ACID WITCH/WITCHTANIC HELLUCINATIONS (Razorback records)
Finland's dealer in all things heavy Lasse is a very busy man indeed.Not only does he front doomdeath monstrosity Hooded Menace and goregrind merchants Vacant Coffin but he also has time to lend his somewhat inhuman vocal talents to these doomdeath miscreants.Somewhat more 'tongue in cheek' (the pun-tastic album title and absolutely dreadful fromage of the intro) Witchtanic Hellucinations is one of the most horrid,stinking,fetid
records you will hear this year and I mean this as a compliment!!
Swamped in death metal riffs (think Autopsy stoned off their gord) that could level buildings and a unhealthy obsession with xxx rated VHS horror you will need a stomach pump just listening to it.
There is one problem with this record and unfortunately it's a recurring one.Who the fuck thought it would be a great idea to record their terrible guitar solos in the room next to the pub down the road? take the brilliantly
named Witchblood Cult which lumbers along in fine style til Mr guitar solo yet again crops up and poops the party yet again! that aside this is a great record to get absolutely trashed to and the keyboards that are actually more John Carpenter than Hammer horror add to the sickly vibe.
The lair of Acid Witch would be a great place to visit (drugs! death metal carnage,more drugs!!) but you really wouldn't want to live there.
www.myspace.com/acidwitch
www.myspace.com/razorbackrecords
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