Our review about "Dr. Geek & the Freakshow - Miss Graveyard" (10-10-2010).
Miss Graveyard is the the first ep of the german horrorpunks Dr. Geek and the
Freakshow – an ep full of catchy singalongs. The musick is a mixture
of The Other, The Neo-Misfits, The Groovie Ghoulies and similar bands. The
result: 24 minutes of rotting bubble-gum-punk for graveyard-parties.
You can compare this debut from the three Saarland-zombies with a casket full of melodic horror. After a creepy intro, Dr. Geek and the Freakshow haunt your ears with seven tracks bout zombies, cenobites and more – including the typical whaoo’s. Okay, there may be nothing new about the musick or lyrics. But the trio definitely knows what they are doing. Like in a candybag from halloween, the content is varied: For example, the howlings change from song to song. While Elmstreet 1428 and the title-track Miss Graveyard features rough punk-vocals, Cenobites and the rest have more melodic croons. Bone-crushing drums, blood-dripping guitar and spooky bass-lines complete their sound. The last track Zombie Girlfriend even shows another musically side of the band. It starts with a dark deathrock-like part before it turns to horrorpunk.
Through the whole ep, the sound-quality is great. Especially for a debut. Even though the debut-ep is already sold out, you can listen to some of the songs on myspace. Make sure to keep one eye open for Dr. Geek and the Freakshow, to see what future holds for them…
6,5 of 10 Tombstones
You can compare this debut from the three Saarland-zombies with a casket full of melodic horror. After a creepy intro, Dr. Geek and the Freakshow haunt your ears with seven tracks bout zombies, cenobites and more – including the typical whaoo’s. Okay, there may be nothing new about the musick or lyrics. But the trio definitely knows what they are doing. Like in a candybag from halloween, the content is varied: For example, the howlings change from song to song. While Elmstreet 1428 and the title-track Miss Graveyard features rough punk-vocals, Cenobites and the rest have more melodic croons. Bone-crushing drums, blood-dripping guitar and spooky bass-lines complete their sound. The last track Zombie Girlfriend even shows another musically side of the band. It starts with a dark deathrock-like part before it turns to horrorpunk.
Through the whole ep, the sound-quality is great. Especially for a debut. Even though the debut-ep is already sold out, you can listen to some of the songs on myspace. Make sure to keep one eye open for Dr. Geek and the Freakshow, to see what future holds for them…
6,5 of 10 Tombstones
Tracklist (Length: ca. 24 minutes)
Intro
Cenobites
Geek Theme
Miss Graveyard
The Hunger
Elmstreet 1428
After Midnight
Zombie Girlfriend
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