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Triple Album Review! Electric Six, Voodoo Terror Tribe, Turbid North

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So, it seems like September is a really busy month in terms of CD releases. As a result, instead of inundating you all with a massive amount of reviews, I’ve decided to put together several in the first BD Triple Album Review. Inside, you’ll find reviews for the new Electric Six (Zodiac), Voodoo Terror Tribe (Symptoms of Sin), and Turbid North (Orogeny).  These reviews will be more to the point and not as involved as usual reviews so as not to make for a ridiculously long article. The main points will still be there and I hope that you’ll get as solid an impression as with previous reviews. Check them out after the jump!

Electric Six – Zodiac
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I love Electric Six. These guys are outrageous amounts of fun and they’re always great for a laugh. So with the release of their upcoming album, ‘Zodiac’, I was sincerely hoping that they hadn’t lost their touch. Well, my hopes were answered and my fears allayed: They’re still ridiculous and I love every second of it.
The album starts off fun and never ceases to lose that feeling. Just with other Electric Six records, each song has a great deal going on in terms of layering and instrumentation. Solid production and mixing ensure that everything you hear is easily accessible and pleasantly arranged. Each song adds in different instruments and different tones making every track fresh to the ears. 
Electric Six has struck again. Although it’s not a masterpiece, ‘Zodiac’ does what it sets out to do, which is make kick ass party/dance music meant to put a smile on your face. I was simultaneously dancing and laughing with every track. Go ahead, let your crazy side emerge and go nuts to some Electric Six. 
4 out of 5 skulls
Voodoo Terror Tribe – Symptoms of Sin
Hailing out of New Jersey, Voodoo Terror Tribe’s ‘Symptoms of Sin’ is an interesting record to spin as it changes musical styles quite readily. The problem is that, instead of changing styles fluidly, the shifts are often quite jarring. The first few tracks sound like a heavier, rawer Shinedown. The two tracks afterwards sound like Rob Zombie/White Zombie territory. After that, you’ve got ‘Deleted Scene’ which falls in between those styles and then the last track is a live recording of ‘World of Lies’. So the journey is a bit jarring. 
Production-wise, the album suffers a bit as it sounds more like a high-quality demo. Seeing as this is their third album, one could hope for slightly better audio quality. The guitars have a very raw, dirty sound to them and the bass is hard to notice. The drums don’t sound too bad and have some solid thump behind them. The vocals can also get a bit off-key here and there. 
With all my gripes so far, ‘Symptoms of Sin’ isn’t a bad album at all. It’s pretty fun to listen to here and there and definitely inspires some moments of sheer headbanging glory. 
3.5 out of 5 skulls
Turbid North – Orogeny
Hailing from The Last Frontier, Alaskan metal band Turbid North has released a very atmospheric, epic album in ‘Orogeny’. Being a fan of epic black/death/doom metal, I was looking forward to hearing this album. While not blown away by the album, I can safely say that I would recommend this album to those who also enjoy the genre. 
The production of the album is very tight but maintains a bit of a raw feeling that very much benefits the sound of the album. A glossy sounding production probably would have cost the music a lot of feel. The production also accentuates the dynamic scope of the album. Shifting musical styles even so far as a bit of blues, each style has a tone that is complimentary.
Turbid North describe themselves as ‘Mountain Metal’. As silly as that sounds, it’s actually a very fitting description. The band is heavy and sharp but there are moments of clarity and haunting beauty. At nearly 70 minutes, you’re getting a hefty dosage of epic metal. Think you can handle it all?
4 out of 5 skulls
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Marco Beltrami’s ‘Scream’ Score Gets Deluxe Reissue For 30th Anniversary

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Seminal slasher Scream rewrote the rules in 1996, and for its 30th anniversary,  Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings are celebrating with a new anniversary reissue of Marco Beltrami’s landmark score.

The original 14-track album returns to vinyl in a collectible “blood-soaked” sleeve on August 28.

If blood red isn’t your color, there’s good news: the reissue will also be available in many different limited-edition exclusive pressings.

In addition to the wide “Woodsboro Bloodbath” red vinyl pictured below, look for the following exclusives:

An Extended Cut Edition of the Scream (Original Motion Picture Score), featuring all 40 of the film’s cues from the 2022 Scream boxset, will also be available on CD. All formats are available to pre-order or pre-save today.

Top L-R: “Knife’s Edge” silver vinyl with poster (Target), “Surprise, Sidney” metallic blend vinyl (Barnes & Noble), “Don’t Hang Up” clear vinyl (Books-A-Million),
Bottom L-R: “I’ll Be Right Back” blue vinyl (Urban Outfitters), “Final Girl” splatter vinyl (Hot Topic), “Wrong Answer” Blood Red Splatter vinyl (Varèse Sarabande/Craft Recordings), and “Final Phone Call” blue vinyl (Indie Retail)

Marco Beltrami composed the iconic score as a then young, up-and-coming composer—one who, ironically, had never scored or even seen a horror film.

Yet just three years after he completed the University of Southern California’s rigorous scoring program, Beltrami submitted 13 minutes of music for Scream’s opening sequence and his future was forever changed. “We knew in half a minute that we had found our composer,” Craven told Variety in 2012. “The music was haunting, beautiful and totally original. Marco turned out to be shy and soft-spoken, but a fountain of ideas and innovation. I never looked back.”

Scream (Original Motion Picture Score) (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

CD Tracklist

1. Dimension Logo (0:19)

2. The Cue from Hell (10:33)

3. Trouble in Woodsboro (1:52)

4. Sid’s House (1:12)

5. Red Herring (2:13)

6. Killer Calls Sydney (2:52)

7. Chasing Sidney (1:29)

8. Cell Phone (1:00)

9. Backdoor Gale (0:49)

10. Schoolyard 2 (1:17)

11. Sid’s Doubt (1:23)

12. Bathroom (2:58)

13. Mr. Himbry Gets It (2:11)

14. Sherriff and Dewey (1:21)

15. Tatum’s Torture (2:46)

16. Sidney Wants It (3:09)

17. Dewey and Gale (1:57)

18. Off to See Himbry (0:41)

19. Killer Stabs Billy (2:50)

20. Randy Almost Gets It (2:33)

21. Gale Crashes the Van (1:33)

22. They’re Crazy (9:42)

23. Sid Stabs Billy (4:24)

24. Billy’s Back (0:52)

25. End Credits (1:40)

26. Sid’s Window (0:26)

27. Gut Someone (0:13)

28. Sid Looks (0:16)

29. Billy Looks (0:24)

30. Billy to Cell (0:34)

31. Killer Calls Again (0:35)

32. Bang Into Billy (0:12)

33. Girl Talk (0:54)

34. Video Store (0:45)

35. Why She’s Here (0:16)

36. Billy Sting (0:13)

37. Prescott’s Car (0:29)

38. Hairbrush (0:38)

39. The Cue from Hell (Orchestra Only) (6:28)

40. I Don’t Care (Vocals Performed by Dillon Dixon) (3:01)

Scream – Original Motion Picture Score

Vinyl Tracklist

Side A:

1. Dimension Logo (0:19)

2. The Cue from Hell (10:33)

3. Trouble in Woodsboro (1:52)

4. Red Herring (2:13)

5. Chasing Sidney (1:29)

6. Backdoor Gale (0:49)

7. Schoolyard 2 (1:17)

8. Bathroom (2:58)

Side B:

1. Sherriff and Dewey (1:21)

2. Tatum’s Torture (2:46)

3. Sidney Wants It (3:09)

4. Killer Stabs Billy (2:50)

5. They’re Crazy (9:42)

6. End Credits (1:40)

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