Produced by Lord Tim
Released: 2009
Platinum Brunette is kind of like being punched in the face by a nun. You simply don’t expect something that looks so harmless or so silly to make this kind of an impact. Dressed like some sexually-repressed transgendered nightmare, this band is one of the most spiteful parodies in circulation, a punked-out melodic metal suckerpunch with venom-barbed lyrics about love gone wrong and being generally fucked over.
Both mainman Justin Sayers and guitarist Lord Tim were once in Dungeon, and to some degree this sounds a bit like that band’s early work given an angry, punk rock twist. Tim’s guitar work is as formidable as ever but more understated than usual and Sayers’ vocals are melodic and raw; the choruses are big and punchy and the hooks are everywhere. If you’ve ever heard the original version of Dungeon’s Resurrection, just imagine something like that, but with sneered vocals and songs about how much you fucking hate everyone. Seriously, Platinum Brunette is one majorly pissed off unit, with the upbeat, clean but raw metal hammering belying the sheer vindictive, sardonic irony expressed in the lyrics of tracks like ‘Surrounded by Idiots’, ‘Get Someone Else’, ‘Your World’ and, really, virtually every song on the album.
Platinum Brunette might look like the world’s worst drag-queen act, but behind the costumes is a serious band simmering with caustic sarcasm and seething ire.
- Surrounded by Idiots
- Braindead
- Get Someone Else
- Slam
- BMW (Bitch Murder Whore)
- My Own Way
- Rise
- Ex
- Your World
- Wake Up
- Your Funeral
- Pretty Vacant
Rating: 82%
I must be slow on the uptake as I only checked this out a week or so ago. Very fun album- were you saving this for Pyro and/or LOUD? The new issue looks awesome BTW.
ReplyDelete-Brendan.