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 Review by: Adam See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on April 27th 2004
Unlike Tiger Army's affection for more cerebral Lovecraftian imagery, Nekromantix's take on the psychobilly horror theme is firmly rooted in the goofy irony of b-horror movies. The urge to write them off as a gimmick band is certainly there, but their songwriting has this way of transcending their image with really catchy pop hooks.
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The guy below me was right on except he didnt mention the best psychobilly label that being Crazy Love Records. funny how most people that know virtually nothing about psychobilly seem to have all these big opinions as to what it is... or supposed to be. anyway, for those who are looking for more psycho stuff: 'Demons Are A Girls Best Friend' is a good album but by far the least 'psychobilliest'. check out 'Hellbound', 'Curse Of The Coffin', 'Brought Back To Life' and 'Undead Live'. those are the Nekro's claim to fame. and labels like Nervous, Lost Moments, Raucous Records have 100s of cd's of 80z and 90z psycho* yo i picked this up pn vinyl for 16$!! while it's 18 at hmv, booyah. The sound is great, better than my mp3s! this is a awesome album, go buy it I love the music ! im wanna get that cd =) They never come to montreal! *cries* The Nekromantix have been at it a lot longer than their two CD's on Hellcat. So they aren't new jack goth whatever. I dare you to step up to any one of these dudes and call them goth pussies. At any rate I will say the quality of their albums has gone down over time. They have a great record called Curse Of The Coffin that blows everything else away. Excellent 90's psycho. EMO lame music and lame fashion those fucking hot topic fashion cunts love the music, hate the hairstyle! To the cunt below,right on except for the psychobilly addin you piece of Hot Topic emo SHIT! fuck all of you hot topic trend scene emo psychobilly goth trendies! The kid below me is lame. Go listen to your trendy Hot Topic Emo you depressed shit. When i read this comment below me i thought it said 'goats' i was like 'man whats this dudes problem'. it was a much funnier comment that way. Goths should fucking kill themselves. No one would miss them and we would get rid of a lot of useless wastes of space. goth is punk though. well, old goth is at least. Next. If you like the Nekro's other disc's then you'll like this one. Kirby Puckett sucks big hairy balls meh, jesus has mewithoutYou. they are good. Bands Lucifer likes: SLAYER, CELTIC FROST, TOXIC NARCOTIC, LEFTOVER CRACK, DARKTHRONE, VENOM I'd rather listen to psychobilly than hardcore Psychobilly sucks, for the simple reason that it's like a goth/punk version of Brian Setser, it's just nostalgia and romanticism of a bygone day. Plus, it's the "hip" version of streetpunk these days, taking all that time to look fucking stupid. No music type has "a style of dress to go with it." Music is music. Any sort of uniform that people use to identify themselves as a fan of a particular genre, whether it's a zoot suit or gold chains or a gutterpunk getup is a matter of image, not sound. When you spike your hair up real nice or put on that studded belt or throw on that leather jacket with pinned-on patches proclaiming your favorite bands, all you're really doing is saying, "I fit in somewhere, I'm just like these guys." Which really isn't all that "punk rock" at all, if you think about it. every fucking music type has a style of dress to go along with it. even the kids who don't care what they wear all end up looking the same in jeans, old tshirts and bad hair. Psychobilly is really as fashioncore as street-punk, fake punk, "hardcore" and emo. I hope you can see that. that doors cover is horrible. Kim claims that he did it only to prove that they will play any crap on the radio Thanks for the clarification. I almost bought that version for the bonus Doors cover. I had it in my hand at the record store too, but put it back. The version I have is the one with the strange tribal figures on the reddish background, the one without the two bonus tracks. The demons bootleg is the one with the picture of the band in lightening on the cover. The actual versions are either the vinyl picture disc or the one with the tribal artwork that i can never recognize. ...and if you're into Mad Sin/Nekro type you'll like Os'Catalepticos,Thee Flatliners,Asmodeus,Los Gatos Locos, Chibuku,Evil Devil and Battle of the NinjaManz just to name a few. Yeah if you like The Quakes you might also like Elektraws,Astro Zombies,The Meteors,Gorilla and Klingonz Man, I love this band and just picked up the new record. So far it is pretty good but really needs many listens for a full evaulation. Despite being around for well over a decade this band hasn't received the recognition that it deserves and it is really nice to see some of the bigger labels putting out different bands. Of course there are the naysayers who would love a million more Discharge clones and probably even more who desire an invasion of the current mall-punk, MTV ready, feces-ridden try hards that are clogging the sewers of commercial radio like vomit from a Mary Lou Retton wannabe trying to slim down for the next gym meet. "Tiger Army? Cerebral? That might mean you're a moron. " in my opinion, their older material is better. It is definately more raw than the hellcat stuff. I would say be on the lookout for curse of the coffin and brought back to life. They are my favorites. If you are gonna get "Demon's are a girls best friends", avoid the version on kick music, as that is a bootleg that the band is fighting against What's their older material like? All I know is the Hellcat stuff. hey psychos69, the quakes, thats who i was trying to name,saw em back in november i think in bufalo, great show, but yeah, i was going for the non horror infused bands, which is why i left off DAG among others Tiger Army? Cerebral? That might mean you're a moron. The Guy two post below seems to know some of his shit. i would also suggest Godless Wicked Creeps,Demented Are Go,Kryptonix,Mad Heads,Frantic Flinstones and The Quakes just to name a few. There are as many genres of punk as there are of psychobilly. Yup. 2. There is REAL and REAL CRAP. Anyone can throw around the term 'Punk' just as any monkey can lob a sticky load of feces at any unsuspecting tourist passing by. There are REAL punks out there living in gutters and there are fake punks littering the streets here on Punknews.org just as there are many who pose as Psycho-Billy of Manchester who ate three whole hotdogs without the aid of a beverage. to the guy two comments down with themisfits t shirt comment, Just as punk has many branches, as does psychobilly. The tiger army/nekromantix/mad sin wing of psychobilly is merely the tip of the iceberg, and there s a lot more. If you reject the horror imagery, i would suggest looking into bands such as gazoo bill from finland, batmobile, the heartbreak engines, and the guana batz. lovecraftian. Adam you said it best about Tiger Army Tiger army kicks ass, but the whole 'psychobilly' 'genre' of 'music' is really fucking lame. Ugh. I'd rather see a bunch of guys w/ the emo haircut rocking out to dashboard than a bunch of weird goth punks acting like halloween is year round and hot topic is having going out of business sales one those pants w/ all the shit hanging on them. LAME! I'd have to say that my two favorite tracks off this album are What’s On Your Neighbors BBQ and Ghoulina. To the guy below me, what psycho bands are you referring to? Good review, Adam. I felt almost exactly the way you did. "Moonchaser" is definitely the standout track, with the rest pretty much falling into so-so land. I was somewhat let down after being a huge fan of the last record. Still, this far better than most psycho being put out these days. I will make 3 stances. i have to agree on adam on this one. i love "return of the loving dead". but this one was missing something. some songs were ok and others missed. but i can't think of one good song i really liked in this album. That wasn't meant to be a 5 star below me! Pyschobilly is rediculous. Its so odd and eery. Maybe it's just me but i dispise it. Altough not as good as Brought Back to Life i would say its an improvement over Return of the Loving Dead, it gets an A in my book. Be sure to check' em out on the Second leg of the Punks v Psychos tour. haha, you look like a goon. first. w00t-fucking-zor. |
