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In this issue: Music CD/DVD reviews of Dick Delicious and the Tasty Testicles, Iron Maiden, Malice, Motörhead, New York Dolls, Ozzy Osbourne, Skeletonwitch,

Reviews by: KK, Sunset Vampyre, Dark Winter, Metalhead Sam, Sukekiyo Izumi,

Dick Delicious and the Tasty Testicles
A Vulgar Display of Obscurity
(Slinging Pig Records)

The newest arrival from Dick Delicious and the Tasty Testicles A Vulgar Display of Obscurity continues a fine tradition of tasteless vulgarity in fashion of the classic joke of the vaudevillian era, “ the Aristocrats ”. In the contemporary sense, A Vulgar Display of Obscurity is as much the anti-joke as its cousin within the stand-up comedy circuit. Complete with thematic skits consistent with the songs they preface, DDTT address some of the more pressing issues and concepts plaguing the conscience of modern man. Pornography, the debate against fingers in ones butt, solutions to the problem of homeless hunger, as well as pointing out the need to kill Fergie and The Black Eyed Peas are just some of the topics dealt with in this crucial assemblage of musical punch lines.

For the most part this album sounds like metal applied to an unfunny joke that you’ve heard on more than one occasion from more than one person. Laden with dick, fart, sex, poop, and poop-sex humor along with some played out punch lines delivered with the intention of providing shock value, this album proved to be neither, shocking or humorous to me. This collection of laughless skits and songs that lack the type of thought provocation I require to be engaged and entertained. Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of smut-rock, but after listening to A Vulgar Display of Obscurity , my brain feels lobotomized, and my ears have been left with a yet to be identified bacterial infection.

This effort, if I may call it such, just lacks…Sorry to be the hater guy...maybe it’s ‘cause I have all my chromosomes…I dunno… I don’t get it…And despite accolades from the Great One, himself (Howard Stern) and support provided by the AVN awards show, neither Stern, nor the porn industry have ever effectively served me as a litmus test so far as the advocacy of quality music is concerned. Upon occasion there are some rhythms within Vulgar Display of Obscurity that lend to a nodding head, but the sparse crumbs of gold will have to be sifted through for yourself. And there is much sifting to be done as Vulgar Display of Obscurity provides a collection of forty tracks worth of politically incorrect skits and smut laden anthems. But with all the heavyweight contribution to this collective, I’m surprised that a product of more substantial value did not materialize.

Joining the band after hearing the rough mixes during the recording process, Grammy-nominated guitarist Ruyter Suys, of Nashville Pussy became a full time member. Also stopping by to lend some unexpected hands to Delicious Dick’s , Vulgar Display of Obscurity , Brent Hinds , Troy Sanders and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon , as well as, Kevin Sharp from Brutal Truth , and Blaine Cartwright from Nashville Pussy , who all contributed tracks to this opus. The fourth studio album from Dick Delicious and the Tasty Testicles, Vulgar Display of Obscurity from Slinging Pig Records is available now. Be sure to wear a condom. -MS

Iron Maiden
The Final Frontier
(Universal)

If THE FINAL FRONTIER is actually Iron Maiden’s ‘Final Frontier’, they’re going out on a relatively high note.
This album beats the snot out of their last offering, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, which they claimed to be a “Progressive” album (One that got ‘progressively’ worse with each song, I thought.). THE FINAL FRONTIER isn’t their best work—that would be PIECE OF MIND, which Steve Harris rightfully feels is their best studio album—but it actually is progressive. Iron Maiden used to start every album with a fast, barn-burning thrash song such as “Be Quick Or Be Dead”, “Invaders”, “Aces High”, et. al. This time opener “Satellite 15—The Final Frontier” begins with a strange but catchy jazz-like instrumental, then detonates into a mid-tempo sci-fi epic with an irresistible groove. The song’s got a beat as thick and juicy as a porterhouse steak, and Bruce Dickinson’s voice is strong as ever as he delivers the highly emotional lyrics—a doomed yet resolute astronaut’s last thoughts. Messrs Gers, Smith and Murray grind out magnificently original solos throughout it and every song that follows. Next up is “El Dorado”, which is appreciably faster, although not as fast as “Killers” or “Sea of Madness”. “El Dorado” hearkens back to their deal-with-the-devil tale “Caught Somewhere In Time”, and may be the best song on the album. From then on THE FINAL FRONTIER goes into ‘power ballad’ mode, with gentle acoustic intros heralding big, stomping anthems. “Mother of Mercy”, “Coming Home” and “Isle of Avalon” pound their slow riffs into the ground, but they’re expertly crafted and glisten with studio polish—definitely hard to dislike. If you’re a fan of the faster Iron Maiden fare, “The Alchemist” and “The Talisman” will have to do. Again, they’re not as fast as their earlier thrashers, but still decent. Iron Maiden normally close out with some grandiose epic such as “To Tame A Land” or “Rime Of The Ancient Mariner”; this time it’s “When The Wild Wind Blows”, a rather depressing end-of-the-world saga…where people commit mass suicide via media-induced rumors. It’s clear that Iron Maiden took their time recording THE FINAL FRONTIER; the album has a huge sound and glistens with class throughout. The various guitar solos—from three different and highly skilled guitarists (something you can’t get from any other band except Leatherwolf) elevate every song from average to highly listenable. The average Iron Maiden fan should be satisfied with THE FINAL FRONTIER; others should simply appreciate a finely-crafted heavy metal album. -KK

MALICE
New Breed Of Godz
(Steamhammer/SPV)
Release: 28 May 2012

   Ok well here I was all sitting down to do the review for the new Overkill cd and then realized that they wanted me to review it from a fucking stream sorry guys I love Overkill but if you want me to do a full review on a band I like to include a quality check on the production of final release not a stream of. I won't settle for anything less for a band that deserves to have their shit reviewed in a fair manner!

Next time send us a cd or make a flac or 320 bitrate mp3 available to us so that way we can give you a fair review of the product.

   So here I was all bummed out on not being able to check out Overkill in full quality glory, then saw that they sent me a copy of the new Malice cd! I was Like WTF does that say Malice... "holy fucking horse shit on a Pop-Tart eating Christ" it does say Malice!!!!!!!!!

Man the fucking memory of seeing the movie Vice Versa with Judge Reinhold ,Fred Savage and featuring Malice in that scene that was just epic as Hell! I remember being a teenager and hearing that song "Crazy in the Night" thinking "damn this song is just fucking great" It stills hold true to me toda.y I just can't get enough of that solid 80's sound, they were like a mix of Judas Priest, Helloween, and Twisted Sister. Unfortunately as soon as I saw that the recording company had sent me this I went dashing to see if I had my copy of the "Crazy in the Night" ep cassette tape and then I was saddened to find out that it was no more. Oh well looks like I'll have to see if I can order a cd version of it as soon as I can but till then let's move on to the matter at hand.

   Now the last solid re-lease they had was 'Crazy in the Night' (EP) back in 1989 and then they had a one i didn't know about 'The Rare and Unreleased' in 2008 a best /collection cd. Now the first thing I noticed is that there are a few lineup changes that are making me nervous about playing it, like the absence of singer James Neal. His vocals was one of the things that drew me in to this band, so to me this could be a drastic change that could only go one of two ways horribly wrong or there could be a epic miracle and he could be even better. Well let's find out!

Wait....... hold the phone Chuck this is fucking awesome!

    Oh yeah this cd just jumps in like there was never was a 25 year gap at all! New vocalist James Rivera has a talent of his own; in a way he kind of reminds me of Ripper Owens with his unrelenting whiplash strike attacking screams. One of the other new qualities is that their rhythms seem to have more a Motorhead meets Judas Priest but with a slight touch of Manowar deep in its essence to drive them that just explodes one after another. The thing that gets me the most is how they managed to keep that sound musically and in a recording sense that makes you think that this album was released maybe only a year or 2 after 'Crazy in the Night.' Most bands that try to either go back to their roots or pick up where they left off never seem to recreate that essence almost like they try too hard to re kindle a lost spirit but somehow Malice pulled it off, and after 25 years. Now that is just amazing in every sense of the word.

So far every song seems to be equally good all the way through, musically just good, and it jams all the way. Now on the production end, the audio quality is a little gritty sounding but in a good way. Ok yeah, it's not crystal clear but kind of like listening to a old record. But on the other hand, it could be they sent me this release on a 198 bitrate mp3. Who the hell uses 198? That's so weird. Again, I can't stress enough to send us better quality. We are reviewing your product to help the fans decide if they are going to buy it or not. Anyway, for the quality they sent us that's the best I can give you on the quality on the production but soon as I grab the cd I'll post a update to this. But don't let that stop you from checking this out. This a superb cd without a doubt. Well, if you're a old school Malice fan this album is right up your alley and for those haven't tried out Malice I recommend that you do. Yeah they aren't as heavy as Cannibal Corpse but none the less they have classic heavy metal sound that just can't be denied. So in the end, I totally have to give this cd my complete recommendation. So, go check it out for you self, it won't let you down!

p.s. Thank you Malice for coming back with an epic release. I missed you guys and my favorite song so far is Winds of Death (Angel of Light.) Anyway, keep going guys I am still a true fan -SI

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Motörhead
The World is Yours
(EMI)

O.K. I admit it - I'm a NEW Motorhead fan. Yes, I know they've been around since 1975, and no, I never did like "The Ace Of Spades"!!!, BUT, in my defense, I did love NIN and AC/DC so they kept me kind of busy over the years. Then, the Editor of Crypt Magazine, the ultra-cool    (read: embalmed) David Necro (who just happens to be the biggest Motorhead fiend on the planet) came to L.A. from Las Vegas with a stack of Motorhead CD's in his hand and ordered me to play them in my car. And so began my conversion to what should have been a life-long love affair with Lemmy and the boys instead of the first flush of true love I'm now dazzled with, and this (call yourself British?) lass now hangs her head, utterly ashamed.
So here I am, remorsefully contrite, and now I have to tell you a little something about the new album.
And here it is.
I'M BUYING THIS ALBUM!!! AND SO ARE YOU!!!
Lemmy and his band of miscreants have produced an absolutely outstanding hard rock album that will be fighting off the competition all year! This album - 10 tracks of Bone-Shakin' R'n'R full of guitar riffin', heart-stompin' drumming with that killer voice of the Devil himself is THE must-have album of the year - and I don't care if it's January or December. This album raises the bar so high most other bands will be on their knees looking up at it. As well as in the Arena's of the world its going to find itself being played at parties, in clubs, and down the pub. And hearing it live will get the mosh pit heaving with synchronized headbanging, Devils horns high in the air, the temperature a million degrees from all those hot sweaty bodies stompin' to the driving beat. This album from first to last is Hard, Fast Rock and Roll all the way.
MOTORHEAD - THE WORLD REALLY IS YOURS!

TRACK LISTING

1. BORN TO LOSE - Great opener for this album - sets the pace with its fast, energetic drum    work.
2. I KNOW HOW TO DIE - Short but Cardiac-Arrest inducing - the perfect loosen-up-the-body party song!
3. GET BACK IN LINE - Overtures of good time Rock'n'Roll that's a cross between Status Quo and AC/DC!
4. ROCK N ROLL MUSIC - Anthemic Rock-N-Roll Stadium music! Try standing still while THIS songs playing dude!
5. WAITING FOR THE SNAKE - Do I hear Led Zeppelin opening this song? No, I hear the echoes of Lemmy & Co's influences, old-school, timeless, classic rock - an instant hit.
6. BROTHERHOOD OF MAN - Definitely gonna have thousands of headbangers all moshing in unison!
Heavy Metal Rules!
7. THE DEVILS IN MY HEAD - AWESOME song - this will be blasting out of car stereos at the end of every Motorhead gig for the next Millenia!
8. OUTLAW - Classic Heavy Metal, blinding guitar riffs. Perfect Slam Pit Music!
9. I KNOW WHAT YOU NEED - This song, like the rest of the album is unrelenting, forcing you to keep rockin' out until you spill your beer (or your bladder!) 'cause you didn't want to risk missing anything by leaving the gig just to have a pee!
10. BYE BYE BITCH - This is an awesome ending to a brilliant album - it's guitar-heavy central riff is the perfect ending to a perfect album. THIS is the reason why dials were designed to crank all the way up to "The Stack Of Amps Are IN MY CHEST!!!
K, that's it - you've read the review - now F*** Off and buy it!!! -SV

NEW YORK DOLLS
Dancing Backward In High Heels.
(429 Records)

WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T RE-INVENT THE WHEEL?
This album is the sound of the 60's and 70's re-packaged and polished to a sparkle. It will appeal to a lot of people in their 40's, 50's and 60's who want a return to the 'Unobtrusive' sounds that epitomized another world - one of long-haired girls with their hair flicked up at the ends, and guys with polished shoes and manners to match; and music you could have a conversation over. This is a very 'relaxed' album, one that can be played anytime, anywhere, PRECISELY because it is so laid back.
The New York Dolls are not an in-your-face 'Keep Your Eye On Me' kind of a band; you can go to a Dolls concert and dance with your lover looking into THEIR eyes, not David Johansen's - and he won't mind a bit.
The current line-up of the Dolls has Two original members, the aforementioned David Johansen and lead guitarist Sylvain Sylvain. A Third original member, Arthur Kane, died shortly after the band re-formed in 2004. Current bass guitarist Jason Hill has worked with the Killers and David Bowie, among others. The second guitarist in the band is Frank Infante, who was in the original line-up of Blondie. Drummer Brian Delaney completes the band.

The album as a whole is completely different to whats out there, which makes it stand out in a class of its own. There are overtones of Billy Idol in 'Fool For You Baby', and you can easily visualize Bob Hoskins and Roger Rabbit ( I kid you not! ) all dressed up in gangster gear on ''Round And Round She Goes'.
Want something different? 'You Don't Have To Cry' could easily be a Bruce Springsteen number.
The New York Dolls have nailed a sound no longer heard - middle-of-the-road classic pop that will appeal to a wide range of people.
There isn't one filler track on the album; every song has been carefully crafted and selected for this record. The Dolls have put a lot of skill and talent into this 'effortless' recording, and I think their hard work has paid off with another fitting album that has earned its place among its illustrious brethren.
I just want to mention the artwork for the album - the cover is very eye-catching, with a poster of a sexy girls legs wearing high heels pinned up on a wall outside a club, with New York Dolls graffiti-ed over it in red.
Makes me want to strap on a pair of Stilletos and drive a Thunderbird up Pacific Coast Highway.......!!! -SV

TRACK LISTING

1. Fool For You Baby
2. Streetcake
3. I'm So Fabulous
4. Talk To Me Baby
5. Kids Like You
6. Round And Round She Goes
7. You Don't Have To Cry
8. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
9. Baby Tell Me What I'm On
10. Funky But Chic
11. End Of The Summer

Ozzy Osbourne
30th anniversary deluxe box set
(Epic Records/Sony Music)

Pinnacle moments in metal history; you know the one that that make you stand back and say "mother fuck yeah" are what releases like these are about! Now for some of you that are younger and newer to music from this era in time this may not be as ground breaking as it is to us crazy ass old metal farts, but for us this is like going from the invention of the wheel to fucking 12 Playboy Bunnies on the hood of a lamborghini! I remember being 5 years old and hearing Crazy Train for the first time on the radio while being told that he was the crazy singer formerly of Black Sabbath that now bites the heads off of bats, and thinking "wow, this is the fucking best thing ever!" Hell, some of us have heard these on every format available from Vinyl, 8 track, cassette tape, first generation cd, crappy re-masters, those shit fuck rerecorded bass/ drum versions, and now finally a totaly bad ass re-master of the original master tapes of 'Blizzard of Ozz' and Diary of a Madman.'

Ok, lets jump straight in to these luscious releases of metal orgasmic thunder. Now i'm gonna compare both Blizzard and Diary to the sound quality of the last re-masters of these releases just to be fair on how fair of a evolution of sound quality it has undergone. The First and biggest noticeable difference is the volume. In the previous re-masters, yes it was cleaner and clearer than the orginals without a doubt, minus the handicap of course of a cd's sample rate but that's a whole other issue by itself, but anyway the points is the volume was just piss fucking poor. Volume is more than acceptable on both Blizzard and Diary; since like i said it was a huge problem on the last releases if you tried to put them on a portable device such as a ipod you just could not get it to a comfortable jamming mode. Well ok, so we can now jam it loud but what about the sound quality? HA HA I'm glad you asked, let me just say -

"It's the devil screaming..."
"It's an angel singing!"
"It is the pounding of creations hammer, on the anvil of time!"
"It's fucking awesome!"

-quote from the video game 'Brutal Legend'

Yes it is 99% fucking perfect and maybe 100% ; "WAIT WTF DO YOU MEAN MAYBE?" ok let me explain what I mean here, all the sound quality in the re-mastering including the mixing volume leveing are flawess but I found a possible flaw in the first track of Blizzard ("I Dont Know") at 17 seconds in that sounds like a popping sound but im not sure what is, since I can't hear in the last remasters, and I dont have onther copy of the disk to compare it too, I can't tell if it is a imperfection in the disk that Sony sent us or a problem in the pressing. Hopefully, if i can get my hands on another copy I will add to this review later to update you on this, but for most of you without dog ears like me you wont even notice!

Now moving forward, now we now know its loud and it is clean and crystal fucking clear but what effect does it have on us now? Well let me tell you, ever since the incident of those fucking rerecorded atrocities of the bass and drum tracks on blizzard/diary I was exteamly turnned off of any Ozzy of any kind, not to mention the whole Sharon Osbourne/ Iron Maiden soap opera which just drove the nail into the coffin which in turn iced the preverbal cake into me totally not listening to any Ozzy since about 2005.

Until I started playing Brutal Legend, which i would like to thank King Diamond for suggesting to me, because with out him telling me about the games developing being under way at the time I had interviewed him, I would have probably never had cared enough to take the time look at the game let alone the Xbox 360. If it were not for playing Brutal legend and hearing "Believer" again for the first time in a long time, I would not have had the urge to get back into listening to Metal again let alone want to hear Ozzy; thus me asking to check out this release. So thank you to all of those in those chain of events from editor Dave Necro to King Diamond, the developers of Brutal Legend, Ozzy/Randy for making such beautiful music to begin with, and those all who worked on the re-mastering process of this box set for renewing my faith in the Ozz-man!

   Ok, lets see if we can get back on track here LOL! The point here is this hearing these Cd's in such a brilliant yet crisp aspersion of pure nostalgic bliss in the presentation of sound that almost makes it sound like it was recorded yesterday thus giving the feeling of a 1,000 year classic born yesterday, and in turn giving you the feeling of need to change your pants because you just made stains of complete joy in them. Also in this release, is the release of both Blizzard/Diary on re-mastered vinyl but unfortunately we were not able to obtain a copy of these from the recorded company. So, I cant say for sure what those sound like, but if it is at least 1% of the quality went into these that went into the cd's, all i can say from that guess is that you would be in for a treat of epic proportions!

   More; Wait More? Yes much more LOL!

   A live cd frome the 'Blizzard of Ozz' tour is also included in this box which just sounds so raw but rich in a powerfully nostalgic way that just wisps you away from the fuck of the world we live in but instead get the feeling of being transported back in time to a Ozzy concert you wanted to go to when you were a kid and for some reason missed, but now you are given a ticket to that concert any time you want so just close your eyes and enjoy your special seat in the arena of the past. So far it seems like a totally justified rerelease box set that is worth it no matter the price as far as im concerned, minus the possible flaw in Blizzard, but even if that is a fuck up it is still by far the best release of the first 2 albums that has ever been assembled.

Now besides the bonus of the live cd and the 2 vinyl's, there are other jewels in here such as the 100-page Coffee table and the full-sized detailed replica of Ozzy's iconic cross. Which I would love to tell you about, but like the vinyls we didn't receive it. so i can't tell you anything about them but I'm sure it is got to be at the least a nice addition to your Ozzy collection.

Here is something I found to be a little considerably out of place in this re-master themed box set, and that is the dvd special that is included. I know what you're thinking, "what's wrong with getting a a bonus dvd special in a re-mastered box set?" Well let me tell you, everything I have heard has been cleaned to the point in quality that it matches the whole brought to you in hd feel until this point and here is what i mean - if they had just taken a little more time and effort they could have cleaned some of this old footage just a little bit more, and the same for the newly shot footage just for this vid; they could have at least pressed a standard 720p BD. Now that would be a little more acceptable considering that everything else is so in the now sound, that I think if I would play any thing else from this box for my 12 year old son he would be like, "wow dad, this Ozzy cover band sounds flawless." But even the footage of the recent interviews in this dvd just wont hold a passable mark on a standard hd tv.

   Though the video is a dvd insted of a BD dont let that disstract you to much from what is contained in the contents of this 41 minute special about the begings of on how these first 2 ozzy cd's came to be and here what people like Steve Vai, Lemmy, Rob Halford, Bill Ward, and others have to say about Ozzy and Randy's influence was on them, not to mention on the world itself. Ok, the fact that Sharon Osbourne pisses me off in multitude of ways is no secret, but even I will say that she was very good in these dvd but just for the fact that she was very informative and yes if it wasnt for her Ozzy probably would have never come back after Sabbath. So yes, I understand that, though I still cant fucking stand for a lot of the shit she has pulled over the years. But, that is just me, I give her credit where credit is due. One of the things I liked the most on the dvd was watching Ozzy sitting down and listening to the old raw takes from albums. Especially when it came down to them listening to "Suicide Solution" during the part where Ozzy was blamed for using the oh so infamous technique of Hemi-Sync where they claimed Ozzy said "you got to get the gun, shoot shoot shoot" and actually hear what was said! LMAO WOW!

    Now I am going to wrap this up with the best part of this entire box set, and that is the bonus track included on the 'Blizzard of Ozz' cd. Ok out of the 3 bonus tracks one of them is the whole reason to buy this box; wait - what's that? you want to know which one? well sit down and shut the hell up and i might be nice enough to tell you, but first we are going to start with track #10 which is entitled (You looking at me, looking at you) which was previously unreleased in the U.S until now. But either way I had never heard this track before and to be honest it's not bad at all but it's not going to make love stains in you pants though. Next Skipping track 11 (becuase i am saving the best for last) is Track #12 a little Randy Rhoads solo outtake which is fucking great to hear something from randy you haven't heard before! Now for best part, and that is unless you have forgotten how to count, is track #11 (Goodbye to Romance - 2010 guitar & vocal mix). From the moment this track starts, it feels and sounds like dream come true; a ascension to a magical land where Ozzy and Randy have reunited to jam this song one last time just for you. Let me tell you, I have played the shit out of this song, and everytime I hear it the more it feels like I am sitting in the studio right now hearing it as it's being recorded! And with that said, all thats left is to say is buy it! It is so worth it! -DW

Skeletonwitch
Forever Abomination
(Prosthetic Records)

     Truly hailing from Athens, Ohio since 2003, Skeletonwitch has been of the more refreshing reminders that the true spirit of metal persists amid the great awash of trends, gimmicks, and genre locked artistry found in metal today. With an eclectic blend of classic and contemporary metal influences of the highest caliber, Skeletonwitch has been unleashing one onslaught after another. From their self-released full-length debut in 2004,   At One with the Shadows , followed by a relentless assault of underground tours, Skeletonwitch in 2006, self-released, Worship the Witch, and demonstrated a refinement to its musical arsenal. In 2007 their efforts warranted the attention of Prosthetic Records , who would release, Beyond the Permafrost , which would receive its necessary praise within the domestic metal community as well as abroad. Reinforcing its commitment to pure unadulterated metal, Skeltonwitch , in 2009 released the follow up full length, Breathing the Fire , and further entrenched within the hearts of metal fandom itself while making appearances in various “Best Of” lists and charts including the Billboard Top 200.

     Forever Abomination (Prosthetic Records, 2011) the most recent effort of Skeletonwitch will undoubtedly satisfy metalheads in need of their WITCH fix, while enthralling those previously unfamiliar. Forever Abomination assures that Skeltonwitch will continue to be a driving force in the future of metal as they consistently deliver volatile composition in every damn song on the album. Those who’ve been watching this band progress would agree, Skeletonwitch has always been a highly explosive ordinance, and Forever Abomination , proves their newest release to be a weapons development comparable to the, “Fat Man and Little Boy” of World War II fame.

Skeletonwitch open Forever Abomination with the serene acoustical prelude of, ”This Horrifying Force(The Desire To Kill)” and blasts into its hellacious descent with a riff heavy coaster ride of some pretty serious fuckin’ metal here folks. Like, for real-for real… There’s not a bad song on the album if your tastes in metal embody anything that could be confused with good. Forever Abomination produced and recorded by Matt Hyde, (Slayer, Hatebreed) comes equipped with eleven songs and each provides its own unique array of elements found within the various extreme metal genres. Though I did enjoy the whole of Forever Abomination, there were some songs that I was particularly drawn to. Reduced to the Failure of Prayer was as tough as you might anticipate as was Of Ash and Torment , while the thrash of Choke Upon Betrayal had my head nodding enthusiastically as I typed this sentence. The breakdown offensive of Cleaver of Souls is so intense it’s bound to be the inspiration for pit injuries the world over. Skeletonwitch rips it straight up with Forever Abomination . To the members, Nathan Garnette (guitar), Chance Garnette (vocals), Evan Linger (bass), Scott Hedrick (lead guitar), and newest arrival to the ‘WITCH, Justin Boltjes (drums), the hat is off and the horns are up! To you the reader, check it out and see for yourself. Skeltonwitch is that shit… Forever Abomination… Get Some! -MS