Savage Circus - Of Doom And Death (#6080)

metalgod · **Joined:** Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:50 am **Posts:** 5515

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Savage Circus - Of Doom And Death
Power Metal
Quoted: 92 / 100

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Orion · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:55 pm

Good review. At first I was kind of skeptical of the band because they do indeed sound like a BG clone, but what the hell, this album kicks ass. The chorus of the title track is great and just damn fun to listen and sing-a-long to. I'd rather listen to an unoriginal band that can write good songs than some progressive blackened jazz fusion band that's sole claim to fame is originality.

Goat · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:11 pm

Orion wrote:

Good review. At first I was kind of skeptical of the band because they do indeed sound like a BG clone, but what the hell, this album kicks ass. The chorus of the title track is great and just damn fun to listen and sing-a-long to. I'd rather listen to an unoriginal band that can write good songs than some progressive blackened jazz fusion band that's sole claim to fame is originality.

You just don't appreciate good songwriting that doesn't rely on choruses, is the trouble.

Jeff@Metalreviews · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:39 pm

Yes! This new BG album, uh, I mean, Savage Circus, is pretty good!

Rauken · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:30 pm

Listening to this right now... good stuff :dio:

Tompa · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:49 pm

As a fan of their debut album, this didn't really do anything for me. I'll have to pass on this release.

There's a fair chance it's just me and where my taste in music currently is at though.

Ozzman_79 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:06 pm **Posts:** 9

I agree with this review. There's nothing wrong with sounding like classic Blind Guardian, in the absence of new Blind Guardian. This is another fine release that i'm glad I shelled out for. I recommend it to anyone who likes classic Power Metal.

Ness · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:37 am

Agree with the comments and the review. Awesome album. I can't believe I passed this up last year.

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:28 am

I was expecting something that sounded like BG .. but wow, i wasn't expecting being unable to tell the difference. It's very good tho.

EDIT: screw it .. this is better than current BG

xlzerolx · **Posted:** Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:02 am

Agreed. Supoib album! IMO an improvement over the first. Just kick ass guitar kick ass chorus' and just kick ass in general.
This has me anticipating the new persuader even more!

bestpike · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:06 am **Posts:** 5

Is it just me or there hasnt been much progress in Savage Circus? It's been 4 years and it sounds very much like their first one...

Adveser · **Joined:** Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:26 am **Posts:** 2491

This is definitely gonna be worth a listen.

and for the record, I am not a BG fan at all. They're production gets on my damn nerves. I have never heard SC, but I enjoy Persuader, so I hope they produce the albums the same instead of harmonizing the vocals so much that they have no key.

geoelectric · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:28 am **Posts:** 5

Adveser wrote:

I hope they produce the albums the same instead of harmonizing the vocals so much that they have no key.

I'm listening to it on Rhapsody right now (man, Rhapsody got good once they added metal labels!) The vocals have some harmonized/multitracked choruses but the main melodies and song pace are much more like pre-Nightfall stuff. It's not nearly as "produced" as Opera or Myth.

Loving this so far--the first album gets more play from me than the last two Blind Guardian albums combined...

Xinen · **Joined:** Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:50 am **Posts:** 409

Tompa wrote:

As a fan of their debut album, this didn't really do anything for me. I'll have to pass on this release.

There's a fair chance it's just me and where my taste in music currently is at though.

Seconded. I was hoping for that same level of I guess energy but this one lacks that or perhaps its the songwriting being different but either way I miss the great song hooks of the debut. I need to give this more listens.

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:16 am

I'm almost hearing more Iron Saviour in this than Blind Guardian. Barring the guitar sound of course.

The Evil Dead · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:25 pm

Orion wrote:

I'd rather listen to an unoriginal band that can write good songs than some progressive blackened jazz fusion band that's sole claim to fame is originality.

So basically that's like saying you like turds, as long as they're polished.

Orion · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:53 pm

The Evil Dead wrote:

Orion wrote:

I'd rather listen to an unoriginal band that can write good songs than some progressive blackened jazz fusion band that's sole claim to fame is originality.

So basically that's like saying you like turds, as long as they're polished.

No, that would be the case if I said all I cared about was production. I said I liked good song writing. Nice try though.

noodles · **Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:43 am

Orion wrote:

I'd rather listen to an unoriginal band that can write good songs than some progressive blackened jazz fusion band that's sole claim to fame is originality.

I agree with this.

A blackened jazz fusion band could write good songs though

but that's pretty unlikely.

warfleloup · **Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:25 am

BG clone? Need to listen! :cool:

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:46 am

noodles wrote:

Orion wrote:

I'd rather listen to an unoriginal band that can write good songs than some progressive blackened jazz fusion band that's sole claim to fame is originality.

I agree with this.

A blackened jazz fusion band could write good songs though

but that's pretty unlikely.

Just like a blackened disco band could.

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