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| 4.0 excellent | MoosechriS | May 26th 13 |
Although not in the same league as death penalty, this follow up still riffs and brings the jams
4 Bumps | Bump |
| 3.0 good | Eclecticist | August 12th 13 |
Compared to Death Penalty this album blows.
3 Bumps | Bump |
| 2.0 poor | Robbit | February 12th 17 |
Witchfinder General's 2nd album FRIENDS OF HELL placed their limited capabilities in greater focus. Many metal fans got
something of a love buzz when they first heard the ragged proto-doom of DEATH PENALTY. Some of the appeal was in
discovering something so relatively obscure, yet promising. It was obvious to everyone that they were channeling old
Black Sabbath riffs to the point of blatant mimicry, but Zeeb Parkes always sounded much more like Joey Ramone than Ozzy
Osbourne to my ears.
Their shortcomings are more glaringly obvious here with the plainly dumb lyrics of "Music". Although I share its
sentiments, the words just seem corny when sung over heavy riffs. I suppose you could have replaced the title with the
word Cheerios and it may not made the song much worse. Their main single was "Love On Smack", which is a huge downer of a
song about a guy watching his girlfriend overdose on heroin. It leaves you with the same sort of feeling as having sat
through a really dreadful horror movie that makes you curse yourself for having bothered with it.
You may find some consolation in how heavy and dastardly Phil Cope's guitar riffs are on songs like "Quietus Reprise".
Still, I'd recommend revising the first album again and not wasting to much time on this one. There are so many other
bands doing the same thing so much better now.
2 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | Gary STAFF | June 13th 23 |
So much fun!
Bump |
| 3.0 good | Zaleb | July 19th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | June 5th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Fear | December 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | September 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | June 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ianman | July 8th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Enzx | July 2nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | manosg EMERITUS | January 30th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Pegana | December 3rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | Aion | March 8th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Belrond | October 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | jrowa001 | September 7th 08 |
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