{"id":105886,"date":"2026-02-27T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=105886"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:10:22","slug":"album-review-necrosexual-road-to-rubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-necrosexual-road-to-rubble\/","title":{"rendered":"NECROSEXUAL – Road To Rubble (2026) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NECROSEXUAL
\nRoad To Rubble<\/strong><\/span>
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\nBlack Metal Archives (2026)<\/span>
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s time to return to Weirdsville, otherwise known as the band Necrosexual. With artists such as Night Of The Vampire making headway with their unorthodox brand of black metal n\u2019 synth, the return of Philadelphia’s Necrosexual is welcomed.<\/p>\n

Having released their debut full-length platter Grim-1<\/em> in 2018, Necrosexual has maintained its high levels of strangeness. Still led by The Necrosexual himself (who garnered a cult following on YouTube<\/em> for interviewing heavy metal bands), Road To Rubble<\/em>\u2019s marrying of shock rock and black metal may be perceived either as goofy or ghoulish, but either way it makes for an interesting listen.<\/p>\n

Daubed in corpse paint and wielding a flickering candelabra, The Necrosexual leads us through the labyrinth of punky nuances, black death snarls and King Diamond-esque atmospherics. I\u2019m unsure if the appeal would still be there without the makeup, but Road To Rubble<\/em> features enough strong riffs to keep you hooked.<\/p>\n

I guess it\u2019s the sneers which give the band that blackish streak. Opener \u2018High Times In Hell\u2019 showcases the seamless marrying of straight up heavy metal with that gnarly coating. The clan of cave dwellers are more than adept at injecting some punk too alongside flecks of thrash. The steady blackened riffs on \u2018The Brimstone Brothel\u2019 add further grit to proceedings, so even with the strong fragrance of theatre and devilish schlock there are ghoulishly serious undertones.<\/p>\n

\u2018Lubricator\u2019 is a direct billowing thrash outburst, the drums are as ravenous as the vocal spits, but in contrast \u2018All Roads Lead To Rubble\u2019 boasts a mid-paced punky metal rhythm, with the same being said for \u2018Nocturnal Ignition\u2019 where I\u2019d add a bit of King Diamond too. So, the cauldron is essentially created by a potent Gothic ingredient but spiced with pinches of heavy rock; for example, the sleazy swaggering \u2018Damned Romance\u2019. \u2018Kiss The Knife\u2019 boasts similar strutting coolness \u2013 the melody is infectious as are the haunting moans of \u201cKiss the kniiiiiife!\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

At times here I\u2019m reminded of Devil Master. But whatever your thirst, Necrosexual will no doubt attempt to quench it with their trashy and humour-peppered lashing of metal.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NECROSEXUAL Road To Rubble Black Metal Archives (2026) Rating: 7\/10 It\u2019s time to return to Weirdsville, otherwise known as the band Necrosexual. With artists such as Night Of The Vampire making headway with their unorthodox brand of black metal n\u2019 synth, the return of Philadelphia’s Necrosexual is welcomed. Having released their debut full-length platter Grim-1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,6017],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-necrosexual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105887,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105886\/revisions\/105887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}