When ya open with a barnstormer like the title track, it’s hard to settle into the Lord of the Rings-esque symphonic doofiness of the rest of the record.
Ministry added samples to metal riffs. Now that’s mundane. Mushroomhead added death roar, icy detachment, loony narration, keyboard eeriness, and rap bombast.
A collection of dated keyboard tones, unbridled storyteller’s pomp, and most importantly, exotic vocal melodies and underlying musical accompaniment thereof.
This Italian duo overuse Isahn and company’s symphonic style and the thin production and mediocre drum machine don’t help. A re-release of Ephel Duath’s debut.