 | Savatage Hall of the Mountain King
4.2
excellent
| Ranking: #24 for 1987 | |
| |
| | Full Review | Ratings (403) |
Give your Rating |
| 4.5 superb | ThrashK | March 24th 15 |
Jon Oliva has some of the most distinctive (and insane) vocals in heavy metal ever. Recommended? Yes, excellent album.
1 Bumps | Bump |
| 3.0 good | Eggnog Addict | December 14th 24 |
enthusiastic heavy mrock to take your girl to
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | GamamJ | March 20th 20 |
Savatage come into their own after a horrible pop album, and boy they do it well. Sounding like a Dream Theater precursor over the first 3 tracks, the album really slows down after that. Hall of the Mountain King and Devastation are highlight tracks coming after that.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | Robbit | July 7th 17 |
Savatage finally focused their strengths and musical vision with the epic HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING album. With the assistance of
Paul O'Neill, the Oliva brothers were finally able to combine the best elements of their early sound along with more musically
ambitious ideas that forced their contemporaries, fans & critics take notice. The production and performances here are tight,
crisp and razor sharp. Criss Oliva's guitar playing technique on this album had a reached a plateau where he could now be
considered a virtuoso.
HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING was something of a commercial breakthrough for the band and did attain Gold record status in the
U.S., but Savatage still remained something of a cult sensation amount fans of heavy metal. The album did boost their profile
greatly and is one the best albums they ever recorded. While Savatage would go on to craft several other superb records, this one
will probably be the one most fans will remember them for.
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | Davey | March 9th 25 |
| 5.0 classic | kildare | December 4th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Divinis | December 10th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | October 25th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | JW1985 | July 31st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rufus | June 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | haley | June 4th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grungil | April 7th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | KManoc1 | December 20th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Spag | August 30th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Bren80 | July 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | gocsa666 | November 26th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | November 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | TeeDeeM | July 12th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | eirinn | March 17th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | CalinD | December 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | neikos | October 26th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Arokan | September 28th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Fenix | August 19th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Tib | May 19th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Marci | April 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElioG | January 7th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Ziopsis | December 19th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | mEyck07 | December 2nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | kouichi | November 25th 19 |
| 3.5 great | J1m1 | October 13th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | jmal00 | September 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | July 16th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | March 30th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metz | February 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | gk1979 | January 28th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | batmura | January 23rd 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Valeron | December 22nd 18 |
| 3.0 good | igi78 | November 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akifexx | October 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ssak | July 4th 18 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | April 3rd 18 |
| 5.0 classic | sam1oq | March 23rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Rosier | February 12th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Casavir | February 1st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mikpol | January 7th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Helen28 | November 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | adios | October 8th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nagrarok | September 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jhator | August 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | July 13th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Svetli | May 30th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | vonseux | February 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | January 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skrymir | October 17th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | DaveD | August 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | junkie | July 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lanas | July 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Ianman | June 27th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Mitch | May 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pegana | January 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | jopower | December 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | musixxx | December 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | PhilSam | December 16th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Alastor | September 20th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | JIMMI | September 12th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | IrishC | August 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mythodea | February 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | February 6th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Abraxas | November 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | boleyn2 | August 6th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | ffbadd | July 16th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Samppa | June 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nash J! | February 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dunpeal | November 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | deslad | November 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Axl752 | November 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | pains | June 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fra | May 30th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | leycec | April 1st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | pbass0 | March 23rd 13 |
| 4.3 superb | manosg EMERITUS | January 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Belrond | October 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | KILL | July 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mho | July 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | aguzman | April 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | TLX | April 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | zyklzy | April 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ruezann | March 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | zackseb | January 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vehemont | December 11th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Sacca | November 24th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | sodas | October 20th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | seifer | October 7th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | tsoman | September 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | September 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hunter25 | September 5th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | zacab | August 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jumaos | April 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pilgrim | March 14th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | YUJOS | February 4th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | gambs | September 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | August 15th 10 |
| 3.5 great | ArchoN | August 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | kayowas | February 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | rc1288 | February 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigHans | January 20th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Manland | December 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Isa711 | November 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Awake88 | September 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | fritz | September 1st 08 |
| 3.5 great | Otisbum | September 1st 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Riva | March 12th 06 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on Hall of the Mountain King
|
