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| 4.0 excellent | Elmo | January 13th 22 |
gud ablum
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| 3.0 good | Pikazilla | March 6th 23 |
overemphasis on diamonds vox instead of accenting them while toning down the guitars makes this sophy a lot weaker than it should have been
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| 5.0 classic | snowsorcerer | April 20th 20 |
The song-writing, the heavy metal riffs and Mickey Mouse praising occult forces is as weird as it?s going to get. MF classic.
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| 4.0 excellent | kheman1317 | July 11th 19 |
Mercyful fate bring their 2nd studio album which is heavy, dark and has almoat everything a heavy metal album should have. King Diamond's vocals sound amazing most of the times but sometimes they get a bit weird. The production is decent but could have been a bit better. "A Dangerous Meeting", "Desecration of Souls", "The Oath" and "Come To The Sabbath" are my absolute favorites from this album.
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| 5.0 classic | B3nnysBack2 | November 19th 17 |
An impeccable follow up to Melissa, sacrificing a touch of diversity for a more punchy, immediate sound, Don't Break the Oath brought in the sound of extreme metal to come with it's fast riffs, lightning solos, and occult drenched falsetto screams.
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| 5.0 classic | Demolitionizer | May 13th 16 |
A classic album. Mercyful Fate's satanic metal got a sonic upgrade from their last record onto this behemoth. Stunning album.
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| 4.0 excellent | Robbit | April 24th 16 |
Lots of classic tracks ("A Dangerous Meeting", "Desecration Of Souls", "The Oath" and "Come To The
Sabbath") here. It's too bad that Mercyful Fate wound up splitting up for nearly a decade after
this record, which captures them at the height of their creative powers.
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| 4.5 superb | BRAman22 | July 4th 15 |
Don't Break the Oath is a tremendous Maiden-esque album with a few amazing songs. Unfortunately, there is a slight lull during the middle of the record.
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| 4.5 superb | Recreate | May 13th 14 |
Hands down my favorite classic heavy metal album. The chemistry this band had was down right evil.
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| 0.0 | mandan | February 14th 14 |
While perhaps not quite as revolutionary as Melissa, Don't Break the Oath is still an impressive metal opus on it's own right. The riffs and solos are enough reason for many a metalhead to enjoy this.
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| 4.0 excellent | stagemaster | July 16th 13 |
If you're an avid fan of black metal you can't go wrong with this one. Though King Diamond's vocals are not for everyone (including myself), the sheer raw power of this album can't be missed.
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | July 26th 11 |
In my opinion MF best record. Full of classic tracks like A Dangerous Meeting, Gypsy, Come to the Sabbath and specially Desecration of Souls. Essential underground stuff.
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| 5.0 classic | cedrickthesaxon | December 17th 09 |
An absolute classic which helped lay the groundwork for thrash, black metal, death metal, power metal and so much more. Continues to influence bands to this day.
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| 4.5 superb | Slaytan | November 2nd 08 |
Melissa is considered to be the masterpiece in Mercyful Fate's discography, but for my money, Don't Break The Oath takes the cake. It is strong from start to finish, sporting both Mercyful Fate's musical and vocal strengths. The guitar and percussion work is well above average, and the bass provides a great platform and backbone for the rest of the band. King Diamond delivers vocally, and this album is arguably his strongest vocal performance on any album (minus Abigail). Don't Break The Oath is more than worth checking out if you're looking for the origin of black metal (along with Venom), or just looking for a superb album in general.
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| 4.0 excellent | SylentEcho | September 16th 07 |
Following up 1983's monumental "Melissa" record with "Don't Break the Oath", Denmark's MERCYFUL FATE established a place for themselves in evil music history. This album glows with the best witching metal moments ever created. Shermann and Denner's intricate melodies and harmonies set over the King's wailing vocals and sinister falsetto still qualifies as some of the most evil-sounding music you're likely to hear. If you listen closely, you can hear the influences of early 70's bands like CAPTAIN BEYOND in Shermann's playing and the way the songs are structured. Dancing Madly Backwards....to Satan? "Desecration of Souls" has one of the most killer riffs of all time.
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