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 Review by: DarrenMcLeod See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on March 28th 2008
It’s hard to argue with Murder By Death’s track record. The band’s debut full-length, Like the Exorcist, But More Breakdancing was a solid introduction and perhaps the most experimental of the band’s releases. 2003’s Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left of Them? not only avoided the sophomore slump, but also saw the band really finding its voice, deeply rooted in dark narratives and a western influence. The band built on that success with 2006’s In Bocca al Lupo, an eclectic collection of songs that drew inspiration from Dante’s Inferno to create a moody concept album focused on sin and punishment. Needless to say, this strong history has created high expectations for for the band's latest release, Red of Tooth and Claw. So, just how does the album stack up to it's predecessors?
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I think, after having this for a while now, it is an underrated CD. It has grown on me a lot. The other two might be better, but really, this band is just plain consistent, and at a very high level. Absolutely addicted to them--can't get enough. This album is spectacular, almost flawless. Ball and Chain anyone? This is my favorite album by them, itslike In Bocca Al Lupo 2.0, There were times that that album felt kind of dull and unlively. Every song on this one, ncluding the instrumental are grab my attention. My favorite release ths year so far. Score is for the people who still haven't found out that MBD isn't metal. so now punknews reviews metal bands, great. i saw these guys last night in chicago. the original piano player made a guest appearance and played for half the set, i guess his first show with them in like three years. that was pretty rad. but the other half of the set was pretty lackluster. DeathMetalNews.org ? Haven't gotten this yet... need to. All I know is - if you go to see them on this tour, get there in time to see O'Death. You shant be disappointed. I always say to people who don't seems to care much that these guys are like a weak version of a lot of the bands from the denver scene; I like this record the more I hear it. One of my big complaints about In Boca.. was that the band seemed to regress a bit as far as instrumentation went. Not their fault at all, what with being down a keyboardist and all, but still. It seemed that since the guitar had to do more "song driving" there was a little less texture to the music than had been present on the previous two albums. That said, I still liked it a ton, and I think the change in the vocals helped pick up the slack to a considerable degree. With this album though, the band seems to have found their stride with the new lineup, and that's really encouraging. The band is "developing" in the good sense of the word that is so rare these days. Good on 'em I say. also, I saw the band twice... granted neither time they were headlining but I didn't find them boring at all. One kid in the crowd even started breakdancing during "The Desert Is On Fire" and the band loved it. Psssh, this should be four stars. awesome fucking record, and I wasn't really into the last one. this one blew me away and is most likely going to be in my top list of 08 (I know its early to say but I just have a feeling). eh, to each his own I suppose. They were getting better with every record, but after my first listen of this I'm not so sure that's still the case. cut the shit someone needs to review the new zion i keep hearing this Johnny Cash comparison...it does not makes sense to me. I'm going to disagree. I think that while they did not try anything drastically new on this album, their song writing is probably the most well rounded it's ever been. This album flows great and sets its own mood just like the previous ones. cut the shit someone needs to review the new zion Honestly he sounds fucking exactly like Cash. I was listening to my iPod on shuffle a month or two ago and a track from In Bocca came on and I was all like, "Oh hey it's the man in black keep on rockin Johnny Cash" and then after a minute and a half or so I realized that it was MBD. If I ever make a movie I'd want to have this band do the score. Pretty good, "In Bocca..." is one of my favorite albums, so I wasn't expecting this to top it, but still, I find myself skipping through about a little less than half of this album. i'm way into this record. saw them live recently and they killed it. i fucking love this band. not bad, i was hoping for a little more energy... does anyone else think on some songs he salivating so much it's ridiculous? I really liked some of their songs when I first heard "In Bocca Al Lupo" but now I don't know the last time I listened to it. They were alright one time I saw them and downright boring the second. Mind numbingly boring live. I could not believe it when I saw them. I used to have a passing thing for their music but it was totally lost after seeing them. Funny... see, to me, colin, the band kept getting better (until this release). I feel "Who Will Survive" is a huge step above "Like the Exorcist", and "In Bocca" is their best by just a hair. this is a band that just went in a direction i didn't really care for. the first release is so brilliant, and the second's western vibe added a nice twang to what they were working with. but after that they just keep releasing material that is farther from that experimentation and just, meh. nothing really grabs me. This is better than a 6 Fuck your six! |
