''Scheissmessiah'' is the fourth full-length release by American
industrial metal
Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...
band
Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl are an American industrial metal band founded in New York City by Kaizer von Loopy and Vas Kallas in February 1993.
History ''Machines Good People Bad'' (1995–1999)
Hanzel und Gretyl formed in early 1993. In April 1994, ...
. It was released on October 12, 2004, via
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...
. It is a
concept album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...
that parodies
Handel's Messiah
''Messiah'' (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 ...
with a satanic metal twist.
Track listing
# "Lust" – 2:12
# "Fikk dich mit Fire" – 3:23
# "Kaiser von Shizer" – 3:13
# "Disko Fire Scheiss Messiah" – 4:19
# "Blut! Sex! Fire!" – 3:22
# "Burning Bush" – 2:54
# "Scheissway to Hell" – 4:00
# "And We Shall Purify" – 3:38
# "10th Circle" – 4:06
# "Hellalujah" – 3:00
# "Purity" – 5:47
Credits
*Kaizer von Loopy: lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 6, programming
*Vas Kallas: lead vocals, guitar, additional programming
*Anna K: Bass
*Mixed by Arun Venkatesh, at Big Blue Meenie, Jersey City, New Jersey
*Mastered by Tom Hutten at Bionic Mastering, in Soho, New York
Reception
The album received some positive reception for its heavier metal sound than the previous album, ''Über Alles'', with
Metal.de
Metal.de is a German-language online magazine launched in 1996. The magazine focuses on the subgenres of heavy metal and hard rock, but also reports on similar styles. ''Metal.de'' foundation in 1996 makes it one of the longest-running heavy me ...
noting that "
t is
T, or t, is the twentieth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''tee'' (pronounced ), plural ''tees''. It is deri ...
blessed with an appropriately eardrum-massaging production." There was also negative reception, with some critics dismissing the album and band as a novelty act.
References
External links
Official Hanzel und Gretyl websiteMetropolis RecordsBig Blue Meenie StudiosBionic Mastering
Hanzel und Gretyl albums
2004 albums
Metropolis Records albums
Concept albums
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