Non-purist rockabilly (veering toward punk more than American roots music). Paces cross over into psychobilly, but also sweet melodies and trembling passion.
Mod music played by guys more interested in writing good music than teasing their hair to look like they just woke up. Ex-members of Garden Variety & Milhouse.
Ihsahn and Samoth began Thou Shalt Suffer before Emperor. Some scary/beautiful moments of traditional classical, but it’s really just a guy experimenting.
The tones are consistent with the rock Mr. Radio Programmer isn’t scared of. The geeping and blorping done by synth are but spicing, and quite tasty at that.
A monster of an album, one of the best of the genre, Bruce Dickinson caterwauling up to the level of any Maiden spread, axeman Samson turning in choice riffs.