Trust ... French heavy metal

Quite liked these guys a quarter of a century ago. Listened to the French-language version of Répression, their 1980 album, the other day - and it's staggeringly good. Authentically fantastic hard rock (Anthrax later covered the album's "hit" Antisocial, badly - and obviously in the English language version with lyrics by Jimmy Pursey).
Anyone else remember them?

Guess why I have a Trust album. Just guess.

Yep, the band that provided Iron Maiden with Nicko.

Only sort of in a communal way. McBrain was very well known in England prior to going cross channel to Trust. He was in Rory Gallagher's band, Pat Travers' band, Stretch and in Roger Chapman's Streetwalkers, the latter who were just touched upon over in Rolling Hard Rock.

Hadn't realised it was a drummer swap with Maiden - Clive Burr joined Trust as McBrain joined Maiden. WTF was that all about?

True enough. To be honest, I was never a fan of his.

But this tread is about Trust. I only know them a little. There is this album with a fist clenching barbed wire against a red and white background (if memory serves me correct). I know that one.

Friday Rock Show regulars for a while. Definitely remember a live show being broadcast, possibly a studio session?

WTF was that all about?

Trust and Burr making the best of a bad situation, one might wager.

They also got a small bit of mileage in the American market for being in the Heavy Metal soundtrack.

I thknk the Friday Rock Show thing would probably have been their 1980 Reading set - most of Reading seemed to go out on the FRS in those days.

But back to Répression - Antisocial and Le Mitard hold their own against anything from the NWOBHM (and the fact that they sang about politics and social issues rather than fire-breathing dragons counts heavily for them). Also more imaginative musically than the strictly formatted metal of the time - use of brass in places, and some quite poppy hooks. Bernie Bonvoisin sings like a punk rather than a metaller - perhaps telling that the back cover photo is of the band with a load of skinhead punks. On their debut, the music is even more varied - very imaginative for the HM of the time.

Third album, Marche ou Creve, is the one where the Anglophone world lost interest (released in UK as Savage, again with Pursey lyrics). Sounds tired and lacking inspiration compared to Repression. Hadn't realised they carried on for years afterwards.

Worth picking up if you see it around is the live album Répression Dans l"Hexagone 1980. Best of the first two albums plus three AC/DC covers (Bon Scott's final recording was a jam of Ride On with Trust). A bit heavy on the between songs chat, but the performances are electrifying,

I listened to Repression: I dunno, it's seems pretty ordinary! Best thing I can say that it's like if Jacques Brel was ranting against the blinkin' bourgeoisie in front of AC/DC doing the deep cuts of powerage (which I must admit I do not think is that great). Do they get more Maiden-y on subsequent records with Clive and Ncoko? Should I fuck with more? Which ones?