Give Me Your Soul...Please - King Diamond

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Without a doubt my favourite release of 2007 the album does not really break any new ground but is a must have for any fans of the King. The album starts with an eerie intro in traditional King fashion. Where you over hear a dead girl and her also dead brother talking. You learn that he is going to hell and to save him she is going to go find a soul to trade for his. She follows the sound of an organ playing (obviously King) and then the album starts. He does something new in the story of this CD by actually being a character himself, however this is all I will tell you story wise so as not to ruin it for you. This CD is just great song after great song with no fillers, solid guitar from Wead and LaRocque, as well as good bass and drums. King takes a slightly different vocal approach to this album preferring to use more traditional singing and uses his falsetto to more of a tease effect By comparison to previous King efforts the production on this album is very good and ruins a bit of the effect of say the slightly rough recording on Abigail, but at the same time gives it a more bombastic sound and feel. So it’s if it’s a good thing or not is up to the listener. Another addition is the use of female vocalist Livia Zita to do vocals as the Girl in the Bloody Dress instead of King doing vocals for the female character. Overall the major change in this album is the move to a larger more guitar driven arena like sound. Like I said before if you have never liked King Diamond this album will not change your mind but if you do this is a must have for fans or lovers of a good horror theme metal album.



Must Downloads - Never Ending Hill, Mirror Mirror, The Girl In the Bloody Dress