St. Madness – Saintanic
Genres: Heavy, Rock
Label: Nasty Prick Records
My last encounter with St. Madness was their album “Vampires In The Church” with left me with a “meh” feeling all over. Now, I get to check out a slightly more mature St. Madness with “Saintanic”. First off, vocalist Prophet has grown substantially as both a lyricist (with songs like The Art Of Terror and They Walk The Earth) and a vocalist (shown well in their cover of Ozzy Osborne’s Crazy Train). Hell, the band as a whole have done a lot of growing since 2006. The overall feel has gone from pseudo-nu metal to almost completely thrashin’ with a touch of heavy metal infused with rock ‘n’ roll. I’m especially tickled pink with the track Death Drives A Buick. Apparently the reaper drives a 1989 Buick Regal Custom… which is what I happen to be driving… it’s fun when the third wall is broken, isn’t it? Also appreciated is the hot-as-the-manifold-after-a-hundred-mile-drive solos the pop up at least once a song! Hurray for Madness!
Overall: “Saintanic” is head and shoulders above St. Madness’s last record, with more memorable songs than a British mop-topped quartet and more hooks than a bait shop!
8.5/10
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Originally posted at E-MetalSpace