Sunday, June 3, 2012

2nd *** Review of Legacy of Kings by Hammer Fall – At Times Very Strong, but Every Song Is Not Good


You know if I had to judge this album by track 1, I would say 4 or 5 starts.  Yet, Legacy of Kings has its weaknesses.  I won’t criticize them for being totally unoriginal because that is not very important to me.  What matters is that the album as a whole is good.  That is, if you do everything that has been done before you, but do it good, then in my opinion you still have a chance to make a tremendously good album.
I started with track 1, which I said is great.  Then, the next song is not quite as good, and the song after that one is even less good than the previous.  Keep in mind,  like to review an album as a whole, and not separate tracks.  12 songs, which I would say is the average for any album, is only a few song, and thus they should all be good.  Now, I won’t track 1 is the only really good track.  Track 4 is also really good, and has given me much listening pleasure.  Track 5 is also another really good track, and as all power metal bands do, Hammer Fall with is also capable of proving their skills through a really good power ballad.  When it comes to power ballads, Hammer Fall are far above much of the competition when it comes to their skills.  Track 6 is a 2 star track.  So, what I am getting at is that Legacy of Kings is really only a mixed bag.
As far is the drums go, they are great throughout the album.  The singer has his weak moments.  I won’t say that he is not a good singer though, but sometimes I hear him and think, “That’s top notch,” but then there are these farts that are just plain pathetic.

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