Now that we're into the 12 days of Christmas, it's time to unleash the Christmas music. When I think of this holiday season, I don't usually think of the word brutal, unless we're talking about the crowds in the shopping malls.Thanks to my friend at work Mark, who shared this with me today. This is the funniest, yet absolutely worst idea ever! OMG, this redefines bad. Christmas songs, motorbated into death metal.
Well these eleven bands got together to cover their favorite Christmas songs and just about beat them to death. Death metal, that is. The album is A Brutal Christmas - The Season In Chaos.
Track four "Coventry Carol" is like, WTF? You call this Christmas music?!? This stuff makes me feel psychotic even when I'm straight. At least this title has the word Carol in it.
"Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence..." now that's a nice Christmas theme, isn't it?
I've never heard "The Little Drummer Boy" quite like this version. Tortured indeed.
The Christmas classics will never be the same again. My throat hurts after just listening to the vocals. Never mind the speed metal drumming and crunchy wall of guitars, or the throat ripping vocals.
Gotta love some of these names, too. Royal Anguish. Yep, it sure was. Tortured Conscience. More like tortured ears. Archer; Frank's Enemy; Hearken; EverSincEve; Faithbomb; Pure Defiance. Mmm, more egg nog. Throw another log on the fire. Crank it up to 11!
An amazon product review says "not for the faint of heart."
Aptly titled...A Brutal Christmas - The Season In Chaos. It could turn your red and green, black and blue.
Track Listing:
1. Angels We Have Heard on High by Archer
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Kekal
3. Mary Did You Know? by Royal Anguish
4. Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay) by Frank's Enemy
5. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silcen/O Come Emmanuel by Frost Like Ashes
6. The Little Drummer Boy by Tortured Conscience
7. O Come All Ye Faithful by Hearken
8. Child Messiah by Death Requisite
9. O Holy Night by EverSINcEve
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlement (take 2) by Faithbomb
11. Joy To The World by Pure Defiance
Related Tags: Music, Rock and Roll, Classic Rock, Christmas Music, A Brutal Christmas, Royal Anguish, Tortured Conscience, Archer, Frank's Enemy, Hearken, EverSincEve, Faithbomb, Pure Defiance, CybersMusic
Posted by Mike, with Thanks to Mark
Excellent post, Mike. I blogged it in its entirety on my site, Karnick on Culture,, where I have a review of my own on the wide variety of Christmas music available these days. Thanks for enduring this album in the cause of science.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, a minor correction...
ReplyDeleteThe correct Karnick on Culture link is Karnick on Culture
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