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Earth AD
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Review by: BrandonSideleau
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Published on December 10th 2002

The 3rd and final Misfits full length is a brutal, thrashing, explosion of an album. Many people have criticized this album for it's lack of melody and complete disregard for Danzig's distinct melodic voice. But the key to this album is not in it's melody, but within it's sheer fury and brutality....it's the most utterly violent and bloody stuff I have ever heard. This is obviously the album that inspired hordes of speed metal bands, most notably Slayer.

It begins with the title track's erie opening tune and bursts into a sonic wall of thrashing speed metal. Next is "Queen Wasp", with the opening chorus of "Go, Go, Go" and then bursting into "slightly" more melodic hardcore, reminscent of the faster songs on "Walk Among Us". "Devilock" is a song about keeping your true feelings public and not hiding anything, using the band member's hairstyles as an example. It is another speedy, brutal song recorded at a high decible rate. "Green Hell" has a real "chugga chugga" trainwreck sound to it and is, of course, linked to a classic '50's horror film (one of the few on this album). "Mommy....Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight" begins with a melodic intro and bursts into more thrashing hardcore. The live version of this song is the one to get. It seems that it was recorded at such a high decible rate that the intro to the song sounds strange and barely audible. "Wolfsblood" is another blood drenched, violence obsessed peice of bliss.

But my personal favorite song on this album is "Demonomania", with the opening line "Look Upon Me...I Am The Beast" you just know it is going to break down into the most ferocious thrash/hardcore/speed metal you'll ever hear. With lyrics like "Humans are weak, What else you fucking do, Humans are weak, I want your blood" and "You check and see, the reality of the wolf, it's in the blood, I wanna be the fucking savior" I immediately fell in love with this song. Next is "Bloodfeast", a dark and at times skin crawlingly creepy song. It is slow and very melodic, featuring morbid lyrics like "When they pull out her tounge, Pull off her face, Pluck out her eyes, Well....the blood runs cold for, When it drips from the mouth, be forewarned, be prepared, For a grizzly bloodfeast." The next song is "Hellhound", another bashing hardcore song, this time at mid-tempo speed. The final song is "Die Die My Darling", similar in style to "Bloodfeast" with equally creepy lyrics.

Overall, this album sounds a lot like an extremely fast version of Glenn's next band Samhain, what with the lyrics far more serious and violent than the fun horror film stuff of earlier releases. I liked this album a lot, it is the father of all speed metal and thrash. It is a great workout CD and great "mood" music as well. Not for the weak of heart at all.

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Posted by ZAchAtTacK13420 on 2007-02-24 03:46:46
My Score:

The Misfit's best album.

Posted by Wentz_Equals_Death on 2006-09-06 17:33:33

i was with you until you said "workout."

Posted by miff on 2006-04-01 16:17:04
My Score:

the re-recording of mommy can i go out and kill tonight kinda loses it 1 on the score apart from that its one of their best but hey all their releases are amazing

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 2, 2006 at 11:09 AM (EST)

my third favorite misfits album
never been able to find it for less than £20 (which if u live in america is extortion so i borrowed the box set of my girlfreind) which is a bit of a shame
not as melodic as walk among us or static age so that kinda ruins it a wee bit cos u dont get as much of danzigs amazing voice

Posted by horrorbusiness78 on 2004-09-21 22:00:20
My Score:

The misfits are the best band ever and this is my favorite of their cds.

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 7:28 PM (EST)
My Score:

the misfits are fuckin amazing i dont wanna hear every ones shit i sick of every thing bein mutha fuckin alternative where the real punk and the real ska gona where the band had sumtin to say well the misfit aint poltical but they sure are fun and have sometin to do and say i luv the misfits keep changin its great all misfits are great its the way punk suld be

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 16, 2002 at 6:11 PM (EST)
My Score:

GROSS*******shut the fuck up

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 16, 2002 at 6:11 PM (EST)
My Score:

Fuck you... The misfits are cross, dont ever buy a misfits album!!!:)

Posted by Fuzzy on 2002-12-12 10:59:12
My Score:

I have never gotten the Misfits. I love old punk, and I love early speed metal (Megadeth, Slayer, etc). But the band that bridges the gap just doesn't do much for me. Eh...who knows? I'll take your word for it that this rocks, I am sure it does for Misfits fans.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 2:49 PM (EST)
My Score:

Haha. I can't wait to see what retarded comment Wuss will write here. Fucking idiot. This album is fucking incredible. Classic ending to Danzig's Misfits. To bad the Misfits name has been trampled on so bad in the last few years.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 2:12 AM (EST)
My Score:

I love it

-freedom to oppress

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 11:33 PM (EST)
My Score:

Where's WUSS? This album would probably rape him. Aren't I funny.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 10:11 PM (EST)
My Score:

This album is dark and animalistic.....it makes me want to jump into werewolf mode and attack "humans", it's great.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 7:57 PM (EST)
My Score:

this album got me into speed metal and thrash. Punk is my first love but I have a thing for really violent dark lyrics this album delivers without ever letting up.

Devil lock I rip your heart out I have it

Jake Blues

Posted by evildeadalive on 2002-12-10 18:51:22
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Wow, finally a Misfits review... Next someone should do,in my opinion, one of the greatest albums of all time; Walk Among Us.
But yeah, this album is pretty damn good too. Gotta love "Mommy ... Can I go out and... KILL TONITE!"

Posted by pwfanatic on 2002-12-10 18:51:12
My Score:

danzig is the man. hands down. almost every record he puts out is golden (minus danzig 5, that was hideous) especially his new shit. it owns your ass.

Posted by Hamish on 2002-12-10 16:48:03
My Score:

Really, really good. Everyone rags on it, but I love it.

Posted by TheOneTrueBill on 2002-12-10 16:15:47
My Score:

classic.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 3:33 PM (EST)
My Score:

I hear the new Danzig shit is bomb.

-sickboi