"You should be embarrassed to like this" ..... I am embarrassed..... and I believe the good professor has also decreed that I am unsophisticated ..... so what's left to do except take my sword and shield and go home ..... thanks profmacdaddy (who is not embarrassed by his very cool and sophisticated user name in the least ..... he's a very serious guy).
This has to be the most over-rated power metal album of all time. At the time of its release it was touted as the vanguard of a power metal revival. The reality is that this sounds like a collection of riffs discarded by Krokus and Accept with even worse lyrics. Throw in one of the cheesiest ballads of all time to complete the laugh-fest. This is truly, truly a pathetic excuse of an album. You should be embarrassed to like this. With so many quality power metal bands out there, do not buy into the hype about Hammerfall. When I had the misfortune of seeing Hammerfall a couple years back, a couple of Mongoloids at the front had swords and shields with them. This is an indication of the level of sophistication herein.
