![]() ![]() Powerwolf tends to resemble the old time hard rock guru more so than most of the 80s metallic spawn of this variety, and no more is this the case than in their extremely stripped down debut album. Perhaps the most successful marriage of really stripped down songwriting, as opposed to the complex conceptual feats often associated with an elaborate costume, is that of Alice Cooper, who was able to keep it simple and short (at first because that was expected of anyone looking to make it in the business) and still make time to creep people out with horrific visuals to accompany the music. A band with getup as out there as King Diamond had better be telling some pretty creepy ghost stories, lest one wonder what the hell is up with all the ridiculous face paint and flowing black capes. Theatrics and metal music have always had something of a unique relationship, and how well the marriage works depends largely on one not supplanting the other.
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