Stryper lite. You get all the hair with only half the talent.
For all the older metal heads in my church who fondly remember this album with a wistful gleam of nostalgia in their eyes (or maybe it's a problem with the overhead lights), I have trouble holding in high esteem as I do, say, Stryper's To Hell With the Devil. Master of the Metal seems a bit too contrived, just the right riffs with just the right Christian lyrics. About the only songs I listen to are "Heavy Metal Thunder" and "Master Of The Metal". That and the high collectability of this CD are really the only reasons I have this in my collection.
6.5/10
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by D_ListerI personally have had this CD for a little while now, and understand the 'Stryper Lite' comment above, and overall agree with NecRoSarX on his summation of their music. Still I wanted to post my own review, rating and thoughts on this album somewhat as a rebuttal. As you see I've given this CD a 7.5 rating. I feel it's a quite enjoyable CD indeed. As many of you know I am NO STRYPER fan at all…Similar sounding releases
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