I must've been living under a rock because I didn't hear about the Spookshow splitting up and forming Miss Behave and the Caretakers until months after this had been released. Since the last Spookshow album came out 9 years ago, I was pretty psyched to hear it. Not at all disappointed, fast horror punk songs with great vocal melodies but with a bit more diversity than the Spookshow.
More awesome horror-themed bass-music from Figure. Switching between hard-hitting drumstep and funky-yet-epic electro-house tracks, all laced with the signature horror-trailer voiceovers. This volume introduces 50s B-Movie-themed tracks and creepy interludes into the mix. Can't wait until next Halloween for the Volume 5!
Big Hoodoo raps about black magic and monsters over well produced beats, not much more to say than that but definitely worth checking out!
A bit of a shock at first, the music is a lot less dark than their previous albums and the horror references are more subtle, but the songs are catchy as hell and the crooning vocal performances couldn't be any better. Definitely a more commercial sound, but if any band deserve to make it big, Calabrese do and if they do so with a vampire-biker themed album, even better.
The usual brilliant exotica-influenced horror-surf tunes. Highlights include the Western-influenced, Less Playboy, More Cowboy and a cover of the classic halloween-novelty, Rockin' Zombie. If you haven't heard of Messer Chups before then this is a good album to start with before checking out the earlier, more experimental, equally awesome albums.