Album Of The Day 7/10/12: Macabre – “Sinister Slaughter”
Macabre – “Sinister Slaughter”
Released: April 13, 1993
Rateyourmusic.com rating: 3.55/5
Corporate Death – guitars, vocals
Nefarious – bass, vocals
Dennis The Menace – drums
Tracklist:
1.”Nightstalker” – 2:04 – Richard Ramirez
2.”The Ted Bundy Song” – 1:18 – Ted Bundy
3.”Sniper in the Sky” – 1:51 – Charles Whitman
4.”Montreal Massacre” – 1:25 – Marc Lépine
5.”Zodiac” – 3:46 – Zodiac Killer
6.”James Pough, What the Hell Did You Do?!” – 2:09 – James Edward Pough
7.”The Boston Strangler” – 1:10 – Albert DeSalvo
8.”Mary Bell” – 0:43 – Mary Bell
9.”Mary Bell Reprise” – 0:45 – Mary Bell
10.”Killing Spree (Postal Killer)” – 1:21 – Patrick Sherrill
11.”Is It Soup Yet?” – 1:18 – Daniel Rakowitz
12.”White Hen Decapitator” – 2:30 – Michael Bethke
13.”Howard Unrah (What Have You Done Now?!)” – 2:28 – Howard Unrah
14.”Gacy’s Lot” – 2:20 – John Wayne Gacy
15.”There Was a Young Man Who Blew up a Plane” – 2:10 – Jack Gilbert Graham
16.”Vampire of Dusseldorf” – 2:43 – Peter Kürten
17.”Shotgun Peterson” – 2:48 – Christopher Peterson
18.”What’s that Smell?” – 3:02 – Jeffrey Dahmer
19.”Edmund Kemper Had a Horrible Temper” – 2:34 – Edmund Kemper
20.”What the Heck Richard Speck (Eight Nurses You Wrecked)” – 2:05 – Richard Speck
21.”Albert Was Worse than Any Fish in the Sea” – 1:31 – Albert Fish
One of the most fun albums in the history of metal. Combining Seuss-esque sing along anthems about serial killers with absolutely stellar musicianship, the Illinois (emphasis on ‘Ill’) trio of Corporate Death, Nefarious, and Dennis The Menace (which may or may not be their actual given names) struck gold in 1993 with “Sinister Slaughter”. Taking the formula from their previous album “Gloom” and adding more death metal and grindcore elements, Macabre created an album that sounded like nothing else. Compositionally creative yet still catchy, this is an album that has something for every metal fan. It is rare to hear any complaints. My favorite tracks: “Vampire Of Dusseldorf” and “There Was A Young Man Who Blew Up A Plane”.
The song “Vampire Of Dusseldorf” on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHYhG805eKA
