Full disclosure: I'm not an obsessive fan of the original Abigail (though "A Mansion in Darkness" is awesome) or King Diamond in general for that matter. I've never heard any KD material that was outright unpleasant to listen to, but it all just really pales in comparison to early Mercyful Fate for me, and this is no different. I do prefer older KD to newer KD, so I was hoping this sequel would hark back to the original album, but there's no particularly strong musical connection, just a continuation of the storyline. It's far more similar to post-The Spider's Lullabye material--both in terms of music and theatrics--than to the original Abigail, although to its credit, it feels a bit more inspired than the couple of albums that preceded it. Not bad at all for 2 bucks.
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