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Is this even the same music I used to listen to?, July 24, 2009

All I can say is....WOW!

I have the entire back catalog of The Crucified. Been listening to it for years. The mix was pretty poor, especially for the self titled album. Pillars of Humanity was a beautiful fusion of metal, thrash, and punk but lacked that oomph! of quality to push it over the edge.

Now listening to the remastered and remixed versions of these albums, I can't even believe it's the same! Everything is crystal clear - the bass, the drums, Greg Minier's freakin' awesome guitar licks....everything!

The Crucified were definitely on the cutting edge of something new when they started. Like I said earlier, they were a bit of punk, a dash… Read more

Best Stryper album ever released, July 23, 2009

I'll admit it...I'm biased. I'm a huge Stryper fan, dating back to 1987 or so. I don't need all that history with the band to know that Murder By Pride is a FANTASTIC album.

As other reviewers have stated, many 80's bands have made new albums last year and this year. A few were very good (Whitesnake's Good To Be Bad and King's X XV come to mind), and a few were very bad (Dokken's Lightning Strikes Again and White Lion's Return of the Pride come to mind). Stryper does out do them all with Murder By Pride!

This album is awesome on all levels. The musicianship is superb. The mix sounds phenomenal. The lyrics are great. It is just a great album… Read more

Best album I've heard this year!, July 2, 2009

many other fine reviewers have given a better description than I could for this album.

I'll just say that this is an incredible listening experience. Really, the music took my breath away. EVERYTHING about this album is amazing.

I'll be buying their back catalog, hoping it is as every bit as good as Paramount!