Grave Digger – “The Last Supper”
QUESTION: Do you know what this band named its debut way back in the mid 1980s? ANSWER: “Heavy Metal Breakdown”. REACTION: “Heavy Metal Breakdown?!!!!!!! Really?!!!!!!! What a bunch of dorks!!” STATE OF AFFAIRS IN 2005: This album is heavy metal. The singer sounds like he has gravel and sand stuck in his throat, much like UDO or Motorhead. The music is pretty basic, traditional hard heavy metal. The melodies are not happy and this even sounds a bit dark. This band, to me, has always been a good, but second-rate band. Really, there’s not much to criticize because they are good at what they do. It’s just that what they do is nothing to get excited about, unless you are an old, loyal fan that automatically buys a new album from this band. I hate to sound so jaded, but I would have liked for this album to be a kick in the teeth. It’s not. Where’s the hunger? The feeling? The metal?