The Eye - King Diamond

Description: Genre: Hard Rock & Metal - Heavy Metal / Artist: King Diamond / Original recording remastered / Audio CD released ... more

The Eye - King Diamond ... 2000-08-14 at Roadrunner / Disc #1 Tracklisting
1 Eye Of The Witch
2 Trial (Chambre Ardente)
3 Burn
4 Two Little Girls
5 Into The Convent
6 Father Picard
7 Behind These Walls
8 Meetings
9 Insanity
10 1642 Imprisonment
11 Curse (1)

Newest Review: ... and atmospheric the band has penned, and the lyrics are matched well by a predominant focus in a medium tempo. This makes ... more

... this slightly slower and less intense than the band's previous albums, and perhaps more accessible to casual rock fans, provided they're still adventurous enough to handle the King's vocals. While Andy LaRoque is his usual fine self, his riffs do feel a little less creative this time round, and the King's vocals are rooted a little too much in the high end of the scale, robbing them of some of their effectiveness. Worst of all is the fairly obvious drum machine that's unwisely called in to perform some drum rolls a...more

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The Eye - King Diamond: The Eye (261 words)
by - written on 01/09/08 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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King Diamond's fifth album in as many years, 1990's 'The Eye' comes at the end of this highly proficient period and remains one of the band's more memorable works. Once again favouring a lyrical concept to provide a narrative and musical structure, its tale of witch trials is one of the more serious, thoughtful and atmospheric the band has penned, and the lyrics are matched well by a predominant focus in a medium tempo. This makes this slightly slower and less intense than the band's previous albums, and perhaps more accessible to casual rock fans, provided they're still adventurous enough to handle the King's vocals. While Andy LaRoque is his usual fine self, ... Read the complete review