Giving Melissa a listen for the first time since apparently its better than Don't Break the Oath (which may be one of the greatest albums of all time).
Better than Don't Break the Oath? There's no way. DBTO is a lot more cohesive/immersive and I think King's vocals got a lot cooler, not that they weren't cool to begin with.
If there's one thing DBTO doesn't have over Melissa, it's cohesion. Melissa is a smooth, consistent pure metal experience from start to stop. DBTO is a lot flashier and more overtly trying-to-be-distinctive.
"I was a rocker from birth,
A rocker I'll be till I die.
Scorching the face of the earth,
Bringing the music to life.
Flying on high like a bird,
Nothing can ever shoot down.
Metal is dead so I've heard,
But not while I'm still above ground.
So dig me no grave."
R.I.P. to the king, the ram, the shark, the master.