STORMWITCH - The Beauty And The Beast CD
Limited to 500 copies, slipcase, poster.
Commercial is a weird word when it comes to heavy metal. In general terms, it means a band dumbs-down its music and starts singing about how much they’re gonna “rock ya” or how many pairs of tits they can get in their sleek Lamborghini. With The Beauty and the Beast this is not really the case. Sure, this is a slicker and more accessible album than its predecessors, but that seems to be a logical progression as Tales of Terror was more polished than the debut and Stronger than Heaven is certainly not a particularly gritty affair. Indeed, describing this album as simply ‘more commercial’ doesn’t really do it justice at all. Most, if not all, of the successful elements from Stronger than Heaven are still here it’s just that the gothic horror aspects are just a little bit sweeter. In fact, most of the songs on this album certainly wouldn’t have sounded at all out of place on its predecessor, so it’s pretty safe to say that if you liked Stronger… you’ll find a lot to like about this one.