Senmayan

You were a bit wordy and dwelled too much on the details, but still, good job!

best black metal cd ever composed along with Transylvanian Hunger by Darkthrone in my personal opinion!

I don't rate the album because I don't know it and personally I'm not interested, but the review is unique and original. Well done!

Hi Signal, I don't agree with the statement that it's the first AOR album by Journey. I've listened to several AOR albums, and Infinity by Journey doesn't have those characteristics. Nonetheless, it's a fabulous album.

great review! I agree, this is their most surprising album, the truest and most instinctive, and for this reason, it's hard not to adore it, even if the best one is perhaps just slightly toxicity!

I hope that Duane is just a provocateur, otherwise he really is pathetic! A truly snobby and idiotic conception of music, and it's better not to add anything else. By the way, I also like classical music and jazz!

The album is very beautiful, but I prefer "selling england..." which I consider an absolute masterpiece and more resistant to the test of time compared to foxrot. The first part of the CD is my favorite. Supper's Ready contains some exhilarating moments, but (in my personal opinion) there are some parts that don’t convince me!

I know little to nothing about pure gothic, however, I don't think HIM can be considered gothic at all, despite the sadness in some of their songs. They may have some dark and even gothic influences, but personally, they manage to stay out of that genre, creating a beautiful rock sound that skillfully blends gothic influences with catchy choruses (in a good way) that are never overly sweet.
They talk about love, about sex, but they are never vulgar or overly sentimental. I have to be honest; I don't understand the various criticisms directed at them. Sure, they are overhyped, but that's the press doing everything. I've read several interviews with the singer, and he didn't seem to be conceited at all. What interests me is the music—engaging, sexual, dirty, and passionate. It may not be a masterpiece, but it's an album that knows how to evoke emotions and has enviable songwriting. Have you ever listened to "Poison Girl," "Join Me in Death," "Bury Me Deep Inside My Heart," "I Love You," or "Gone with Sin"? Great songs! I can’t speak on the following albums.

There's little to say because in front of such beautiful albums, words are wasted. Great review!

The review is nice, Justice, but as many have pointed out, when you claim that Slayer has never had any originality (and you clearly referred to their past and not just the present), you're saying a colossal load of nonsense. Okay, this album is anything but original, at least in the cover art (I still need to listen to it), but you have no idea how influential and seminal Slayer has been for both hardcore and extreme metal. From this perspective, Slayer, despite being less famous than Metallica, has influenced more bands; sure, most of them operate in the underground, but they were still quite original. An album like "Reign in Blood" from 1986 is still extreme, relevant, and surpasses the violence of many so-called extreme bands. As for the argument that they repeated themselves in subsequent albums, that could be true—sharp, amelodic solos blasted at light speed, and even some riffs—but the Slayer sound is this; we can't expect them to start playing smooth music. Plus, their sound has undergone changes (albeit minimal); for example, "South of Heaven" is slower and more rhythmic than "Reign in Blood," and "Diabolus in Musica" is very close to hardcore, etc.