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Title: Bad, heavy pop music
Review: This is total pop music. The guitar work blatently tries to imitate the style of Savatage co-founder Criss Oliva, but it comes off as just that: an imitation. Jon Oliva's voice is horribly raw and nerve-grating. It makes Varg Vikernes (Burzum) sound like the Tallis Scholars in comparison. Too bad that Zak Stevens left before making this album. If you like metal that is driven by melodic guitar playing, with lots of counterpoint, rather than overly catchy pop vocal melodies singing maudlin stories, get Savatage's Edge of Thorns, Gutter Ballet, Hall or the Mountain King, or even Sirens and The Dungeons Are Calling, instead. If you already have those, try King Diamond or Dissection.
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