|
My Life With Thrill Kill Kult are one of the most important Industrial bands in the history of the genre. Along with bands like Front 242, KMFDM, and Ministry they paved the way for their more commercial children, most notably Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson (the former’s mid-career work and the latter’s early work were certainly influenced by this band). This collection covers the band’s years on the progressive thinking Wax Trax! label with remixes of their greatest works.
The collection opens with the band’s “theme song” if you will, “And This Is What the Devil Does.” This song is arguably the catchiest song to ever wear the Industrial tag. “Burning Dirt” and “Nervous Xians” are great additions to the album as they showcase the darker, groovier Dance vibe the band never completely embraced but was always superb at. You’ll also find the almost disco cult classic “Kooler Than Jesus” and the over-the-top House sound of “A Girl Doesn’t Get Killed by a Make Believe Lover…Cuz It’s Hot.” On the other hand the collection also includes some of the band’s more unnerving works like “The Days of Swine & Roses” and “Do U Fear (For Your Child?)” – a song that still makes me squirm a little when I hear it.
Overall this is a solid collection of what were arguably the band’s best years creatively and commercially.
Bottom Line: If you are a fan, then you’ll need to pick this up simply for the previously unreleased “Satana Rising” but newcomers will get a pretty solid schooling as to what My Life With Thrill Kill Kult is all about on Sinister Whisperz.
Reviewed by: Mark Fisher
<<Back To Reviews
|
|
|
