{"id":13904,"date":"2013-10-31T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=13904"},"modified":"2013-11-07T13:25:53","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T13:25:53","slug":"album-review-doyle-abominator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-doyle-abominator\/","title":{"rendered":"DOYLE – Abominator (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOYLE
Abominator<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMonsterman (2013)<\/span>
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I was always a big fan of US punk band the Misfits \u2013 especially when under the dark spell of Glenn Danzig \u2013 but the debut album from ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein really does give \u201cEvil Elvis\u201d a run for his money. <\/p>\n

This is a stomping heavy metal album that boasts weight, a brooding atmosphere, and as expected, ghoulish lyrics that play seductively with those sneering guitars and goth-tinged melodies. For me, Abominator<\/em> is a pure, driving, moody, black rock \u2019n\u2019 roll album from start to finish, and has all the guile of those early Danzig records \u2013 only this one remains more dangerous and devilish.<\/p>\n

Doyle has assembled a bunch of serious musicians for this outing, with Alex Story (Cancerslug) providing some of the meatiest vocals I\u2019ve heard this side of Phil Anselmo\u2019s recent exploration<\/a> of the wild. Meanwhile, the leathery drums are provided by the Abominable Dr. Chud (ex-Misfits) who works in terrifying tandem with bassist Left Hand Graham (ex-Graves \/ ex-Let It Burn). <\/p>\n

This is truly a monstrous record; the platter opens with the brooding, crushing, wailing title track, which comes across as a slo-mo piece of blackened sludge that is soon whipped up into catchy gallop frenzy. Story\u2019s vocals really are impressive, bruising and muscular and yet are able to caress melody, giving the whole affair the feel of a thrash track, such is the driving density of it all. <\/p>\n

\u2018Learn To Bleed\u2019 is equally punishing and pummelling, smashing through the speakers with a punk attitude. The band really find their feet with the twisted chords of \u2018Dreamingdeadgirls\u2019 though, as Story yelps, \u201cWhat turns me on the most is a girl without a pulse\u201d<\/em> \u2013 a wonderful ode to women and necrophilia, no doubt. It\u2019s a distinctly ghoulish cut with a killer chorus that could easily \u2013 despite its subject content \u2013 allow Doyle and company into the American mainstream at least. Riff-wise it\u2019s a doom-laden chug, as Story continues, \u201cThe quickest way to her heart is to cut through her fucking chest, I never minded the scars but I hate to clean the mess\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Headhunter\u2019 is just as stirring, but packs a meaty punch with its frantic drum and speedy guitar. Probably the album\u2019s most straightforward Misfits-styled track, \u2018Headhunter\u2019 hints at The Distillers with its volatile approach. \u2018Valley Of Shadows\u2019 offers us an old school thrash riff and then standard, albeit infectious melody \u2013 one can almost imagine Mr. Danzig crooning over this one. It\u2019s one of the album\u2019s best moments, once again featuring a catchy quicksand chorus that drags the listener in time after time. <\/p>\n

\u2018Land Of The Dead\u2019 is somehow even more gargantuan though, rising with a leviathan of a guitar sound before picking up as a sordid buzzing rattle.<\/p>\n

Party anthem of the year has to go to the fiendishly titled \u2018Cemeterysexxx\u2019; this sounds like Danzig circa the last few albums with that bouncing go-go riff and hard drum. It\u2019s Alex Story at his most sublime, as he yawns, \u201cMaking love among the dead is the only time I feel really alive\u201d<\/em>, and the same could be said for the grunge-tinged rolls of \u2018Love Like Murder\u2019 and the sneaking \u2018Mark Of The Beast\u2019.<\/p>\n

Doyle and Danzig should work on a project together, because if this opus is anything to go by then the ex-Misfits guitarist is clearly a talent to be reckoned with. I can\u2019t wait for graveyard expedition, part two!<\/p>\n

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

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