as Hell and catchy as a cold. Soldier’s unfortunate demise – described in the booklet text – created a void that was never filled. Until, of course, founder members guitarist Ian Alan Dick and bassist Steve Barlow had to scratch that itch called Reformation back as the Nineties became the Noughties: ‘Heavy Meal Force’ cleared out the cupboard, ‘Sins Of the Warrior’ showed the shape of things to com...