Customer Reviews

Second Great Awakening

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I found about these guys after Deron Miller of CKY [one of my favorite bands] mentioned them on CKY's website. I bought the album without hearing a song, and it was well worth it. These guys have great songs, riffs, and vocals. One of my favorite new bands, and hopefully one of yours too if you buy this album, which I reccomend that you do.

First off, this, in my opinion, is one of the best rock/metal CDs to come out in the 2000's. This CD definitely has an old school feel to it. You cannot help but compare Fireball Ministry to Black Sabbath. Their sounds are similar in many ways. However, this band is more than just a cheap Sabbath knockoff. This album flat out rocks!! "Flatline" is easily one of the best songs I have heard in a long time. The best aspect of this band is that they are a nice change from the typical metal fare. They remember what started it all, and they incorporate that into their sound. Listen to this CD once, and you'll be all to eager to be a member of the congregation of Fireball Ministry's self-proclaimed "First Church of Rock 'N Roll"!!

From start to finish, every song is catchy and very reminiscent of Sabbath. The album's like one big song. Picking up on the next track where it left on the previous one. Never heard of these guys and gals before, but I'm very pleased with my purchase.

At a time when the great rock bands are starting to show their age, and all the newer bands are caught up in the "Music Industries deathtrap"; a glimmer of light has appeared on the horizon.

If you're looking for the emotional power ballads, and pretty boy front men, go see if Poison has put out another greatest hits album. This isn't for you.

However, if your idea of music is jacking up the volume, and having your teeth blasted down your throat by a band that rocks with a vengeance, welcome home.

I can't remember hearing a new band with such an in your face, solid rock delivery since the earlier days of Motorhead. If you're a serious rock fan, you will not be disappointed.

I would really like to know what show you saw because I quite enjoyed FM when I saw them in NYC. You must not have a great deal of musical knowledge. FM is one of the best bands I have heard in a very long time. I also really enjoyed DIO. Terry, perhaps you should listen closer next time!

I love this sound!

It is a nice amalgam of Sabbath and early Monster Magnet.

Is it the most origional thing in the world? No.

But it is very good at what it is and it totally fit the
bill for what i wanted to hear.

If you like BLS, or other rather anthemy style metal,
with cool vocals, good hooks and a liberal dose of cowbell
then snap it up!

If you hate bands that sound a little like Sabbath,
Motorhead, or very early Kiss, stay away from this.

Better than Circus of Power, better than Whitchfinder General
and better than the last Ozzy Record :-)

How anyone could say this band was booed is sad. They are a blend of Sabbath, Fu Manchu and a dash of Kyuss. Yeah, it's been done before but it still sounds good. I'm just shocked by the review down there. Maybe it was a Fireball Ministry cover band? They are really great live, seen them twice. As for them opening for Dio, who is always great and Anthrax, eh not as great anymore, hey maybe that was it. Maybe Anthrax was playing and you got them confused?

I ordered this album online after getting the recommendation, and listing to some of the online sample tracks. The riffs, and particularly, the vocals are eerily reminiscant of classic Ozzy Sabbath, fitting between the "Technical Ecstasy" and "Never Say Die" releases, and actually, much better than both. Any fan of classic late-era Ozzy Sabbath and Deep Purple should give this disc a listen.

The samples given don't do the actual CD justice. Well worth the money.

These guys aren't an amazing group but they're pretty...good. And amongst all the retro/stoner rock groups out there these guys are not reliant on funny cliches about drugs or psyhedelic imagery, you know, the kind of [stuff] you hear on so many stupid 'sabbath worship' bands. What stands out the most on this album is the guitar riffs which make me think vaguely of Black Sabbath (like a lot of these bands) but more melodic and upbeat along the lines of Captain Beyond. No overkill on distortion or fuzz here, the tone is rather crisp. Rota's vocals remind me vaguely of Josh Homme's, easy on the ears but steady. I anticipate an amazing next album.