It's awesome. It's a mix between Mob Rules and Dehumanizer stylistically - but with a dab of Heaven and Hell, and even Rainbow, oddly. Iommi has hit his second wind (or 3rd or 4th) since the Iommi Hughes record (which was also fantastic). It's got those kinds of huge riffs on it, and some cool little breakdown acoustic and solo spaces.
It's a rarity, really, because so few bands/singers can sell these types of lyrics anymore. But hung on the passion of Ronnie's voice, they work. It's kind of a reminder of how much metal has changed, since so few bands could do a record like this (and have it work). It's modern too, though, which is awesome. Seriously, it's ridiculous for a bunch of old guys to make a record that has the quality of this one.
I'm diggin' it.
It's a rarity, really, because so few bands/singers can sell these types of lyrics anymore. But hung on the passion of Ronnie's voice, they work. It's kind of a reminder of how much metal has changed, since so few bands could do a record like this (and have it work). It's modern too, though, which is awesome. Seriously, it's ridiculous for a bunch of old guys to make a record that has the quality of this one.
I'm diggin' it.
VERY good album.
