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Sleaze Freak

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I love the fact that Riggs decided to do his own thing instead of staying in Rob Zombie's band. This is the follow-up to the band's debut "Blah...Blah...Blah..." and it definately does NOT disappoint. Diehard Rob Zombie fans will certainly love this CD, as Riggs' signature guitar sound we all know so well from Hellbilly Deluxe and Sinister urge are prominent, in your face, and loud as hell. Naturally there's a strong resemblance between Scum Of The Earth and Rob Zombie, as Riggs spent 7 years in his employ, but there's definitely a lot more here than meets the eye...

Some Highlights...

BOMBSHELL FROM HELL - it's the first single from the album, and the band made a music video for it as well, which is amazing.

I AM MONSTER - is my second favorite song on this CD and the catchy chorus just loops over and over in my head when i am not even thinking about music, it just won't go away, which is ok by me...

LOVE PIG - this song is interesting because of several reasons. For one, MySpace metal goddes Metal Sanaz is singing guest vocals. Second because it's just the tip of the iceberh here. Riggs always said in interviews that he wanted Rob Zombie to be much more shocking and explicit than it was, however Geffen and the powers that be always put the brakes on anything that overstepped the typical boundaries of political correctness. With his own band however (and being on an independent label as well), Riggs and Scum Of The Earth had absolute free reign to be as terrifying, explicit, and SLEAZY as they ever imagined.

JUST LIKE ME - this song is really different. It's an acoustic tune (mostly) but it's extremely spooky as the atmosphere therein is just amazing. Riggs melds these audio loops and effects around his vocals, the drums and acoustig cries of his skin-covered axe resulting in somethig that has never been - and in my opinion never will be done before or again...

Overall, if you're into Rob Zombie, than you'll be into Scum Of The Earth as well. Some RZ worshipping kiddies might say that Riggs is ripping off Rob Zombie, however it's my opinion (as well as that of many others) that he's just continuing doing what he's always done - making the heaviest, coolest, spooky rockin metal music out there, in his own unique style (which in my opinion has always been his, not Rob's). Haters and jealous trolls might challenge my opinion on this, but all they really need to do is listen to Rob Zombie's Educated Horses and it's pretty evident that Riggs has left the band... Don't get me wrong, I'm still a huge fan of Rob ZOmbie, but there's no "ripping off" going on here, it's simply a fact and benefit to all Rob Zombie fans that we not have two great bands instead of one!

This album is different from Zombie in several stark ways: first, on the album there are very thick and loud bass tracks, which often feature some slap work that far surpasses the sound and angst of most Zombie tracks. Actually, most of the instrumental work on these tracks surpasses the angst of Zombie's "Hellbilly and Sinister" days: i.e. louder down-tuned guitar riffs and industrial accents as accents to the guitar work. Zombie's music philosophy for those two albums mentioned was nearly the opposite of that formula.

Riggs has rigs, and he knows how to play them. The guitar tones are well cultured for a style that usually drops so much mids out of its EQ that you get an annoying mess. Not so here. What I most enjoy is the louder and more prominent guitar playing. Here dissonance tricks are incorporated into some twisted musical scale that is all Riggs. Good examples of this would be in "Just Like Me" or "Bombshell", though the whole record can manage to scrape against your eardrums in like fashion.

Song structure and lyrics also differ from Zombie, as Rob is much more conceptual with his horror fixation, and Riggs prefers just display debauchery. I personally love that facet of S.O.T.E., as rock bands who spend far too much time thinking up something to say are flooding the market.

People often forget what the purpose of this music is, especially in the advent of so many different genres of rock. In an age stuffed full of Bono, retro Dylan-ites, and heartfelt, sensitive, metal-heads...I'll pick the lead guitarist who loves writing songs about strippers and screams that he "Is the face of Murder now..." inbetween deathstomps and corpse grinding.

The band name fits the style. Don't like it? Then try an elitist's favorite obscure death metal act, or go buy U2's latest.

Good rock n roll has a middle finger in it somewhere. I like mine to be obvious. Which means I'll keep buying work from Riggs.

In a time when the bar is so low Britney Spears is the most rebellious action on the scene.Scum of the earth comes along and puts her back in the mickey mouse club.What happened to the good old days of sex drugs and rock and roll ? They are back with Scum of the earth.This CD has some of the heaviest and brutal music and lyrics I've heard in years and it puts the rebellious rock and roll spirit back into the much needed watered down music scene.Props for the effort of pushing the bar and bringing back the f***Y** attitude to the rock world.

Former Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs returns with the follow-up to his 2004 debut Blah...Blah...Blah...This time around he's packing more ferocious riffs, more pounding drums, and more scum anthems than ever before. If the dark and powerful music doesn't grab you, then the gothic sexual imagery will. As much I enjoy Rob Zombie, I have to admit that Riggs does Zombie better than Rob does.

I wish they'd make some more albums.

They're in the style of Zombie, but better in my opinion.

If you liked the White Zombie days and earlier Rob Zombie music, you will Love this CD. Sure, it is a bit of a rip-off of the Zombie sound, but personally, I would have really liked to have a few more White Zombie CDs released and the "good" RobZombie before he went into experimental mode (and his music has suffered)... Just my personal opinion, I still buy all his stuff. So, if you want to go back and get some of the original zombie-vibe from the 90's, buy or download this album!!! 4.5 stars

Riggs knows how to do it, maybe better than Rob Zombie does, GET THIS ALBUM!

Really awesome stuff. It's hard to deny that Scum of the Earth has a strong resemblance to Rob Zombie, because it's practically the same band. But believe me when I say it is a LOT better than that. RZ's new stuff is really lame...this group however is a step in the right direction. There is the signature techno/industrial sound, but it's not over done. And Riggs really takes the heavier route when it comes to the guitar, everything is really crunchy and nice. I believe it's all in drop A tuning, which is a personal favorite of mine. Of the two albums they have out, I'd recommend this one...I just think it's the better of the two.

This is a great album full of great Zombie like vocals, excellent riffs, great songs and just stellar musicianship. If you like Rob Zombie/White Zombie you will love this.

If you're sad that Rob Zombie lost his sound from his older stuff, fret not! Scum of the earth kept it!!! Sounds just like old White Zombie/Rob Zombie from the 90s....