Formed in 1994, the Helsinki Death Rock cult legends Babylon Whores have steadily grown up to be a force to be reckoned with. Call it metal, call it rock and roll, but one thing's for sure; it all reeks of rancid madness and sweet damnation. All piss dirty, crunching guitars and Elvis from Hell vocals, the stuff is musically diverse yet boasting a fearful integrity all of its own. Lyrically, the dark, venomous sarcasm of Babylon Whores is a log book of a ship of fools on a quest for lost meaning, mirroring the world through western occult and philosophic traditions. We're talking god damned, apocalyptic rock and roll here, all the way from Tupelo to Megiddo. Formerly under the wings of the infamous UK based Misanthropy Records, the babylon whores now contine blowing minds on Necropolis, who quickly signed the band after Misanthropy's demise. With "King Fear," the band returns with a monster of an album. Decadent and mystifying, "King Fear" gives substance to a fever dream the listener needs to forge all for himself. No easy solutions at play here. As far as bad trips go, "King fear" might be one of the most rewarding. Gathering momentum from the bitterly sarcastic opener "Errata Stigmata," it carries all the way to the title track climaxing with the unspeakable homing down on the unwary listener. (Necropolis Records) P.O. Box 14815, Fremont Ca. 94539-4815
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