KING DIAMOND — The Eye (review)

KING DIAMOND — The Eye album cover Album · 1990 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Warthur
The Eye isn't on the top rank of King Diamond's various concept albums by a long stretch, but if you're into his mixture of traditional metal and power metal then it's a fun enough listen. New drummer Snowy Shaw is often mistaken for a drum machine on this one; apparently he was using a set of drum pads and they do sound rather artificial. Beyond that, the music is in much the same style as that on "Them" and Conspiracy.

Following this album, King Diamond's solo career would be put on hold so he could turn his attention to the Mercyful Fate reunion, and to be honest that might be for the best since the sound here does rather run out of steam towards the end, but in general this album is recommended for most devout King Diamond fans. At the same time, it wouldn't be the album I put forward to represent the best of his solo work - that'd have to be the original Abigail, with "Them" and Conspiracy following in her ghostly wake.
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