LED ZEPPELIN

Release Year: 1994
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: epochal classic hard rock/metal

arguably at the height of their popularity, yet created at a time of intense turmoil, seventh studio album by zepps was out in 1976: it is a strange, misshapen beast of a record that pulls upon its own tension, where Page reasserts himself as the primary creative force in the band, helping steer the album towards a guitar-heavy complexity, perched halfway between a return to the roots and unfettered progression, where heavy, sludgy riffs, unconventional compositional structures, and contrast with more restrained melodies stand out in a striking fashion - these unalloyed masterpieces channel all the pain of the period into stunning cinematic scope, while Plant's vocals lend the songs an added sense of drama and vulnerability; recent European edition comes with digitally remastered sound, with guitarist Jimmy Page participating