A Tortured Soul - Kiss Of The Thorn

\r\nKiss Of The Thorn is the name of the debut of album of A Tortured Soul from America, who have absolutely nothing new to introduce to us, however what they do they do it with love and effort and the result is very interesting. The music that we listen here is a mixture of Judas Priest with Mercyful Fate/King Diamond and Black Sabbath. The group gives the impression that they have taken the best riffs of Judas Priest, the atmosphere of Mercyful Fate and the lackness of Black Sabbath and they have created something on their own. Sometimes vocals remind intensely of King Diamond and Ozzy and this is the only point I did not like as usually I don’t like those who try to sound like the prementioned gentlemen. Apart from this, at some points their music is epic in a way while at some others it gets “catchy” thanks to the easy listening riffs but also to the melodies. The strongest point of the band is the beautiful atmosphere they create, while the lyrics are pretty good and talking about social matters etc. The songs are mainly mid tempo but also there are some that speed gets higher. Kiss Of The Thorn is pretty good album that deserves the attention of those who are into Heavy Metal, but also of those who they are fans Judas Priest, King Diamond, Black Sabbath.\r\n

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\r\nVasilis Mazaris\r\n

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\r\nTranslation by: Manos Maragos\r\n

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