An Albatross "Blessphemy (of the Peace Beast Feastgiver and the Bear Warp Kumite)" (Ace Fu)
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Wednesday. Jun 28, 1:30 AM
Goddamn filthy.

To people who don’t know me, I would best describe Blessphemy (of the Peace Beast Feastgiver and the Bear Warp Kumite) as a meat-headed version of At The Drive-In attending a New York Yankees baseball game on Ritalin. To friends, I would say, “An Albatross are filthy as shit.” They would know exactly what I mean.

First and foremost, I will start by informing that the singer is a screamer. I don’t know how the rest of society feels, but with me, all screamers are the same. They have heavy desires to portray themselves as an aggressive and angry person. Enough said.

On the other hand, the music is quite intriguing. One moment it’s complicated and destructive, the next it’s creative and destructive. Through excellent production, the band manage to pull off an energetic and inspired original sound. The songs themselves are very short ideas – the average song is less then two minutes – blended together for an 18-track concept album. Unless you are deaf, the music will not bore you.

In my opening paragraph stew, I used At The Drive-In as a reference because the songs are heavy and primarily flow well (although a few transitions are forced). I threw in New York Yankees as tribute to the organ that is prominent throughout the album. And I sprinkled Ritalin on top because the songs are short (and who doesn’t like Ritalin?). I am confident this will make all three Cradle Of Filth fans happy, and maybe you too.

• The author of this review believes the word “filthy” is on its way to becoming the most useful word in the English language. Below is just six synonyms of the word, if used in its respective way.

Dirty (ex. see dictionary)
Slutty (ex. “…the tattoo on that broad’s back is filthy…”)
Cool (ex. “…Animal Collective live is filthy…”)
Not cool/douche-like (ex. “…your stepdad’s a fucking filth box…”)
Strange/odd (ex. while laughing, “…that’s the filthiest thing I’ve ever seen, you’re such a dumb ass…”)
Nihilistic (ex. “…that An Albstross album is filthy as shit…”, also “Pete Doherty is filth.”)
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John Butler

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