I couldn’t imagine I was going to get anything too chipper or joyful when listening to Badman by Worst Ones. The first two songs I noticed were called “Born of Pain” and “Funeral Flowers.”Suffice it to say the band certainly dwells on the darker side. The band mentions their music is for fans of bands like Marilyn Manson and The Melvins. I would agree.
The instrumentality aspects lean towards The Melvins and early Marilyn Manson. They rely on a lot of distortion and keep the music fairly stripped back but not always. It definitely feels like a band is playing live more often than the elaborate production of later Marilyn Manson. I actually have been listening to some Marilyn Manson recently and picked up on the similarities to the vocalist. The inflection and delivery is strikingly similar on certain songs . The band get going with “Born of Pain.” I was happy to hear some drone metal in the style of early Sunn O))) on this song. Distortion drips from the guitars and a heavy beat and bass define a thunderous low end. The energy picks up quite a bit on “Funeral Flowers” and is a distorted four-chord punk song with some cinematic qualities. It’s a little dangerous and quite fun. “Black Hole” goes into a drone metal type of grunge. It’s ugly with all sorts of distortion and exactly what you are seeking if you appreciate this type of music. “Dirtball” is garage rock not that far away from The Clash in a lot of ways. The chorus here is really catchy. “Summer Snakes” is perhaps the track that reminded me the most of Marilyn Manson. The song contains a hard hitting industrial beat and a lot of NIN type of production that you heard with Manson. “Washed Away” overflows with white noise and menace while “Forward Motion” has a kinetic beat and energy. They close with the title track “Badman” which embraces more drone type distortion. If you are a fan of any of the aforementioned bands I would say this release is essential listening. Recommended.
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