Lurking Corpses, The: Workin' for the Devil

After a six year break, The Lurking Corpses bring fans a new album. And it's a long one: there's nearly an hour of Misfits / Samhain-inspired punk, heavy rock, and heavy metal on this album. The music, as many will know is largely horror-centered but with a twist. Instead of playing up human and supernatural atrocities (like Cannibal Corpse might do), these guys maintain a tongue-in-cheek distance to the whole thing. The Lurking Corpses are the kind of band you'd want to at a Halloween attraction, the kind where long lines require extra entertainment. I don't mean that critically; this is entertaining and funny stuff. The band members wear cool masks with fangs and stuff.

Most of the songs on this album follow a predictable pattern: first, take a sound clip from a horror film and play it for about 30 seconds. Second, play a straightforward song that either develops the idea from that clip. Third, return to the clip or move over to another clip. The result is not so much a predictable mess, but a fun romp through old-school horror via old-school punk. I especially liked "The Leech and the Worm," "Lady Frankenstein," and "In Hell (I Wait for You)." I also thought the cover of Slayer's "Tormenter" was solid.

If you like this style of music, you'll probably enjoy this album.

Track Listing:
1. Workin' for the Devil
2. The Gate
3. The Leech and the Worm
4. Tonight
5. Blind Dead Arise
6. She's Along Again
7. Dead Fuck
8. Lady Frankenstein
9. You're Dead
10. Love Fades Away
11. No One Will
12. In Hell (I Wait for You)
13. Christina is Dead
14. The Legend of the Swamp Hag
15. Tormenter [Slayer Cover]

Added: October 21st 2014
Reviewer: Carl Sederholm
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Language: english

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