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- Summary: Rob Halford leads the metal band's latest release, a concept album based on the prophet Nostradamus.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Rock, Metal
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Nostradamus | |
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They, never broke my will Cause my heart was strong They won't justify Condemnation, my vindication But I will survive (Aaah!) Stood my ground... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 7
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Mixed: 6 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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It’s a ridiculous album, sure, but take "Defenders of the Faith," replace the Metallion with Nostradamus, double the number of awesome riffs, add the occasional pan flute and symphonic embellishments, and you have the most grandiose metal record likely to be released this year.
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Q MagazineThe Brummie veterans' 16th studio album is every bit as gloriously over-the-top and ludicrous as you might imagine. [Aug 2008, p.135]
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MojoThe piano-led 'New Beginnings' is one of several sombre mood pieces on what is the most ambitious work of the band's 40-year career. But fear not, headbangers: 'Revelation,' all chugging rifferama and panto villany, prove that Priest are still mad for it. Metal, that is. [July 2008, p.100]
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It all makes for a bewildering package, sometimes exhilarating, sometimes middling, and sometimes astonishingly bad, and while a good 45 minutes’ worth of Nostradamus is fully deserving of high praise, on a 100-minute double album, that’s nowhere near enough.
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Some of the music is brilliant, some is numbingly indulgent.
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The songs themselves are hit or miss, with the emphasis falling on the latter, due mostly to an over-reliance on three-chord, midtempo filler, but as is the case with nearly every Priest offering, when they're on they're dead on.
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Nostradamus isn't likely to surprise you--this is softcore for the hardcore.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 46 out of 51
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Mixed: 4 out of 51
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Negative: 1 out of 51
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Jul 12, 2014
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MarceloAJul 9, 2008Made me enjoy the difference of a band that is always the same. This album did not change its metal trend, it has enriched it.
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EduardoL.Aug 29, 2008
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AdamB.Jun 26, 2008
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GarryB.Aug 19, 2008
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m3talSep 12, 2008
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DaveV.Jul 5, 2008This CD is horrible,...Growing up a die hard Priest fan,this CD is just Bad!
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