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| 1.5 very poor | I was living in constant fear of someone neg bombing all my reviews cause I know how many detest me | January 15th 21 |
Toxic Voodoo is the second album by Fear of God... not that you could tell from listening to it, because it sounds nothing at all like Fear of God. It doesn't even sound like Detente frankly. It sounds like it should be the 3rd or 4th album by a C list Pestilence-and-Obituary-worshipping death metal band, from the songwriting and riffs to even the production. Safe and plodding death metal of the least creative kind. Dawn's vocal performance feels unfortunately tired, less dynamic and more monotonous than her previous ones. Pretty much the only thing saving this album from being a complete and utter waste of time is the bass work by Rob Michael (previously of 80s Maryland-based thrash/USPM act Have Mercy) which has some surprisingly nice moments. And even then it's not much of a save really... bin it.
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| 2.0 poor | Robbit | May 6th 16 |
TOXIC VOODOO is a disappointing follow up to the amazing WITHIN THE VEIL album. After an aborted attempt to record an album
with original collaborator (and boyfriend) Michael Carlino, Dawn reformed Fear Of God from scratch with some younger
musicians. The new lineup (including Randy Bozien, Chris Kalandras, Rob Michael & John Grden) went on a grueling van tour of
various U. S. clubs before completing this album.
TOXIC VOODOO hearkens back to Dawn's earlier speed metal days with Detente, for better and worse. The Alternative & Goth Rock
textures of WITHIN THE VEIL aren't found here, as her new band is pretty much set upon playing straight out thrash for the
most part. Unfortunately, their song ideas are comprised of a fairly unmemorable barrage of speed picked pedal notes or slow
doom riffs. The production is obviously low budget, murky and places Dawn's layered vocals too low. Therefore, it's a bit
difficult to know what she's spewing venom about since you can't decipher her words without a lyric sheet handy. And without
knowing the words, gone is the emotional depth that made her prior record such a potent and interesting offering.
The opener "Beyond The Veil" easily stands out as the best track. I would be hard pressed to choose another highlight,
although the slow riffing of "Santismo" is worth a listen. The only reason I seem to pull out this CD nowadays is to remind
myself why I didn't enjoy it all that much when I first bought it. This opinion remains unchanged 20 years after its release.
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| 1.5 very poor | Casavir | February 6th 22 |
| 2.5 average | SuzyC | October 27th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | Trey STAFF | May 7th 13 |
| 2.5 average | KILL | May 17th 12 |
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