Angel of Mercy - The Avatar 2 CD - David St. James formed the band in 1980 and it took the bandleader seven years to write the songs and gather a band to record "The Avatar". Angel of Mercy's headquarter was a rented warehouse in the desert heat of Las Vegas, a location they used as a rehearsal room, but also played concerts in front of more than 200 fans. - The album, "The Avatar", was self-released on vinyl as a private pressing and was supposed to act as a springboard for getting a record deal. Unfortunately things didn't work as they should and the deal never appeared. This will change in 2018 after a wait for three decades. - 30 years after the recording took place it's Shadow Kingdom that re-issues this 'lost' underground pearl in a 2-CD package that also includes some special bonus goodies.