Beyond Hell (Beyond Hell - GWAR)

Member Name: Frankingsteins

Product:	Beyond Hell - GWAR
Date:	16/07/08 (27 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Competent modern thrash.

Disadvantages: No original ideas, and too much focus on the daft lyrics.

Gwar's tenth album continues in the modern thrash style of their previous releases this decade, and continues to run its limited ideas into the ground. Unlike the more overtly musical 'Violence Has Arrived,' here attention is permitted to turn back to the lyrics and vocals, and this counts against the listening experience for those who aren't so interested in this band's sense of humour, of the variety that considers burping in the lyrics to be rather amusing.

This is largely generic modern thrash with some undeniably interesting and creative guitar work, but the rest of the instruments are merely there for rhythm. Devin Townsend's production job lends a distinct sound to the drums, especially noticeable in the opening to 'Murderer's Muse,' but there's nothing of much interest here. Even the cover of Alice Cooper's 'School's Out' seems largely pointless, deviating from the original in places without achieving anything particularly notable.

1. Intro
2. War Is All We Know
3. Murderer's Muse
4. Go to Hell
5. I Love the Pigs
6. Tormentor
7. Eight Lock
8. Destroyed
9. The Ultimate Bohab
10. One Who Will Not Be Named
11. Back in Crack
12. School's Out (Alice Cooper cover)

Summary: Gwar's tenth album (2006).