Of The Son And The Father - Astral Doors

Description: Genre: Rock / Artist: Astral Doors / Audio CD released 2004-02-03 at Locomotive Music / Disc #1 Tracklisting 1 Cl ... more

Of The Son And The Father - Astral Doors ... Cloudbreaker
2 Of the Son and the Father
3 Hungry People
4 Slay the Dragon
5 Ocean of Sand
6 In Prison for Life
7 Trojan Horse
8 Burn Down the Wheel
9 Night of the Witch
10 Rainbow in Your Mind
11 Man on the Rock

Newest Review: ... influence and homage aside - not as many people are going to notice if they copy 'Headless Cross' as if they imitated the ... more

... doom metal sound of 'Paranoid' and 'Master of Reality.' A simple glance at the tracklist and some of the lyrics does at least quell any doubts that this band were merely hoping to get away with this forgery, as no one who was trying to avoid accusations of Dio plagiarism would sing about rainbows and dragons, for god's sake. The main feature of this sound-alike is singer Nils Patrik Johansson, also of the more accomplished and creative Wuthering Heights, whose vocal style may have started out attempting to reach th...more

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Of the Son and the Father
Release Date: 2004 - 02 - 03, Audio CD, Locomotive

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Of The Son And The Father - Astral Doors: Is it Black Sabbath Circa 1989-90? Is It a Dio Tribute Act? ... (655 words)
by - written on 29/01/08 (Very useful, 12 readings)
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Most bands earn their living by imitating their heroes, but all the same, I was so dumbfounded when seeing Astral Doors support Blind Guardian in 2006 that I longed for a large, A2 sized photocopy of Black Sabbath's 'Headless Cross' album cover to hold aloft next to a query asking, "that's just this album, isn't it? But with rubbish Hammond organs?" Now I've heard the discography I'm in a better position to judge these Swedes, and there are some enjoyable, sometimes epic heavy metal songs to be found on this debut and its successors, but it really can't escape sound distinctly like Black Sabbath in the Martin era, with a liberal sprinkling of Dio. ... Read the complete review