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Reviews for 'The Golden Age of Sin'

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Cleveland Free Times - interview with Bob and Brent by Jeff Niesel (March 12, 2008)

Maximum Rock & Roll Issue #298 - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' by Cissie Scurlock (March 2008)

This one isn't online, so I'll just give you an excerpt (or you can go buy the damn mag).  You know you're in trouble when the reviewer starts off by saying "My frame of reference for a band like this is pretty much nil."  She hated us, but in a weird way this is one of my favorite reviews.  I'm not going to print the whole thing where she calls us "boring, boring, and boring", but I love this last paragraph:

"I can imagine this on the soundtrack of an '80s punxploitation movie.  Ya' know, one of those movies that equate punk and metal as being the same thing.  If you think it would be awesome to hang out with the characters in Class of 1984 every day for the rest of your life, then you might like Horror of '59."

Razorcake Issue #43 - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' (April 8, 2008)

Rock & Roll Purgatory - interview with Bob by Ben Lybarger (March 2008)

Rock & Roll Purgatory - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' by Ben Lybarger (March 2008)

Rue Morgue Issue #76 - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' by Aaron Von Lupton (March 2008)

Here's another one that isn't online.  He liked the cover art ("one of the more inspired horror punk album covers"), but not us ("it's anemic efforts like this that keep horror punk from becoming a more interesting genre than it currently is").  We scored a whopping one skull out of 5.  Yikes!  Ah well, can't please everyone. 

Past Reviews and Articles

Cleveland Plain Dealer Friday Magazine - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' by John Benson (February 1, 2008)

"The line between a novelty horror rock act and a legitimate rock act is the biggest hurdle encountered when one listens to Horror of '59's sophomore effort "The Golden Age of Sin." The genre blender is on full-speed puree with this 16-track effort, which is an amalgamation of punk, garage rock, rockabilly and metal.

While the redundancy of the opening track, "Let the Horror Begin," grows tiresome, the same can't be said for the DIY-sounding "Lycanthrope" and the pedal-to-the-medal rocker "The Devil in Miss Jones." Singer Bob "Noxious" Ignizio's vocal style can be rough at times, but his passion is evident. The truth is, if you take away the horror rock label - and the associated fake blood and vampire teeth - "The Golden Age of Sin" stands up as a potent, artifice-free punk record. Grade: B-"

Cleveland Scene Magazine - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' by D.X. Ferris (January 2, 2008)

"Horror of '59's second album sounds like circa-'78 Ozzy Osbourne fronting the new Misfits. The record is full of punky garage rock, with obligatory buzz-saw guitars, five-second hand-of-glory solos, and whoa-oh refrains. With all respect to the genre, horrorcore is like canned chicken soup: It's hard to fuck up or make special. Producer Jeff Shirilla produces and adds death-metal backing vocals to "Blood Zombie 2007," while wife Barb lays down some breathless-babe backup vox to "Black Wedding." The stew's not thick, but it's hot — and tasty, if you can look past the floating eyeballs."

Metal Coven Fanzine (Germany) - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' by Tobi (December 11, 2007)

My German is pretty rusty, but we got an 89% so I'm guessing they liked us.  Anyone wanna' translate this for us?

"Auf ihrer soeben erst veröffentlichten zweiten CD "The Golden Age Of Sin" baden die vier US Gruselrocker von Horror Of '59 ganz gemäß des Titels bis zum Hals im Sündenpfuhl. Und dass sie ihre dekadenten und von Alkohol, Sex und Tod getränkten Ausschweifungen wirklich mit Stil und Klasse zelebrieren, davon zeugt allein schon der coole Covereinleger mit seinem fantastischen Artwork und den kultigen Bandfotos.
Auf der Vorderseite der CD springt uns nämlich gleich mal das völlig irre, in stimmigem Comic-Stil gehaltene Bild eines üppig bestückten Showgirls entgegen, deren laszive Tanzeinlage auf einem Pokertisch von allerlei grotesken Gestalten wie Dracula, Blackula und dem Wolfsmann mit großen Augen verfolgt wird. Und wenn man die CD Hülle aufklappt, so fällt der Blick sogleich auf die Portraits der Bandmitglieder -- stilecht fotografiert durch die gespreizten Beine einer Stripperin.
Ja ja, die Jungs von Horror Of '59 verstehen es schon, sich gekonnt in Szene zu setzen und zumindest bei mir können sie mit solcherlei kleinen aber feinen Anzüglichkeiten schon mal einen ordentlichen Sympathiebonus verbuchen.
Umso erfreulicher ist es da natürlich, dass auch die Musik auf "The Golden Age Of Sin" vom Allerfeinsten ist und dem tollen Vorabeindruck, der durch die ansprechende Gestaltung des Booklets und Backcovers gewonnen wurde, nicht im Geringsten nachsteht!!
Enorm kurzweilige und ungemein unterhaltsame 36 Minuten lang bekommt man hier melodischen und doch mit den nötigen Ecken und Kanten ausgestatteten Punk Rock zu hören, der nicht zuletzt auch dank der schaurig-schönen Horrortexte etwas an die unbestrittenen Königs des Horror Punks, The Misfits, zu ihren frühen Zeiten erinnert. Hier geht's wirklich Schlag auf Schlag und bei 16 wüsten Shock'n'Roll Geschossen, von denen kaum eines über die 3-Minuten-Marke hinausgeht, bleibt dem elektrisierten Hörer im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes kaum ein ruhiger Augenblick zum verschnaufen!!
Wenn Horror Of '59 ihre wahnwitzige Monstershow mit dem fetzigen "Let The Horror Begin" einleiten und im Folgenden dann das Goldene Zeitalter der Sünde und Dekadenz lobpreisen ("The Golden Age Of Sin"), den Vollmond anjaulen ("Lycanthrope") und uns zum Abschluss auf ihre pechschwarze Hochzeit einladen ("Black Wedding"), um dort mit einem menschenfressenden Zombie zu tanzen ("Blood Zombie"), dann dürfte eigentlich schon klar sein, dass diese CD der nahezu perfekte Soundtrack für einen jeden feierwütigen Rock'n'Roller, Punkrocker, B-Movie-Freak und Monsterfan ist.
Doch auch als aufgeschlossener Headbanger sollte man im Falle von "The Golden Age Of Sin" ruhig mal ein Ohr riskieren, denn die Chancen stehen wirklich gut, dass der energische und fetzige Sound dieses Vierers auch bei Fans von Bands wie Thin Lizzy, Wasp und AC/DC auf ordentlich Gegenliebe stoßen dürfte!!

89% by Tobi (11.12.2007)"

Sleazegrinder Webzine - review of 'The Golden Age of Sin' (December 2007)

"Well, if you want the shorthand, it’s Jello Biafra fronting the Misfits. But it’s got an awesome cover by Mitch O’Connell featuring Tura Satana table dancin’ while Blacula and Vincent Price sip martinis and ogle, the snappy “Nightmares” is as good as anything on “Walk Among Us”, and the whole album clocks in at less than half an hour, so bonus points for brevity. I could have maybe used a down-tempo crooner here or there, but otherwise it’s a fully immersive horror-punk experience spewed up from the gutters of Cleveland. Cool for ghouls."

Reviews for 'Screams From the Cellar'

Black Angel Promotions Webzine - review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by Sin (September 2005)

Cleveland Free Times Magazine (print only, no link) - review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by Jeff Niesel (9-28-05)

"Obsessed with zombies and graveyards, Horror of 59's debut comes out just in time for Halloween.  With images of "open caskets" ("Graveyard Beyond the Woods") and "dark boulevards" ("Black Hearse Cadillac"), this could be the soundtrack to a campy zombie movie.  It's just as much fun, too, as the band alternates between psychobilly ("Demented") and punk ("Dead End Avenue"), while keeping the combo of Misfits/Ramones/Social Distortion riffs coming at a steady pace.  In singer Bob Noxious, the group has a guy who can ably both croon ("Human Remains From Outer Space") and growl ("Lugosi's Grave")."

Cleveland Scene Magazine -  review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by D. X. Ferris (9-28-05)

The Hacker's Resource Magazine #21 (no link, print only) - review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by Black Angel (April 2006)

"Blessed be, Cleveland, Ohio, has spawned another great Horror Punk band, Horror of 59! The band was formed in 2004 and most recently has released their first full length effort entitled, Screams From The Cellar. If you're reading this review, I don't need to tell you how shitty Horrorpunk has been as of late. Alas, Horror of 59 has restored my faith in the genre! These boils crank out fresh American styled Punk, injected with Horror themes. Mentioned in the bio I received with the cd, the band's sound is a mix between the Misfits and The Ramones. Honestly, I don't hear the Misfits or maybe I just flat out don't wanna hear it, cuz I'm fucking sick of it. Yes, I said it, I'm sick to death of the Misfits. As for the Ramones' sound, I can definitely hear that and lead vocalist, Bob Noxious, is to be thanked for the bulk of it with his croon as thick and rich as Joey Ramone's. Most of the tracks on Screams From The Cellar have the basic 1,2,3,4 GO! structures and like The Ramones, HO59, does it with finesse as opposed to the sloppiness of the Misfits. I must mention there are quite a few songs on here that are blues-based that put me in the mind of Danzig - now yer talkin'.

In reality, I didn't expect much out of Screams From The Cellar. Of course, I had read a review or two and heard about the band, but I just wasn't interested enough to investigate. Boy, was I wrong and thankfully somebody was looking out for me! This cd rawks my face off, from front to back, there isn't an album filler to be found. Seriously, you so called "Horror and "Punk Rock" kids gotta check this shit out! "Blood Zombie", "Dead End Avenue" and "Creatures From The Morgue" are all exceptionally catchy tunes that best represent what the band is trying to accomplish. No one person stands out among the others, the band as a whole is extremely tight and comes off very original and extraordinarily intelligent. My favorite tune off the cd is "Black Hearse Cadillac", everything about this song fucking owns! It's not too fast, it's not too slow, it's JUST RIGHT! Another tune that catches my ear is "Casket Road", the band puts the final nail in the coffin on this track. My fate is signed, sealed, delivered and I can't help but soak up every dying minute of it.

I strongly recommend that everyone check out Horror of 59. You can check out a few of their tunes at www.myspace.com/horrorof59 Do not fucking cheat yourself of this band, you'll thank me! If Screams From The Cellar was this good, the next album will be RIGHTEOUS!"
 

Nerve Magazine - review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by Devon Cody (date unknown)

Rock N Roll Purgatory Magazine - review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by Lisa Marie (June 2006)

Scanner Webzine - review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by Steve Scanner (date unknown)

Scarestreet Blog - review of 'Screams From the Cellar' by Doctor Van Bracken (05-21-07)

Other Press

Cleveland Scene Magazine - "Money Where Your Mouth Is" column. (5-3-06)

The Lakewood Buzz - Interview with Bob Noxious. (10-03-06)

Rotting Flesh Radio - Podcast interview with Bob Noxious.  (10-27-06)

The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Short interview with Bob Noxious. (10-27-06)

Skullring.org - Interview with Deke (11-26-06)

Associated Content -  Interview with Bob Noxious (06-20-07)