Hall of the Mountain King

Artist: Savatage
Label: Victo
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988002356386
ASIN: B0000073L4

Release Date: 1996-06-26

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Tracks:

24 Hours Ago
Beyond the Doors of the Dark
Legions
Strange Wings
Prelude to Madness
Hall of the Mountain King
Price You Pay
White Witch
Last Dawn
Devastation

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Edge of Thorns
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Customer Reviews:

Madness Reigns.......2006-07-02

If Savatage felt that they had something to prove after the lackluster 1986 album Fight for the Rock, they certainly achieved that goal with 1987's triumphant Hall of the Mountain King.

With Hall of the Mountain King, Savatage unleashes a power metal assault that picks up right where Power of the Night left off, allowing fans to forget about the corporate rock experiment that was Fight for the Rock. Hall of the Mountain King is pure metal from start to finish, and is as powerful an album as Savatage has released. Standout tracks? Try all of them. Seriously, if you like the early Savatage sound, Hall of the Mountain King is the best of that era.

Hall of the Mountain King is also noteworthy because it marks the first Savatage album with producer Paul O'Neill at the helm. Beginning with follow-up album Gutter Ballet, the O'Neill/Oliva team would go on to totally redevelop Savatage's sound, and would pave the way for the smash hit Trans-Siberian Orchestra. You get a little preview of what is to come in the instrumental track Prelude to Madness.

NOTE: While the standard version of Hall of the Mountain King is a bargain at $9.98, you may want to spend a few more dollars on the German import reissue by SPV. It hasn't been remastered, but the 2002 SPV reissue does have a few extras that make it a better buy. It features 2 additional tracks - live versions of Hall of the Mountain King and Devastation, but the real bonus is that the liner notes have been expanded to include several pages of very detailed information about the band during this particular stage of their career. When added to the chapters from the other SPV Savatage reissues, you'll get the real story behind one of the best (and most underrated) metal bands of all time.

Nicely Confused.......2006-03-13

Bought this on spec for Hall of the Mountain King after Accept's guitarist Wolf Hoffman did a version of it (which I think is better because it's purer, but Savatage's extension is brilliant none-the-less). First listening was: ho-hum, second listening was: this ain't half bad, third listening: jammed in the CD player! This is a great metal CD - the vocals are wierd, but addictive and what a sensational range; the guitars (and vocals) remind me a bit of Accept (albeit a more learned version, more sophisticated maybe?) and a bit of a whole lot of other metal that I can't quite put my finger on, maybe even some thrash creeping in? This is seriously good metal, good riffs, power and grind. Turn it up LOUD!

ok, but certainly not this band's best.......2006-01-22

This album is ok, but Savatage has done much better. The songs all have pretty good guitar work, the vocalist are all right, but nothing particularly special (they've had much better as far as vocals go). This album lacks the catchy memorable songs that some of this band's other albums have (most notably Edge of Thorns). In this album Savatage starts to sound a bit too much like a generic metal band. The track Prelude to Madness is notable, though it is not something originally composed by this band, turning it into a symphonic metal song was pretty cool.

Thank God For Savatage.......2006-01-02

Savatge were the band that started out as metal (like this album), became more progressive (like Gutter Ballet), and then eventually evolved into the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This album is a metal must-have. Jon Oliva is such a strong vocalist. The song "Hall Of The Mountain King" is one of the greatest metal songs ever. Fans of 80s New Wave Of British Heavy Metal will enjoy.

Darn Great Album!.......2005-11-28

This is certainly an interesting album from Savatage. It's a mix, some may say perfect, of their darker earlier sound and the cleaner, operatic later sound. Tracks like Hall of the Mountain King show the transition that O'Neill was creating with this band. Though I generally find myself skipping 24 Hours Ago, it's by no means a bad song, probably just the weakest on the album. My only real complaint is that it is rather short, but the quality makes up well for the lack of quantity. Definitely a must-have for any Savatage fan, or anyone looking for some great metal!

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