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Band
Them
Title
Sweet Hollow
Type
LP/EP
Company
Empire
YOR
2016
Style
Traditional
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11/4/2016 - Review by: Eric Compton
Total King Diamond worship!
This international collaboration began as a King Diamond cover band. The band gained notoriety, including contributions from King Diamond members Mike Wead and Hal Patino. The group released an EP in early 2016 and follow that with their debut full-length 'Sweet Hollow' for Empire Records. Musically, lyrically and vocally this is complete King Diamond worship. I'm torn on whether to accept this as flattery and embrace it or to point a finger and damn their lack of identity. Hell, is anything truly original anymore?
Recommended for fans of: Mercyful Fate and King Diamond
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3.5
MUSIC
3.5
VOCALS
4
PRODUCTION
3
ARTWORK
3
LYRICS
4


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3.5 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: THEM
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Manor of the Se7en Gables
2018
Steamhammer
Eric Compton12/10/2018
3
Sweet Hollow
2016
Empire
Eric Compton11/4/2016
3.5

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