My top 3 favorite concept albums

3. Abigail by King Diamond

It is an amazing story of sheer evil! This is an album that you must take the time to really listen to and read every lyric. It is a tail of Miriam Natias and Jonathan La'Fey, who move into an old mansion that La'Fey inherited. before arriving to the mansion the couple is warned not to go into the house because of the evil that dwells in it. The evil in the house is Abigail Le'Fay who was the second coming of the devil who was stillborn on July 7th 1777. Abigail's spirit dwells in the house waiting for the chance to become born once again and when  Miriam Natias and Jonathan La'Fey enter the house her      chance to become born becomes a reality. 

The album is not only an amazing story but also has amzing music to accompany it. King Diamonds voice may not be easy to get into but if you can look past the high pitches of his voice you may be blown away by the lyrics and the music.

2. Truthless Heroes by Project 86

This is an album that you do not need to take time to really pay attention to. I am not saying the album is simplistic in anyway I am saying that you can listen to the songs individually and fully understand what the song is talking about. The album  takes you through the one individuals life and his attempts to gratify himself and fill his deepest needs as a person through fame, fortune, lust, even God. The story has a tragic ending because the main character can never feel that void in his life.

Album Highlight: S.M.C. (Sunday Mass Crusade) Project 86 is a christian band that is not afraid to say anything negative about "the church" this song talks about how the good spirit of God does not exist in some churches anymore because of the individuals that run things and how they are only looking to make a dollar off of God, and how that can push many people away that who may need some type of guidance.

1. Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left Of Them? by Murder By Death

This album has the feel of old ghost stories told around the camp fire. The album takes place in a small town in Mexico. After a night of heavy drinking The Devil is in his death bed surrounded by the locals who are saving his blood which is oil so they can sell it. The Devil becomes angry and wages war on the locals. At first the locals do not care because The Devil is dying but when they realize that The Devils threats were not empty ones they become terrified and lose all hope. The climax of the story is at the end (as it should be) when the devil comes into there homes and the locals no longer except defeat and fight back. There is no certain ending to this story the singer does not state who wins the war. He leaves it up to the listener to create their own ending.

The album has all the makings of a great horror story it speaks about God, The Devil, and Zombies. 

Album Highlight: The Music, The Music, The Music

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