Metal Reviews

In that case I found it poorly written. The intro seems like it was just thrown together. The rest of the review explains things, but it pretty much says the same thing over and over again. He kept it short and sweet, just the way I like it. But with it being short, he barely said anything.

I got the review, it just wasn't very good.

I loved Fire up the Blades .. so if this only got deducted because it didn't break any new ground then I'll probably like it.

Oh - and they play old school metal because they are old. I won't hold it against them.

While listening to the album in my car, my friend remarked that if Tenacious D were to release an album of all metal songs, it would be pretty comparable to this, and I think that is both a good and a bad thing. 3 Inches of Blood do indeed sing about the most cliché and cheesy metal topics imaginable, and much like the D, they admit that this is, in part, a tribute to the metal gods of yore. However, while Jack Black’s charisma somehow manages to remain funny and inspired (in my opinion, of course), Cam’s lyrics often sound forced—lead single Call of the Hammer being an example of laziness on his part—and the riffs too reminiscent of Manowar or Judas Priest. Additionally, while Tenacious D are very clearly a parody duo, there seems to be no such indication for this band. And if they take this kind of stuff seriously, well then….I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions about that.