Foot-to-the-floor angstfests so poundingly mixed, you barely notice they sound like pretty much every massively-produced song you’ve driven recklessly to.
Ozzy releases an album in 1996 that rivals his Bark at the Moon, and bites the head off his own Ultimate Sin, No More Tears, and No Rest for the Wicked.
Three re-worked demo tracks, a cover of Bauhaus’ “Silent Hedges/Double Dare,” and new scorcher “Optimist or Pessimist,” the heaviest song they’ve yet done.
With their second album, Irreligious, Moonspell once again embellish Gothic, eclectic metal with class. The eleven-song opus of grandeur isn’t easily grasped.