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Rob Halford is one
of a few remaining legends in the metal world together with men like Ozzy
Osbourne and Cliff Burton (well, he's not living but still...). For close to
twenty years he was the vocalist of one of the greatest metal bands ever
namely Judas Priest. In 1992 he left the band and later on he began a solo
career by forming the band Halford with which he released the debut album
"Resurrection" in 2001. After releasing a live album in between he has now
finished the work on his second album with the new band entitled "Crucible".
If you have ever listened to a Judas Priest pre-1992 album you probably either
love or hate the vocals of Halford but most of you probably still agree with
me that there is no other vocalist like him. Nowadays he doesn't only use
this unique way of singing but also uses a more aggressive approach which
actually makes him even more impressive as a vocalist. This second release
from the band is once again a journey back to the roots of heavy metal with a
heavy and quite simple groove running throughout all thirteen tracks. There is
however a modern touch to the music and the fifth track "Handing Out
Bullets" almost sounds like Machine Head at times. I would like to see the
production focus lie more on the music and not the vocals next time but I
guess that will never happen in the world we live in. As expected this is yet
another wonderful high-quality release but no real unique masterpiece. Fans of
the band will nevertheless go as wild as always about it. Stand-out tracks:
"Hearts Of Darkness", "Heretic". The metal god is back
again!
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1. Park Manor 2. Crucible |
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3. One Will 4. Betrayal 5. Handing Out Bullets 6. |
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Hearts Of Darkness 7. Crystal 8. Heretic 9. Golgotha |
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10. Wrath Of Gods 11. Weaving Sorrow 12. Sun 13. |
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Trail Of Tears |
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