Creepsylvania is invading ye numbskulls, prepare for war! The gruesome creation known as GHOUL are back with a brand new album, Transmission Zero, chock full of catchy crossovertastic riffs, fun as fuck singalongs, and pounding drum work that would make even the dead want to dance. The album starts off with a 4+ minute instrumental buildup and instantly transitions into one of the best songs on the album, Off With Their Heads, which is pretty standard Ghoul: thrash, crossover, jazz, surf rock, pitch shifted vocals, total fun, but this time with insanely fun singalongs to thrust your ooze covered fist into the air with. The album holds a pretty steady pace until about the 23 minute mark when Morning of the Mezmetron kicks in, which is a beastly incredibly slow paced, by Ghoul standards, 8+ minute ballad detailing the mighty being known as Mezmetron, not my must favorite track but it’s kind of cool to see them do something a little out of the ordinary. The album then picks back up with the title track, giving the listener three more two-steppable funtastic tracks to round out the entire vat of pus, blood and semen. The best tracks in my opinion are the ones with the gang vocals, that is “Off With Their Head”, “Blood Feast” (best track on the album), and “Metallicus Ex Mortis”. Overall it is a really fun record and a great addition into the ever progressing exploration of Ghoul.
Complaints? My only real complaints are that I wish the sound and production were a bit thicker, I just feel like I am missing a potentially heavy wall of awesome that was lost in the process of recording, but I have had that feeling towards every Ghoul album. Also, I could have done without Death In The Swamp, but I am not about to fault the band for having too many tracks. Aside from that it is a super fun listen and captures the greatness that is GHOUL.
SHIT RATING: GOOD
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