Happy New Year

Happy New Year you gals and ghouls! This has been an up and down year personally but, all that stuff also brought me back! I missed this and I missed all of you, the bands, everything! Thank you for welcoming me back! 

Stay safe and stay scary

Jekyll 

Grave Robber - Scary Christmas To You

Well, they are still showing Christmas movies so, for those still in the mood or looking for those perfect tunes for next year, give these tunes by Grave Robber a spin! One of the best in the game today, these tunes are perfect for the holiday season. Opening with "Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas", "We're A Couple of Misfits", a cover of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch", "Gramma Got Half Eaten by a Zombie" and their cover of "Joy to the World" are just some of the highlights on this great little package of music. So, spread some cheer, watch for those zombies and just sing along. It's really a fun bunch of songs that you'll love year in and year out. 

The House of Haunt - Blood on the Silver Screen

So, greetings from the Great White North. May I offer you a local blend of Horror with the latest offering from The House of Haunt collection in Blood on the Silver Screen? This album picks up where they left off with their previous album with a great and catchy blend of songs that you just can't help but love on first listen! I implore you to listen to songs "Blood House", "Hetzhund", "Mary Mallon", "Salem Girl", "Hot Rod Frankenstein" or "Fang Binite" and not want to move, groove and sing along to those songs. "Drinking with the Boys" sounds like a song straight off a Dropkick Murphys album and I just LOVE it! "They Come at Night", "Cutlass (Live)" and their live cover of Electric Dead's "Lucifer's Blues" are also show stoppers on this album. So, enjoy this fantastic 2019 blend as the year comes to a close and forgive us for Justin Bieber and Nickleback, deal?

Vagora - Sackcloth & Ashes

2019 would not be complete without sharing my thoughts on the latest album from one of my favorite bands in Vagora. Maybe not Horror Punk in that Misfits sense, they have kinda been accepted by the scene and, musically, they can do whatever they want! Their latest album Sackcloth & Ashes is proof of that as DeRaven, Hyde, Bloodshed and Nameless deliver some of the best songs of the band's career so far! "The Bridges I Burn", "Rest After Death", "New World", "Queen B", "She Never Says Goodbye", "Sandra of the Land", "Red Headed Slut", "Kaliste", my personal favorite on the album "Vinyl Stars", "Eye for an Eye", "Day After Sunday", "In the Stars", "Walk Away" and "The Gold" are just fantastic pieces of music! Songs that can stand with anything they have done to date! Never ones to disappoint, if you have not checked them out yet, it's never too late to discover awesome music by an awesome band. So, just ask for forgiveness and give them a listen! You'll thank ol' Jekyll that you did! 

Devil's Brew Productions Present The Devil's Jukebox Vol. 1

So, the kind ghouls at Devil's Brew Productions have been kind enough to share 18 killer songs from 18 awesome bands with the world. Bands that I've reviewed before and fan favorites are here like Thirteen Shots, Horror Vision, Mutant Reavers, Siblings of Samhain, Sugar Virus, Slavething and the House of Haunt along with new favorites like Prayer Line, The Damn Givers, Ratbatspider, Running From Daylight, Johnny Rottencorpse and the Rising Dead and Souls of Hades to name a few. This whole collection is solid, awesome and worth checking out. Just because Halloween is over, it doesn't mean that the treats have to end. 

Prayer Line - Drink the Blood

So, every now and again, someone passes me along a band who's debut album I need to check out. I love it when that happens! This debut album by Prayer Line has ol' Jekyll smiling from ear to ear! Opening with "A Martyr's Death", things move along into "Run" and my personal favorite track on the album "The Witches' Sabbath". But, it doesn't end there! "Be Afraid", the title track, "Diary of a Drowning Boy", "Ezra Cobb", "One That Can See" and "Chopping Mall" are all just awesome tracks! I cannot wait to hear more from them! Listen to Jekyll when he says that you should keep an eye on them. I know I will, I just don't know which eye I'm going to use but I have a ton to choose from. Drink the blood and enjoy the music! 

Horror Story - Return of the Strange

New Zealand's premiere Horror Rock band has just dropped a 10 song masterpiece and the world is a better place for it! Return of the Strange finds the band unleashing great songs in their distinctive sound lead by Dr. Hell and Von Toxic as only they can. Make no mistake though; they do not release the same album but there are elements that are like a calling card and you know it is them which is not a bad thing as they take their music to another level! Opening with "October Night" the band sets the pace as they move onto "Skinshift" and "Making Monsters". "Release the Wolves", "The Moon is Always Full", "Night's Embrace" and "Midnight in the Lab" keep up the pace and awesomeness of the music where some albums would choose to lag after a thunderous opening trio of songs. The last part of the album is no different as "Strange Transmission", "House of Hell" and "Virus" keep up the goods and have you wanting more like a vampire at a blood bank or a zombie at a university. Yes, I went there! Now, I know there was talk that this was their final album and, if that is the case, what a note to end on. If that is just talk, the better it is for the fans and the genre as a whole. Horror Story is a legendary band for a reason and songs like these show you why. Dr. Hell and Von Toxic are great musicians and whatever they put their name on, you know you are in for a horrific treat. No tricks here, this album is that good!