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Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace



8.5 | 131 votes |
Release date: 26 November 1990
Style: Progressive metal

Owners:

124 have it
17 want it


01. And The Devil Cried
02. Halo Of Thorns
03. Another Prophet's Song
04. Successor
05. In This Place
06. I Remember
07. Sleeping Dogs
08. I Of The Storm
09. A Psychotic Waltz
10. Only In A Dream
11. Spiral Tower
12. Strange
13. Nothing

Top 20 albums of 1990: 17

Additional info
Recorded in San Diego from '89 through '90.

Found in 22 lists
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Comments: 8   Visited by: 303 users
17.10.2013 - 00:20
Rating: 10
Vasil de Shumen

Absolute masterpiece - essence of all the qualities of prog metal. Incredible ideas, Buddy Lackey's work is just ... awesome !
I think this record pales in comparison to "Images And Words" only through the quality of sound ...
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05.03.2015 - 05:31
Rating: 8
Dr. Strawberry

Written by Vasil de Shumen on 17.10.2013 at 00:20

Absolute masterpiece - essence of all the qualities of prog metal. Incredible ideas, Buddy Lackey's work is just ... awesome !
I think this record pales in comparison to "Images And Words" only through the quality of sound ...

I can see..., No wonder you like Hammer of Misfortune so much, they're both play more "classical progressive" style. Images & Words is more heavy metal type of progressive metal, they're really different, not comparable.

I liked track 1, 3, 5, 6
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05.03.2015 - 08:41
Rating: 10
Vasil de Shumen

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 05.03.2015 at 05:31

Written by Vasil de Shumen on 17.10.2013 at 00:20

Absolute masterpiece - essence of all the qualities of prog metal. Incredible ideas, Buddy Lackey's work is just ... awesome !
I think this record pales in comparison to "Images And Words" only through the quality of sound ...

... No wonder you like Hammer of Misfortune so much, they're both play more "classical progressive" style. Images & Words is more heavy metal type of progressive metal, they're really different, not comparable.

I liked track 1, 3, 5, 6


Both albums are perfect, but I prefer A Social Grace because I don't like commercially motivated compromises.

As for Hammers Of Misfortune - this is the most undervalued prog metal band over the past 14 years.
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29.01.2018 - 20:51
Rating: 9
Sang Dalang Abu

I must be idiot rating 7 for the first time. This album deserved one of the best prog metal. Truly underrated. 9.5/10.
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20.07.2021 - 14:38
Rating: 7
metalriff

Crazy riffing
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23.07.2021 - 01:16
Rating: 6
Redel

Written by metalriff on 20.07.2021 at 14:38

Crazy riffing

I guess this is their most relevant album, which I have though never got into. I have always preferred The Bleeding.
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23.07.2021 - 13:34
Rating: 7
metalriff

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I guess this is their most relevant album, which I have though never got into. I have always preferred The Bleeding.

I too probably haven't really gotten into it but I sure can appreciate the crazy amount of riffs in the album. I'll give The Bleeding a bleed later
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21.08.2021 - 18:11
Rating: 7
metalriff

Final opinion : Too chaotic to Waltz to it
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