Number 4

 

 

Number 4

 

Number 4 & 3 are very close together once again, but we get there by jumping almost three hundred points from Messa at Number 5. So, before we get to the Top 3, we got that album that missed the Bronze medal by a mere twelve points according to all you crazy voters. Indeed, we’re here on the Number 4 spot to pay homage to an album we did mention on the HiVe this year back when it was released in June 2022. There’s a lot of metal and it’s all used in such a way that it marries the psych, prog and stoner influences so it becomes this incredible immersive experience. And there will be moments when the heavy rock, heavy metal high, will induce euphoria and might bring you to tears. Or it might just be me… The opener, for instance, goes the way of gigantism; with its wide arcs and the vocals, which by the way have become even better on this album than on all those that came before. It grabs you entirely, pulls you closer to the abyss, has you dangling over and just whispers in your ear to enjoy the view. Which you will; even if there is unbelievable peril in your heart, it will also fluster with glee for all you see and hear... The second track, is catchy and you feel the energy build, and build, and upon the final return you can see the crowd go berserk. Third track has the same kind of wide vista, giant vocal lines and an emotional charge that will give you shivers and run a current of electricity up your spine. And after that six more amazing tracks roll out. All glowing and impassioned melodies; with as much melancholy as assertiveness... See… This here album does not conceal at all what it is destined to do… It’s hear to elevate the Sergeant to Royalty… On Number 4 we find!

 

 

Sergeant Thunderhoof – This Sceptered Veil

 

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