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it took the best elements of thrash metal(speed, power) & fused it with the best elements of power metal(harmonies, melodies) and yet created a very unique sound which only a handful of metal bands were able to mimic.
the most outstanding aspect of any KD release is the banshee vocals of madman King Diamond, who apart from being a weirdo, is also a great guitarist, key board player, composer, writer & story teller.
this album still manages to give me goose bumps whenever i try to listen to it sitting in my dark room, all alone.
a concept album, tells the story of a boy(probably king himself) and his demented grand mother who keeps seeing 'them' (dead people) & goes on a murderous rampage... or does she?
the entire album is quite gripping in its story telling aspect & reading the lyrics is like reading a horror/thriller novel with equally scary music.
even the cover of the sleeve, which shows a scary house makes one sit up and notice the tiny details
Andy La Rocque is one of the most under rated guitarists ever & he shines here with his ability to shred the guitar like a maniac yet do it with utmost craftsmanship without sounding like a pompous brat.
there are no stand out songs as such as all of them are quite eerie & scary, but the icings on the cake have to be either Twilight Symphony or Welcome Home
listening to KD's vocals will make one compare him to the high priest of metal screamers Rob Halford just because of his vocal ability to shock and awe with his ultra high pitch screams which could be called his 'vocal solos' in his own right
please get this album if u like ur metal to sound scary
my rating
10/10
review by Pritham 'Metal farmer' D'Souza
10 - King Diamond - Twilight Symphony.mp3
- King Diamond
- Andy LaRocque
- Pete Blakk
- Hasse (Hal) Patino
- Mikkey Dee
- Out From The Asylum
- Welcome Home
- The Invisible Guests
- Tea
- Mother's Getting Weaker
- Bye, Bye Missy
- A Broken Spell
- The Accusation Chair
- "Them"
- Twilight Symphony
- Coming Home
it took the best elements of thrash metal(speed, power) & fused it with the best elements of power metal(harmonies, melodies) and yet created a very unique sound which only a handful of metal bands were able to mimic.
the most outstanding aspect of any KD release is the banshee vocals of madman King Diamond, who apart from being a weirdo, is also a great guitarist, key board player, composer, writer & story teller.
this album still manages to give me goose bumps whenever i try to listen to it sitting in my dark room, all alone.
a concept album, tells the story of a boy(probably king himself) and his demented grand mother who keeps seeing 'them' (dead people) & goes on a murderous rampage... or does she?
the entire album is quite gripping in its story telling aspect & reading the lyrics is like reading a horror/thriller novel with equally scary music.
even the cover of the sleeve, which shows a scary house makes one sit up and notice the tiny details
Andy La Rocque is one of the most under rated guitarists ever & he shines here with his ability to shred the guitar like a maniac yet do it with utmost craftsmanship without sounding like a pompous brat.
there are no stand out songs as such as all of them are quite eerie & scary, but the icings on the cake have to be either Twilight Symphony or Welcome Home
listening to KD's vocals will make one compare him to the high priest of metal screamers Rob Halford just because of his vocal ability to shock and awe with his ultra high pitch screams which could be called his 'vocal solos' in his own right
please get this album if u like ur metal to sound scary
my rating
10/10
review by Pritham 'Metal farmer' D'Souza
10 - King Diamond - Twilight Symphony.mp3
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