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The sophomore follow up...

03/11/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is Joey Belladonna's sophomore follow up to his Self-Titled album. It was put out in 1998 (3 years after the S/T album). I think the S/T album Belladonna put out was better than Spells of Fear. If you made me describe this to you I'd say, it sounds like early Anthrax. Joey plays drums on this and it is quite good, although the guitars are not as good as they could be. Still it is good thrash/Thrax style metal, giving a good ol' feeling that metal is still around. I guess joey is working on a new album and his website, which is (type in his name).com has more information about this album that I have.1. Face You Listen Listen
2. Lost Control
3. Long Way Down
4. Bad Memories
5. Jokin'
6. Phony
7. I Don't Need
8. How Would You Know
9. Ultimate Threat
10. Don't Pin Me Down
11. Cover Me
12. Out of Gas
13. Stress Your Mind"

Not what I'd hoped for.

carlos@tatteredcover.com | LAKEWOOD, COLORADO United States | 06/06/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I love Joey Belledonna's voice and his first disc was excellent... on par w/ Anthrax. This, however, lacks any of the strength or spirit that it's predecessor displayed. The production was muggy, the writing and playing uninspired, and even Joey (like the rest of the album), seemed to be unfocussed.
Luckily, Joey Belladonna is just about ready to offer up a new disc which is rumored to be more along the lines of is first release... one can hope anyway. At least it's not as bad as the new Metallica!"