Forgotten Tomb / Whiskey Ritual - A Tribute to GG Allin
Just when you think that you’ve heard it all, two Italian Black Metal bands team up to record a bunch of GG Allin covers. Oddly enough, this 7-inch record comes with a CD containing all four of the tracks on the vinyl, plus one bonus song from each band. I’ve never heard of Whiskey Ritual before, but their Punk-Rock-with-sorta-Black-Metal-vocals versions of “Die When You Die,” “Bite It You Scum,” and especially “Drink, Fight and Fuck” (I used to be in a band that also covered it, so it’s long been a favorite) are very energetic and supremely well done, with a clear sound that’s just on the correct side of being too polished. Of course, I have no idea if this is anywhere close to the band’s normal sound/style, but I think that I’d better track down their 2010 album, In Goat We Trust, and find out. Forgotten Tomb is likewise impressive with their surprisingly straightforward renditions of “Expose Yourself to Kids,” “Gipsy Motherfucker,” and another of my favorite GG songs, “I Kill Everything I Fuck.” I had been very curious to hear how Forgotten Tomb would Black Metalize these tracks, but I’m not at all disappointed that they didn’t. Maybe it’s just because I’m high on a mix of NyQuil and embalming fluid right now, but I think that I’d like to hear some more of this.
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