Witch Club Satan : "s/t"

Something about X-mas makes me go on a black metal tangent, so I am catching up on some of the albums I missed earlier in the year. I am sure this album did not get a lack of coverage in their efforts to over compensate most metal press these days is quick to want to push an all female band with the fervor of a horny teenager. These gals pretty much sound like a more punk version of Windir. Nothing new happening here, but that is just one song into the album. "Fresh Blood, Fresh Pussy" is a more entertaining song title that the actual music which they just band their instruments .

 This more punk possessed take on rawer chaotic black metal has never been my favorite and I am not anymore impressed when a band like Midnight does it. Four songs in and they begin working atmosphere into things. The vocal become tiring at this point as it's the shrieking for all four songs, and I doubt it's going to change that much . "Reverse This Fuck' is more punk than black metal. I like that the songs are typically around three minutes long as they are not dragging this out and get to the point more often than not. "Mother Sea" is one of the exceptions. Actually singing occurs on the drone of ambiance that is more in line with Myrkur. This brings out a more folk side from them.

"Hysteria" is more deliberate and at first lumbers toward a more Celtic Frost sound before they throw themselves to the same sloppy blasting that propels the bulk of the album. Their attempts at infusing a witchy empowerment into what they do , the problem being they work more of energy than songwriting. I'm not sure what their abilities as musicians are and I am over halfway into this album. "I Was Made For Fire" might be the best song because the vocals have more purpose. The music also moves at a creepy pulse rather than just blasting at you. While "Salvation" is also more deliberate the vocals are not and the song suffers because of this. The single not guitar melodies do not attest to the question this album often poses of ...can they actually play their instruments . "Mother" is not a Danzig cover, which might be out of their ability level. They do sing, but the guitar playing is rather amateurish. There are some decent ideas and they have potential, it's hard to believe that they went into a studio and these were the best takes. I'll give this album a 7. If you see this album on any best of lists, disregard everything else they have to say.

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