Siblings of Samhain - Pumpkin Patch Murders

Remember how I said that these guys remind me of Blitzkid on their full length Hyde? Well, check out their cover of Blitzkid's classic "Pumpkin Patch Murders". This cover finds the band paying homage to a fundamental band while putting their own twist to make it their own. Just a great cover by a great band making waves on both sides of the pond in this genre. Check it out or else they will come after you! 

Shadow Windhawk - The Funeral Cortege

So, in case you live under a rock, Shadow Windhawk and his band deliver the Horror Rock goods and this release is no exception! His fourth album overall, the man and his band open with "Broken Signals" and don't let up for a second. "Borgo Pass" are fantastic "Cortege" while "Fourteen-Mile Tombstone (Mr. Romero)" is a great tribute to the director who brought us all those classic movies in the Dead series. "Visitation Room" and "Red Shadows" are great whole "Feb 24th, 1989" sees him doing an electric version of type song found on his first solo album! "Green-Wood" and "Wendigo" are great finishers! This is maybe the best album by Windhawk and company as they just deliver the goods on every song as every note is placed with care and every sample chosen with precise precision to enhance the songs. Just a fantastic listen by someone who is a master of his craft. Give this album a listen and tell Windhawk that ol'Jekyll sent ya! The songs grab you and don't let go for a second and, if you manage to break away.... they'll stock you and find you like a slasher in any good or not so good slasher flick. 

Siblings of Samhain - Hyde

This, this is their first full length and man, it does not disappoint at all. Opening with a great one two punch in "Jekyll" and "Hyde", these siblings channel the spirit of the great Blitzkid on this release! And no, it's not a rip off but more of a nod that makes fans of the band smile that these guys are not forgotten by anyone. Like the song ."From the Bite to the Bullet" recalls memories of "The Torn Prince". However, they do do their own thing with songs like "Gravestones", "Loculus", "Epidemic", "Gravedigger Man", "Winsome Witch", "I Am the Zombie", "Love at First Bite", "The Dead Crawl", "The Killer in Me", "Helen" and "Dead Darling" are just fantastic. Did I just name the whole album? I guess I did! This is a great listen by one of the emerging bands from the genre making noise on both sides of the pond. Listen to ol' Jekyll, you need to give this music a listening to as they have more good things on the horizon. 

Siblings of Samhain - Gravest Ones

Remember when I said to keep your eyes out for this band? Well, on this new single, the band has shed the acoustics and just deliver some Horror Punk goodness on this rocking track! These siblings united in all things Horror and Punk just bring the goods and has you wanting more. Let's see what else they have in store! 

The Panic Beats - Slave to the Blade

How long has it been since I've heard new music from the Panic Beats? Five years? Well, I don't know why we had to wait but I am glad with what they dropped on Halloween! THE ARE BACK! With their infectious blend of Ramones inspired Horror Punk, the guys bring the goods from the first note to the last. Favourites include "They're All Gonna Burn", "No Way Out", "Time to Go", "Dead in the Dirt" and "Wait to Die". My only complaint is that I wish there was more as this release had me smiling ear to ear! But, you know what they say, quality not quantity. In short, THE PANIC BEATS ARE BACK! So, check out this release and tell them ol' Jekyll sent ya. 

Eerie Erie Records Presents Songs for Samhain Vol. 4

So, Halloween may be over but, it's spirit lives on. A great way to keep that spirit alive is by listening to this new collection of acoustic Horror songs put together by Eerie Erie Records in Songs for Samhain Vol. 4 or Songs 4 Samhain (whichever you prefer). There is a lot of great songs on here by some great bands. You have the goods you expect from bands like Bad Whoremoans, Trash Bats , Jess-O-Lantern, The Mutant Members Only Club, Mummula and Afterlife Love Machine along with artists that you may not have heard of yet like Skeleton Drive, Helltown Heroes, Christophe Murdock, Mikey Garou, Grimpond, Judas, Jim Strange, Matt Gibson, The Cryptkeepers, Roy Peak, Die Gruwel, Grim Grin and Mobil Mockingbird. There is a lot to love and check out on this collection of music. Check it out and see who you get into next. 

In Memoriam Timi Hansen

Today, it is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of Timi Hansen the bass player of Mercyful Fate and those early King Diamond albums. Keeping the low end as the guitarists roared loudly, Timi and company helped to define just what a Black Metal band could do on releases like Melissa, Obey the Oath, In the Shadows, Fatal Portrait and Abigail. Those albums infused with themes of Horror and the occult are just classics of the genre as well as Metal in general. The man was a master but, in the end, cancer took him way too early. R.I.P. Timi, keep that low end dark and heavy whatever you are.