Demise Celebration UK: Fireplace & Phantoms

(Gothic World Data)

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Goth rock duo Demise Celebration UK launch a tongue in cheek album that doesn’t take itself critical and is shouting out for a celebration. Wayne AF Carey dives into the abyss…

I find it irresistible when one thing hits the pile of music I sift via endlessly, in a by no means ending cycle of shit band names, unlistenable (to me) stuff and WAV’s. This one landed and I bought the sensation you get if you simply know. The press launch describing them tells me they’ve been round over a decade now and have a cult Goth following, promoting out their merch and touring onerous. This no nonsense band description bought me:

“They create music that simply takes management of your skull and gained’t let go till its good and prepared. Which could effectively be by no means! A band born within the pit of Lucifarian Hellfire fused with the spooky pleasant darkness of a very, actually, nice Halloween get together, the place the music is loud and taking place and the entire place is leaping! Thought of by many to be the assembly between Gothic Rock and pure rock’n’roll. If Goth and Rock’n’roll had a child, they’d name it Demise Celebration UK!”

Trev ‘The Darklord’ and his spouse Scarlet are all of the enjoyable in Goth preserving in custom with the photographs of all issues black and bat. The tune titles are a useless give away together with opener The Useless Of Evening which is a scuzz rock guitar drenched quantity filled with echo and speedy drums, remarking on being in a council home at nighttime. Mark Of The Vampire is one other Ramones / Cramps fashion rocker filled with fuzz and soiled riffs, then the Devils Music is available in at a quick tempo with some rolling conventional Rockabilly that’s downright soiled enjoyable. Voodoo Eyes is a pleasant letter quantity that strays into Ramones territory once more with a catchy refrain and a easy riff that retains it actual. The tempo by no means lets down with Eternally Music, one other Rockabilly romp that simply seems like they’re having a large Goth get together with their mates.

Hellzapoppin rips off every part you’ve heard on the Goth scene and seems like one thing off the Rocky Horror present and will simply slot in at Halloween in a Goth disco with Wednesday Addams main us into that brothel creeper dance. A tacky snigger. The albums bounces on with a darkish however enjoyable roll with graveyard themes, witches, hellfire, skulls, the entire Goth picture baked in a single evil pumpkin pie with a glinting eye in it’s carving. Tracks like Witching Spell, Shadows  and the hilarious Batman are only a proper fuckin’ snigger and makes you smile at each monitor as they’re taking the piss lots but consider of their scene with out making an attempt to be too critical. Take the hundred mile an hour monitor Graveyard Rock (which might make Meatloaf flip in his grave) and the same rocking Hellfire Rock ‘n’ Roll. Easy and quick with a wry smile flowing all through. Catwoman simply has a rocking bass line and guitar chug nicked straight from Peter Gunn they usually comprehend it and don’t give a fuck. It’s all in regards to the get together.

There’s Johnny Money references in Demise Celebration To The Rescue which stays on the identical slant as the entire album, quick as fuck tunes having fun in the very best DIY goth punk method you may. Skintight is one other Ramones kind tune, a quick chugger that flirts with Rockabilly and Cramps once more as one other tongue in cheek tune, as does My Personal Means which has a dig on the haters of the Goth vogue and life fashion. She Satan might be the ‘mellow’ tune on the album however nonetheless rocks like fuck when it kicks in correct with a very funky bass line which is a normal that all the time works. Nearer is their tackle Johnny Money – Ring Of Fireplace which is a psychological Goth run riot snigger and is definitely a correct get together as fuck tune that Money would have a very good giggle at, particularly with the tacky keyboard half three quarters in.

Should you take your music too critically you’ve in all probability not even learn this far into the evaluation and I actually don’t care personally. It’s an hour lengthy romp of Celebration Goth that you simply’ll love or hate relying on how chin stroking you might be along with your tastes. I prefer it and it seems to be like a hell of loads of different individuals do too. Should you love The Cramps and a little bit of Rockabilly then give it an opportunity. Properly price it!

Phrases by Wayne Carey, Opinions Editor for Louder Than Struggle. His creator profile is right here