Cost: $1.00
I already had a general idea that this album was supposed to combine death metal and rock. It's melodic death metal that does incorporate some '70s hard rock influences or bluesier rocking riffs at times, but for an album named Rock Hell there was much less rock influence than I was expecting--and it greatly tapers off during the second half of the album.
The songs here are pretty varied...For example, opener "L8X Queen" uses a slightly slowed-down version of a melody Twisted Sister used on "Under the Blade." Closer "Castle of the Stars" has an epic, almost viking metal feel with its use of male choral vocals in the background.
Overall, not bad for a buck. I do appreciate they were trying to do something different than just straight In Flames or Children of Bodom emulation.
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