Royal Hunt - XIII - Devil's Dozen

XIII - Devil's Dozen album cover
7.6 | 56 votes |
Band
Royal Hunt
Style
Symphonic power metal
Release date
21 August 2015
Owners
40 have it
6 want it
Tracklist
01. So Right So Wrong
02. May You Never (Walk Alone)
03. Heart On A Platter
04. A Tear In The Rain
05. Until The Day
06. Riches To Rags
07. Way Too Late
08. How Do You Know [bonus]
Line-up
Donald Christopher Cooper - vocals
André Andersen - keyboards
Jonas Larsen - guitars
Andreas Passmark - bass

Additional musicians
Andreas Johansson - drums
Kenny Lubcke - backing vocals
Alexandra Popova - backing vocals
Christina Lund - strings
Patricia Skovgaard - strings
Henrik Sorensen - brass, woodwinds
Mads Kofoed - brass, woodwinds
Additional info
Produced by André Andersen.
Staff review by
Belegûr
Rating:
9.0
Rating:
9.0
Progressive? Neo-classical? Power? Rock? Symphonic? It has always been hard to describe the style of Royal Hunt and XIII - Devil's Dozen does not make this task any easier. It is an album packed with so many elements from a wide range of genres that fit together so well to create 8 tracks that manage to sound contemporary and classic at the same time.

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published 17.08.2015 | Comments ( 6 )
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21.08.2015 - 22:17

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Is it just me, or does this album feel a little rushed in places? This seems to be the case, particularly with the vocals. I don't think Cooper spent enough time, fine-tuning (not auto-tuning) his voice, and recording these tracks properly. There are also errors in the mix. Listen to the chorus of Heart On A Platter, and see if you can hear the auto-tune mistakes in there. Once I heard that, the song got a whole lot worse.
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08.05.2020 - 13:46
Rating: 6
Mountain King
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4 good songs, 3 barely average songs and 1 horrible song "Heart On A Platter". As the above comment mentions, the vocals on the latter one are just unprofessional and bad and undeniably Royal Hunt's worst moment up until this album.
I haven't heard "Cast In Stone" but if the rating is lower than this one (although metal storm average ratings are not a solid indicator), then I fear for the worst.
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25.04.2024 - 17:28
Metal Spartan 78
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I just revisited this album after many years and I gotta say, it's still awesome. Couldn't disagree more with the previous posters. Although I can see what is said about the auto-tuning in Heart On A Platter, it's still a great and catchy song. Far from being horrible. A very heavy album and it shows Royal Hunt in top form.
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