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Zombeast

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Let me start this out by saying that Zombeast is a band that needs to be seen to be fully appriciated. The album is good, dont get me wrong, but to get the full experience you got to see them live.

Anyways, this is a damn good album. I bought it the day it came out, Halloween 06, and its never been far from the stereo since then. The songs range from brutal thrash (Corpse Wont Die) to Anthems (Die Slow, Flesh Eaters) to stirring ballads (Eternity) all macabre and twisted, and none of them disappoint. There is just something about the lyrics crafted by frontman Mario Montecello that evokes a deep gut responce... the hatred and venom you feel in 'Life of Hell' and 'Die Slow' make my skin crawl. Not to be unmentioned are the songs written by bass player Brian Stewart, 'Cthulhu' 'In Nightmares' and 'Black Death' all display a poetic wit and sadistic humor.
Musically, this group could be the bastard lovechild of Samhain and older AFI (think 'Answere That' era) combined with a good deal of orrigional ideas. This isnt a ripoff type band, and despite what they say on their myspace ("We're not trying to change people or re-invent anything with our music") I challenge you to find a band that sounds anything like this (and Son of Sam Doesnt count!)
All that being said... this is a rocking album. Its not very long, but the songs are damn good and their next album promises to be even better.
Now go see them play when they are in your town.

not bad, pretty good musicians...music's tight...
if you liked the misfits with danzig, you will love this;
if you are a lovecraft fan attracted by song 1's title...you may just want to get a copy of song 1 from a friend. still, kind of fun for horror punk/rock fans

Forget the bulls*!t coming out of Misfits records
this is the real deal!
Buy it,Love it,commit unholy acts listening too it...

Tracklisting:
(01)Cthulhu
(02)Witch
(03)Life of Hell
(04)That Corpse won't die
(05)Die Slow
(06)Down in Flames
(07)Flesh Eaters
(08)In Nightmares
(09)Black Death
(10)Eternity
(11)Wolfskin Killer

This is a must have for any hardcore Misfits/Samhain/Danzig fan! Mario Montichello's voice is as close as it gets to Danzig, and the musicianship is high quality. Unfortunately these guys broke up, but atleast they left us fiends with this one gem.

Zombeast is easily one of the best horror rock bands to emerge past the cemetery gates over the past few years. One characteristic that Zombeast possesses that draws me to this conclusion is that they have a genuine passion for what they due. They take their love of Danzig and inspiration of everything horror and inject it with their raw, energetic and intensely dark rock n' roll to be a top contender in the world of horror rock.

This self-titled debut album is chock full of throat gripping anthems that will turn you into a flesh craving fiend in mere minutes of the album starting. The opening track "Cthulhu" sets the course for this darkened path of destruction. As one of my favorite tracks here, "Cthulhu" starts off ominously and grows into a memorable and soon to be classic terrifying tale. One of the album's most thrilling songs is one of torture, pain and agony. "Life of Hell" brings forth all of these elements and is one of the strongest and best overall examples of what the band is all about. If zombies are your thing, crank up "Flesh Eaters" as once you hear the song you'll be singing the chorus in your head again and again until you "see the world through new dead eyes".

Another impressive aspect of the album that Zombeast pulled off is that it ends with the same level of integrity, passion and emotion that it started off with. While "Black Death" had me thinking "man, this is stuff that would make Danzig proud", it was the dark and chilling "Eternity" and rage engaging "Wolfskin Killer" that had me thinking that these guys are legit and have a very promising future ahead of them.

this is a great disc. i highly recommend checking it out.
i find it hilarious that all these bands were inspired by the misfits but have now far surpassed them.