Title: More "metal" than "black"
Review: Metal Black is a poor imitation of Venom's seminal album Black Metal. The reason why Black Metal worked so well is because the band put themselves out there in such an original way that it was hard not to notice the audacity of three guys from England who dared place on an LP jacket an overwhelmingly evil, menacing anthropomorphized goat's head in front of a pure black background that signified the beginning of the end of humanity.To try to recapture that one magical moment, when everything fell into place and no one else was doing what they were doing, in 2006, is futile.I'm the type of fan who expects his favorite band to try something different, change things up, and yet keep the same intensity, drive and passion for their style of music. It's a sad state of affairs when a band feels they have to copy their old selves in order to re-invent their new selves.
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