KING DIAMOND-Abigail (my review)

 

A full musical horror story mainly about Abigail is the second deadly attack by this unique band. I won't write a full story but it's pretty cool, stunning, impressive and, of course, haunted. 

This adventurous album will surely penetrate to your mind and you'll never forget it. It's totally unforgettable. 

Music, lyrics, vocals will be repeating in your mind constantly. You'll be dreaming about this. This music is infectious and haunted. 

The nightmare about Abigail would be very rare and insane. Well, that's a horror side of this album. Musically, it's more melodic but less dark than Fatal Portrait. 

The atmosphere and sound is heavy, powerful, haunted, mysterious and stunning. The best moments lives in "Funeral", "Arrival", "A mansion in darkness", "The family ghost", "Abigail" and "Black horsemen".

It's a golden jewel in their discography and in heavy metal universe. This album and horror story is simply invincible. A performance of all musicians is very stunning and admirable. Vocals of King Diamond gives a special horror atmosphere as always to every tune. 

Abigail is insanely insane and interesting musical horror masterpiece.

KING DIAMOND-Fatal portrait (my review)

 

This excellent, haunted heavy metal piece was created from everything insane what never existed in all music world. 

In 80s it was absolutely the most haunted heavy metal album. In own essence the most horror album. Some horror songs are also on Mercyful Fate albums but here is an absolute top. Musically and lyrically. 

King Diamond as a singer was also good in Mercyfyl Fate but here is much better. Each one song is perfectly created. Atmosphere is unique and stunning. I think, King Diamond spent days and mainly nights with writting these songs, lyrics. Here is the power of music and fantasy. It screams in every second. In every moment and feeling. Songs tells an emotional horror stories so well that you must feel a magic of this musical adventure. 

This musical horror book shows every ways of fear, insanity.

First 4 songs and "Haunted" are a mutual story. By the way, every other song has own story but severally. 

Each musical instrument gives a special horror atmosphere to these tunes. A really special, unique part are vocals of King Diamond (Kim Bendix Petersen). 

He gives a totally special, totally unique atmosphere. His voice, it's like a horror siren, is a golden ornament of every King Diamond album. This album has got a power. From the start to the end. In every moment. No weak or useless place. It's the first real horror heavy metal album. It's dark, full of fear, nightmares, insanity and all bad things. But musically, very miscellaneous, beautiful, interesting, admirable, impressive and attractive. 

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ANTHRAX-Cursum perficio (my review)

 

Attention!

A new infectious disease endangers the music world. It comes from the ground to the air. Spreading bacterias and seeds of deadly music. The performance has begun, victims of metal infection grows. 

Ladies and gentlemen, Anthrax has come with a new album to us. A musical infestation in full power, insanity and beauty. One of the best thrash metal bands after 10 years with a new child. The mighty Anthrax conquers the world again. They're alive, stronger with a newer ideas full of vividness. In their own essence they are the most attractive thrash metal band. 

Mainly due to Joey Belladonna. He gives a special magic and atmosphere to this band. 

Musically, this album is near to "Worship music". But the most of all it's an unique masterpiece. In this insane, musical adventure guitars plays a crushing, mad, crazy, hard, fast riffs, melodies and solos.

It's really an insane mass of metal music. But also very beautiful, attractive and miscellaneous. Some guitar melodies are unique enough. "The edge of perfection" is for example very strange tune. 

Thunderous bassguitar together with exploding drums are a wonderful ornament. Vocals are clear, tuneful and powerful. Joey is a perfect part inside this infectious, storming music. He is the face and voice of this admirable, unique band. Lyrics are brilliant, one of their best ones. 

Highlight of this album are catchy choruses and melodies. 

Cursum perficio is an unique, various masterpiece, ornament in their discography, shining star in heavy metal constellation. 

By the way, it would be better without "The edge of perfection". So I like 90 % of this album. 

OVERKILL-Immortalis (my review)

 

The last stop before great album Ironbound. It's a summary of everything they recorded since Necroshine. The gusher of fire, explosion of fantastic thrashing music with old and new or newer ideas. 

The rank of highlights is audible here. I think many songs from this album will forever be immortal. The best tune is undoubtedly "Overkill V...The Brand". Full of excellent, stunning melodies, moments and lyrics. It's a continuation of a saga about Overkill. 

Full album is with plenty of admirable moments. It's almost 50 minutes of solid, wonderful thrash metal adventure. The big bat was going stronger and growing to crush everything. It's decently improved version of ReliXIV. It has own soul and heart, claws and teeth. It's a bitting snake full of poison.

Rapid metal ride full of rumbling guitars, shooting drums and clanking bassguitar. Bobby sings variously. He sings and screams occasionally. Album contains lyrics full of stories created by their fantasy. Choruses and vocal melodies are a wonderful ornament.

I think they were on a good way to such excellent albums like Ironbound or Electric age. In new millennium this is one of their best albums. It's their characteristic, typical style of thrash metal. Inimitable metal spirit, energy and juggernaut. Overkill is always great, doesn't matter if the song is slow or fast.

It's about musical attraction and magic. And about original style. Overkill goes, rides and walks by their own way. 

Album is miscellaneous. With a different tempos. Immortalis is an immortal dose of Overkill and shining star in heavy metal constellation. And in their discography too. 

OVERKILL-ReliXIV (my review)

 

Thunderstorm is now stronger and rumbles inside the atmosphere of metal world. 

Thrashing lightnings strikes and burn the ground. A great destructive hurricanes has appeared. A volcanic bat gush a fire. Yeah, this is excessive, destructive thrash metal force. This is Overkill. A monster with many great songs also on this album. It's an elixir of power, persistence and energy. They've fed up the metal world with another hot album. 

This explosive musical jewel contains a guitar riffs full of hard stones. Crushing better than before. Clanking bassguitar is like a furious shark in metal ocean. 

Cannonade of drums is driving the storm on and on. Screaming siren, Bobby Blitz, his singing awakes the metal volcanoes. He is unique and excellent. 

Lyrics tells many insane, impressive stories. The best ones are in "Bats in the belfry". This song is also the best on this album. ReliXIV is a thrash metal elixir and relics. 

OVERKILL-Bloodletting (my review)

 

The bright continuation of Necroshine was a natural way. Natural evolution. 

Overkill entered to new millennium with a newer face also with previous album.

It was a way to typical thrashing, to great Ironbound. 

Overkill was simply getting better. This groove/thrash metal thunderstorm is an amazing musical adventure. Energy and power is more highlighted. Naturally, it's a harder piece of metal. A thunder in the metal sky. It's also a very attractive thrashing madness. 

Consistence is inside a solid guitar riffs and sound. Colossal, rumbling drums and piercing, clanking bassguitar is something insanely excellent. 

Bobby is in great performance. Sharp, powerful, energetic vocals. 

Lyrics are impressive again. 

Bloodletting is an improved version of Necroshine album. It shows a thunderous face of this band which has recorded many great albums, songs. On this piece of metal they've proved they're a great, unique songwritters again. In own essence, it's a various artwork. Admirable mass of precious metal.