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Title: Not good metal at all...
Review: SACRED OATH is a good band... Let me say that... Just not on their first album... While the guitar work is alright, it's the terrible vocals that make this album unbearable. They sound exactly like early FATES WARNING (especially "The Spectre Within"). Just a vocal range that's all over the place and not good... Only KING DIAMOND can pull off the falsetto-sound (and even he only sounds good sometimes)...Just get their other two albums: "Darkness Visible" and "Sacred Oath". Now those two albums are solid metal... While Rob Thorne is still singing, he's matured a ton and really toned down the 'wailing'. I know "A Crystal Vision" is considered a classic, but I'm not sure why (and I was there when it was released back in '87).I will say to get this album used so you can sample it for yourself...
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