With a name like “Mob Rules” you might think that these guys were going to have a sound that was based on the Black Sabbath era that was fronted by Ronnie James Dio (or the band now called “Heaven and Hell”). Well, that’s not the case. These guys produce a brand of epic metal that’s incredibly complex and powerful. Their sound never gets boring and much of this reaches the heights of something as stellar as Queensryche’s Operation Mindcrime. They include an eighteen minute multi-part suite about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. I’d highly recommend this album to fans of progressive metal, but also to fans of metallic prog – as much of this fits that bill.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2010 Volume 2 at lulu.com/strangesound.