The Devil’s Blood is one of the most complex bands I’ve had to describe. Some bands you just expect corpse paint, satanic lyrics, burning crosses etc… but what I really admire here is the subtle approach they have towards singing and praising Lucifer himself. You can’t even call The Devil’s Blood metal; it’s more 70’s rock and roll. Think Thin Lizzy, meets Jefferson Airplane, meets 70’s Heart, meets Jimi Hendrix but with a much more sinister and darker side. When you hear vocalist, F. the Mouth of Satan sing you can hear the influences of Grace Slick and Anne Wilson channel through her and at the same time images of Charles Manson instantly pop up in your head.
The album has a dark and moody vibe all the way through the album but again it’s so subtly done its brilliant by being so restrained and calm. “Christ or Cocaine” is one of my favorite tracks and embodies the vibe of Anne Wilson but F. also knows how to make it her own “House of 1000 Voices” is another great track that combines horror with rock and roll. You can envision a bunch of hippies in a haze of smoke after a night of blood-sacrificing rituals listening to this. The guitar melodies are all spot on, never really slows down, all up tempo and keeps the listener’s attention. “Angel’s Prayer” is classic Thin Lizzy; you can’t really miss it when you hear the guitar tracks right before F.’s vocals come in. Again, none of these tracks really hit heavy metal status, let alone black metal status so if you’re used to or expecting something with more intensity this will probably bore you if you’re not paying close attention.
A lot of seventies rock and hard rock have all gotten a bad rap but I highly advise that you do not pass off “The Time of No Time Evermore”. It’s like if Grace Slick, Rob Zombie, Jim Morrison, and Charles Manson all had a chance to get together at one time; this is what they would have created. The viciousness of the lyrics combined with F. the Mouth of Satan’s melody is eerie, haunting, and incredible. You definitely want to check this one out!
expect corpse paint, satanic lyrics, burning crosses etc…but what I really admire here is the
subtle approach they have towards singing and praising Lucifer himself. You can’t even call
The Devil’s Blood metal; it’s more 70’s rock and roll. Think Thin Lizzy, meets Jefferson Airplane,
meets 70’s Heart, meets Jimi Hendrix but with a much more sinister and darker side. When you
hear vocalist, F. the Mouth of Satan sing you can hear the influences of Grace Slick and Anne
Wilson channel through her and at the same time images of Charles Manson instantly pop up in
your head.
The album has a dark and moody vibe all the way through the album but again it’s so subtly
done its brilliant by being so restrained and calm. “Christ or Cocaine” is one of my favorite tracks
and embodies the vibe of Anne Wilson but F. also knows how to make it her own “House of
1000 Voices” is another great track that combines horror with rock and roll. You can envision a
bunch of hippies in a haze of smoke after a night of blood-sacrificing rituals listening to this.
The guitar melodies are all spot on, never really slows down, all up tempo and keeps the
listener’s attention. “Angel’s Prayer” is classic Thin Lizzy; you can’t really miss it when you hear
the guitar tracks right before F.’s vocals come in. Again, none of these tracks really hit heavy
metal status, let alone black metal status so if you’re used to or expecting something with more
intensity this will probably bore you if you’re not paying close attention.
A lot of seventies rock and hard rock have all gotten a bad rap but I highly advise that you do
not pass off “The Time of No Time Evermore”. It’s like if Grace Slick, Rob Zombie, Jim Morrison,
and Charles Manson all had a chance to get together at one time; this is what they would have
created. The viciousness of the lyrics combined with F. the Mouth of Satan’s melody is eerie,
haunting, and incredible. You definitely want to check this one out!
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good first review- welcome aboard!
on Jul 12th, 2010 at 08:26i never would have found this, very addicting music, thanks for the review!
on Jul 13th, 2010 at 17:34I couldn’t care less about satanism so I don’t pay much attention to the lyrics but the music is damn good on this. Really unexpected and addictive.
on Jul 13th, 2010 at 18:16I can appreciate good lyrics regardless of whether they evil or divine, as long as I’m not the last in line…:)
I have found that my Stryper and Trouble plays quite nicely with my Akercocke and :of the Wand and the Moon: CDs, as long as I keep them at least 3 inches apart on the shelf. On occasion I sometimes hear lightning and thunder coming from the CD rack, when they decide to have a little mini holy war, but its all in good fun.
Great review Kate, I will check this out for sure.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 08:32Great album, good review !! this came out when ? 2007/2008 ?? Its been a long time… wish they’d put out something new already !
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:14Thanks guys! I normally don’t care about satanism either but I think it’s the paradox of the two that intrigues me the most. It is really addicting music, I totally agree!
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 00:39