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Incredible horror punk that unfortunately is far too rare. But with this album "Ghoul Shock", the band from Saarland hits right into my little horror punk heart and digs deep inside. "Ghoul Shock" is already the second album of the trio, which formed in 2008 in the small territory of the horror republic of Germany.
Will Dr. Geek, Zombiehl, and Frankensteiner also manage to present this fat sound live on stage, including the horror organ that can be heard in some songs and gives the tracks a real spooky kick, as well as the audio play snippets before and within the songs? I would love to check that, but unfortunately, DR. GEEK AND THE FREAKSHOW play so rarely :-( Not because they don't want to, but rather because horror punk is unfortunately offered so rarely. But at least DR. GEEK AND THE FREAKSHOW have already played at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig, in 2012, the year I wasn't there.... (but I did see THE OTHER there and the sad remnants of the MISFITS) If that isn't a knightly accolade! Come on, organizers, grab the zombies from Saarland, even if they always have to make a half to full world trip to the venues.
But now back to this awesome, awesome record, which by the way is also available as a limited colored LP *bonus point*!
Even though these undead overwhelmed me with information material, I unfortunately do not have a booklet or at least the lyrics, and I don't really get along with this modern Anglo-Saxon language, commonly known as English..... Unfortunately, this means the *bonus point* is lost. Speaking of lost, the second song is called "Jerusha", which is topped by the third song "Beetlejuice". The following songs "Jack in the Box", "Ghoul Shock", and "Six feet down under" remain deeply rooted in my ear canals, thumbs way up. And then comes "Angel from hell", with this song, DR. GEEK AND THE FREAKSHOW are on par with the two more melodic albums of the MISFITS from the 90s. HAMMER!!! A must-listen recommendation!!!!
Unfortunately, the band loses their full 10 points after four more songs, or the 33 minutes so far. Their last song "Under an irish attic", with its typically Irish sound, is quite good, but it doesn't fit at all into the band's horror concept :-(
Another downside: The band is not stingy with their internet presence, but at least their homepage is completely outdated :-(
