{"id":6379,"date":"2012-08-28T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=6379"},"modified":"2013-06-01T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T14:27:39","slug":"album-review-scum-of-the-earth-the-devil-made-me-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-scum-of-the-earth-the-devil-made-me-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"SCUM OF THE EARTH – The Devil Made Me Do It (2012) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCUM OF THE EARTH
The Devil Made Me Do It<\/strong><\/span>
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\nGoomba Music (2012)<\/span>
Rating: 5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Scum Of The Earth was brought to life to continue bringing horror infused electro-metal to the masses while Mr. Zombie went off to Hollyweird to try his hand at filmmaking. Turns out Commander Zombie never came back for the squad in any significant way, despite returning to his music career as a balance to his filmmaking.<\/p>\n

For the fans it\u2019s worked out brilliantly though as we get classic horror metal from both the band largely responsible for the legendary Hellbilly Deluxe<\/em> (1998) and Zombie continues on sporadically creating new music with Piggy D. (ex-Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 \/ ex-Wednesday 13) and guitar virtuoso John 5 (ex-Marilyn Manson<\/a> \/ ex-2wo).<\/p>\n

Now that that\u2019s all out of the way, the fact is Scum Of The Earth have very much earned the right to be considered their own thing, even though the comparisons are hard to ignore. <\/p>\n

So the band\u2019s third album is a mixed bag. While they have always been laced with electronics, The Devil Made Me Do It<\/em> features them a little more prominently I think or, it\u2019s possible, the bottom end is just thinner than their past couple of offerings, making the electronics seem more prominent. The addition of a Skrillex-style dub is noticeable as well simply because it\u2019s such a popular sound right now. It fits well with what the band does though and makes the song \u2018Born Again Masochist\u2019 much more interesting musically.<\/p>\n

The creepy mellow of \u2018Sounds Of The Dead\u2019 is another noteworthy moment. The vocals here sound very desperate, reminding me a bit of Marilyn Manson\u2019s better moments. \u2018Zombie Apocalypse\u2019, \u2018The Devil Made Me Do It III\u2019 and \u2018Ghost\u2019 feature the band\u2019s classic sound as they romp, stomp, and fist pump along in a dirty stripper sort of way.<\/p>\n

The gloomy \u2018Funeral March\u2019 never quite hits its mark but it\u2019s pretty different territory for the band, plodding along in a borderline doom metal way. There are a number of forgettable tracks here as well that just sort of fill the spaces between the more interesting moments. <\/p>\n

All in all, if you love this style and it\u2019s all you listen to then you\u2019ll want to pick this up. It\u2019s certainly not the best representation of the genre and unquestionably it\u2019s not Scum Of The Earth\u2019s best work to date. What it is is \u201cokay\u201d and something new from a great band. The production value isn\u2019t as good as the band\u2019s previous albums and I\u2019m left wondering how much that hurts this batch of tunes as well. Everything just seems unfocused and thin sounding. <\/p>\n

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

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