NOISE FROM THE UNDERGROUND VOL. 1
DOZER: REWIND TO RETURN: RARITIES, SINGLES AND B-SIDES (2025) - DAMNATION: SCREAM ALL MY HATE (2025) CD - BORRACHO: OUROBOROS (2025) CD - ALLIGATOR: CEREBRAL IMPLOSION (1994) CD - ALLIGATOR: IMMORTAL ENEMY (1991) CD - WANDA JACKSON : THE CLASSIC ALBUMS COLLECTION 4xCD - SIMON BOSWELL: SANTA SANGRE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD - SUPER NAUGHTY: APOCALYPSO (2025) CD
Here we go, the inaugural Crypt-Kickers - Noise from the Underground music review column - a first for the Mausoleum, after fifteen years of reviewing cult, horror, and exploitation we're adding a regular music column to the mix. And it's doozy, a heavy month chock full of audio-bliss - eight releases - it's our first music review column, so we are going big-time! We've got a great array of genres, we have Swedish stoner-metal, fuzzed-out psychedelia from the Northwest, old school rockabilly, soundtracks, and even some Italian heavy rockers and thrashers!
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Label: Blues Funeral Recordings
Duration: 63 Minutes 31 Seconds
Swedish stoner-metallers Dozer have released a collection of b-sides and rarities, the 15-track 'Rewind to Return' album is a celebration of the bands 30th anniversary, an chockfull of singles, rare tracks and b-sides from across their proliferant history, all remastered by the band's former drummer Karl Daniel Lidén. I am only familiar with the band's 10" record 'Supersoul' hat was releases on Frank Kozik's Man's Ruin Records back in 2000, and listening to this slab was pretty dang sweet, riff-tastic heavy rock in the vein of Kyuss, Desert Sessions and Fu Manchu, tasty leads, memorable vocals by Fredrik Nordin that can be both gruff and grittily melodic. Mid-tempo dirges like "Tanglefoot", barn-burning rockers (Silverball"), and a healthy dose of heavy psychedelia ("Universe") and fuzzed-out classic rock influences ("Mammoth Mountain"). The songs span from 2000-2004, a selection of b-sides, splits, compilation and unreleased demos, including a pair of covers, The Misfits "She" gets a woozy intro'd re-do before it starts toc hug, while Sunride's "Vinegar Fly" gets an energetic workout that rocks and rolls for days. The polish on these recordings vary, but they all sound potent and rough-hewn in the best sort of way, I may not have be familiar with the vast majority of Dozer's output, but if these are the b-sides I certainly need to check out some albums proper! This single-disc CD arrives in a four-panel digipack with a clear plastic tray.
Track Listing:
1. Tanglefoot
2. Hail The Dude
3. Centerline
4. Southern Star
5. The Electrocuter
6. Universe 75
7. Serpent’s Head
8. Rings Of Saturn
9. She (Misfits cover)
10. Mammoth Mountain
11. Silverball
12. Star By Star
13. Season of Giants
14. Vinegar Fly (Sunride cover)
15. 2 Ton Butterfly
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Label: Punishment 18 Records
Duration: 42 Minutes
Following up their self-titled debut EP Italian thrasher Damnation carry on the late '80s and early '90s thrash metal sound with a mighty potent and well-produced full-length. Channelling the riffs worthy of prime-era Megadeth and Testament with the the screaming solos of Slayer this these throwback thrashers pummel from the first song to the last, tightly woven thrash tunes, excellent riffage, propelling rhymes and some tasty double-bass work, plus a singer that reminded me of Troy sanders of Mastodon channeling Nuclear Assault's John Connolly. If you're an old school thrasher or a new school thrasher there's plenty here to love, driving thrash with riffs that stick like glue, thunderous and non-stop. I threw this on yesterday on the drive into work, I was so pumped I forgot to stop and but my usual cup o' joe, I was thrash-amped already. The single-disc CD arrives in a clear jewel case with a 12-page booklet featuring images of the band and lyrics.
Track Listing:
1. Under The Cross
2. Scream All My Hate
3. Bloody Eyes
4. Damned
5. War
6. The Master, The Priest And The Death
7. Mr. Mayhem
8. Kill By The Dawn
9. Destroy The War Machine
10. Dead Again
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Label: Ripple Music
Duration: 40 Minutes 24 Seconds
Washington State's three-piece Borracho are back with their sixth full-length, the first for Ripple Music. This is my first time spinning the band, and the wonders of this album will certainly have e exploring their back catalog. Heavy rock with some nice fuzz to it, the groove's run deep and hard with a rhythm section that pummels, each song running five to seven minutes giving plenty of time for them to loop massive riffs back around, adding psychedelic interludes and dynamic soloing over driving rhythms. The vocals are gruff, with group choruses that are catchy. I definitely see this appealing to fans of stoner metal and southern-fried heavy rock, the instrumental "Veil of Tears" channels elements of classic Ozzy-era Sabbath, while "Machine is Master" is slathered with solos had me spacing out big-time, as did "Freakshow". This single disc CD arrives in a 4-panel digipak with a clear tray housingthe disc.
Track Listing:
1. Vegas Baby
2. Succubus
3. Lord Of Suffering
4. Vale Of Tears
5. Machine Is The Master
6. Freakshow
7. Broken Man
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ALLIGATOR - IMMORTAL ENTITY (1991) CD
Label: Punishment 18 Records
Duration: 47 Minutes
'90S era Italian thrashers Alligator formed in 1988, they blended Bay Area thrash speed with some serious technical skill. The album production is pretty rough by modern standards but has raw, thrash sound that brought to mind Demolition Hammer with a touch of Kreator. Apparently the band disbanded in '96 after a not well received third album, but this was a solid release, the heavy riffage and shouted choruses offer plenty of headbanging banging, and I like that they are not afraid to be slightly playful, like a song like "Samba Death" , or slow things down for some intricate guitar work, or even reference the Halloween theme. The instrumental thrashy track "Bog of Horror" has some nice Metallica-ish fast-riffage guitar leads and soling that brought to mind Ride the Lightning era stuff, pretty tasty. The album has been re-issued by Punishment 18 Records and distributed stateside by MVD Entertainment, it arrives in a jewel case with an 8-page booklet with lyrics.
Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. Immortal Entity
3. Yesterday We Fell
4. Dimagra
5. S.O.Y.F.A.S.
6. And Then the Silence
7. Samba Death
8. Bog of Horror
9. In My Dreams
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ALLIGATOR - CEREBRAL IMPLOSION (1994) CD
Label: Punishment 18 Records
Duration: 48 Minutes
Alligator's second album Cerebral Implosion (1994) has also been reissued by Punishment 18 Records, boasting superior production, more aggressive songs, and a decidedly more Sepultura-ish sound falling somewhere between the Arise and Chaos A.D. era, especially the Cavalera-esque guttural vocals, and I am here for it. Terrific riffing, the songs are together and more textured with superior soling throughout, some devastating double-kick bass rhythms that were sure to have gotten the pit going big-time at the shows during songs like "Decimation and the pummeling "Tarantula" which has an Overkill-esque gallop to it that hit. Not everyone song is a banger, the cover of The Beatles "Help" feels like it should have been a b-side, and the funk-metal fusion of "Drinking Milk from My Knees" falls into similar territory. The album closer "Natural Victim" is one of my favorite tracks, a tempo-changing burner from start to finish, lots of interesting textures and tempo changes, and quite a high note to go out on. Overall, a couple of missteps don't lessen the impact of this tasty thrash album that shows a lot of growth within the band, if you're looking for some under-the-radar thrash metal gems with more than a whiff of Sepultura influence I highly suggest giving this album a listen. The reissue is a single-disc release and arrives in a jewel case with a clear tray, and we get a 6-panel fold-out booklet with lyrics.
Track Listing
1. Cerebral Implosion
2. Beyond the Reach of Fate
3. The Cage
4. Decimation
5. Help (The Beatles cover)
6. Lullaby for the Unborn
7. Skeleton's Beach
8. Tarantula
9. Drinking Milk from My Knees
10. Fetching Fear
11. Natural Victims
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4-Disc CD Set
SUPER NAUGHTY - APOCALYPSO (2025) CD
Label: Enlightenment
Duration: 274 mins
Oklahoman Wanda Jackson, was one of the first female rockabilly singers, achieving massive success in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a pioneering rock and roll artist, earning her the title of Queen (or First Lady) of Rockabilly. This 4-CD set fro m Enlighten spans Wanda Jackson's most popular recordings made between 1954 and 1965, her Golden Years, spanning the five full albums that were recorded for the Capitol label in the 1960s, as well 3-discs of non-LP singles and B-sides. I am more of a fan of her earlier rockabilly stuff like "Fujiyama Mama" and "Hot Dog!That Made Him Mad", less so of the later country-pop stuff, but even then there are a few charmers, plenty of covers of hank Williams Sr ("I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "Cold Cold Heart"), Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller classics "Yakkity Yak" and "Searchin'", Little Richard's "Rip It Up". and plenty of other country standards given the Wanda Jackson treatment. For my money Wanda's 'Rockin; with Wanda' rockabilly album from 1960 is worth the price of admission alone, the rest is just the country gravy on top, especially the 3-discs worth a A-sides and B-sides singles collection. This 4-disc set is only $15 on Amazon right now, making this the best value in this month's Crypt-Kickers column, if you have even an inkling of idea in exploring the music career of Wanda Jackson - this is the place to start.
Track Listing:
1. Rock Your Baby
2. Fujiyama Mama
3. You're The One For Me
4. Did You Miss Me?
5. Cool Love
6. Honey Bop
7. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
8. Baby Loves Him
9. Mean, Mean Man
10. You've Turned To A Stranger
11. Don'a Wan'a
12. I Gotta Know
13. Please Love Me Forever
14. Funny How Time Slips Away
15. Since I Met You Baby
16. Pledging My Love
17. The Things I Might Have Been
18. May You Never Be Alone
19. How Important Can It Be?
20. I May Never Get To Heaven
21. Little Things Mean A Lot
22. What Am I Living For
23. Empty Arms
24. Have You Ever Been Lonely
25. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
26. Honey Don't
27. Yakety Yak
28. Searchin'
29. Candy Man
30. Rip It Up
31. Making Believe
32. The Keeper Of The Key
33. Don't Let Me Cross Over
34. Cold, Cold Heart
35. Don't Worry
36. Please Help Me, I'm Falling
37. Blues In My Heart
38. Lonely Street
39. Midnight
40. Weary Blues From Waitin'
41. I'm Waiting Just For You
42. Oh, Lonesome Me
42. Blues Stay Away From Me
44. Worried Mind
45. Just For You
46. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
47. Nightlife
48. Singing The Blues
49. My First Day Without You
50. Send Me No Roses
51. The Tip Of My Fingers
52. Between The Window And The Phone
53. My Destiny
54. Kickin' Our Hearts Around
55. Have I Grown Used To Missing You
56. Slippin'
57. Little Charm Bracelet
58. The Violet And A Rose
59. Take Me Home
60. One Teardrop At A Time
61. Lovin' Country Style
62. You Can't Have My Love
63. The Right To Love
64. If You Knew What I Know
65. If You Don't, Somebody Else Will
66. You'd Be The First One To Know
67. Tears At The Grand Ole Opry
68. Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
69. It's The Same World (Wherever You Go)
70. Don't Do The Things He'd Do
71. Wasted
72. I Cried Again
73. The Heart You Could Have Had
74. You Won't Forget (About Me)
75. Half As Good A Girl
76. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
77. Cryin' Thru The Night
78. Let Me Explain
79. No Wedding Bells For Joe
80. Just A Queen For A Day
81. (Everytime They Play) Our Song
82. Sinful Heart
83. Savin' My Love
84. A Date With Jerry
85. I'd Rather Have You
86. Reaching
87. Please Call Today
88. My Destiny
89. Riot in Cell Block #9
90. Funnel Of Love
91. I Misunderstood
92. You Bug Me Bad
93. The Greatest Actor
94. One Teardrop At A Time
95. Whirlpool
96. But I Was Lying
97. Sympathy
98. This Should Go On Forever
99. We Haven't A Moment To Lose
100. Let Me Talk To You
101. Memory Mountain
102. Leave My Baby Alone
103. I'm Mad At Me
104. My Baby's Gone
105. Santo Domingo
106. Morgen, Ja Morgen
107. Komm Heim, Mein Wandersmann
108. Doch Dann Kam Johnny
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SIMON BOSWELL - SANTA SANGRE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD
Label: CineVox
Duration: 50 Minutes
The soundtrack for Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky comes by way of multi-instrumentalist Simon Boswell (Dust Devil, Demons 2), offering a surreal and atmospheric soundscape accompaniment to the Jodorowsky's film, the textured score combining mariachi, melancholic Mexican folk ballads, and carnival music infused with electronics and screaming guitar, creating a heady and immersive backdrop to the hallucinatory film. This release from Rustblade Records is a limited edition of 500, the single-disc release arrives in a six-panel Digipak, adorned with images fromt he film, with a clear CD tray and a tunnel-pocket, there's also a 4-page booklet with an overview of Boswell's career and notes about the score, including mentioning that the songs "Caballo negro" and "Mambo no. 8" by Perez Prado are not included because of contractual reasons.
Track List:
1. Fin Del Mundo (2:34)
2. Alma (2.50)
3. Carnival Violin (3:06)
4. Alejandra (2;36)
5. Holy Guitar (1.27)
6. Besame Mucho (3:28:
7. Dejame Llorar (1:21)
8. Acid Revenge (2:03)
9. Triste (1:43)
10. Grave Business (1:40)
11. Kids' Theme (2:14)
12. Herbage (1:35)
13. Sweet Dreams (1:47)
14. Church Tattoo (3:09)
15. Truck (3:15)
16. Heart (3:50)
17. Wingbeat (1:47)
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Label: Ripple Music
Duration: 36:13 mins
This Italian four-piece Super Naught peddle in heavy, fuzzed-out and riffy stoner-metal rock n' roll, opening with the one-two punch of "Poseidon" and "Black Witch Mountain", having a galloping charge and chug to them that recalled The Sword and Kyuss at various times, making a pretty memorable first impression on me, being heavy with a undeniable groove, and terrific vocals from singer Angelo Fagni that have grit but also are able to soar, and have a resonant quality, with "King Again" having a William DuVall (Alice in Chains) quality to i. I was impressed by the wallop of the rhythm section as well.The single-disc CD arrives in a 4-panel digipak with a clear CD tray, and I love the Solomacello artwork on the cover, and the bold lettering on the spine, it's real eye-catcher!
Track Listing:
1. Poseidon
2. Black Witch Mountain
3. Amsterdamned
4. Weird Science
5. Queen Of Babylon
6. In(O)culation
7. King Again
8. Apocalypso
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