VOODOO CHURCH
Unholy Burial
Label: Strobelight
9/10
Over two decades passed since Voodoo Church released their legendary, self titled 12“ EP. These days a big surprise is waiting for us: their official debut album „Unholy Burial“.
After the appetizer
tracks on the compilations „Strobelights Vol.1“ and „New
Dark Age Vol.2“ there was a little presentiment where the journey could
go to. Exactly, the band is celebrating a thrilling mixture, highly melodic
pieces between spooky gothic rock, sawing deathrock and partly a punky attitude,
connected with Tina Winter’s charismatic, varied vocals. There’s
one thing you notice right from the start – the atmosphere of the songs.
You’ll be lead into intensely dark fields where you find a blazing interaction
between deep melancholy and powerfully defying moments.
Fiery guitar riffs, rumbling bass-lines, ghostly sounds, church bell splinters
– every tune matches. Even the cover version of The Cure’s „Figurehead“
comes out well, and that’s normally always a shacky affair. This album
is filled with pearls, from the beginning to the end. A must-have.
Breda, 06 Dec
2004