Cacophony's "Speed Metal Symphony" isn't heavy metal

First Post April 12, 2023 10:07 PM

Cacophony's 1987 debut album draws is a neoclassical metal release that utilizes heavy metal, speed metal & progressive metal as tools to create one of the heavier guitar virtuoso releases you'll find. The predominant feature of the album is the neoclassical component though & it's a much more expansive release than most you'll find in The Guardians so (even though there are a couple of genuine heavy metal tracks amongst the seven of offer in "Savage" & "Desert Island") I think it's a bit deceptive to simply toss a record like this one into the classic heavy metal bucket. I'd like to have the Heavy Metal genre removed from the album whilst retaining the Neoclassical metal one.

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