Butcher Babies are back! (Lilith Album Review)
2017 brings us Butcher Babies third full-length album, and it does not disappoint. If they did not have you hooked like a crack whore in Sunny Slope already, chances are "Lilith" will change your mind.
"Historically, Lilith has become demonized as a representation of promiscuity and disobedience. We, however, see her as a positive figure. A symbol of autonomy, sexual equality and full control over our own destiny." - Heidi
"Sensuality, lust, danger and power. We kept going back to Lilith. We researched Lilith and her origins in different cultures and forms and knew that figure, once feared but now a beautiful, symbolic middle finger to repression, would be a perfect representation of our album." - Carla
2017 brings us Butcher Babies third full-length album, and it does not disappoint. If they did not have you hooked like a crack whore in Sunny Slope already, chances are "Lilith" will change your mind.
The album kicks into high gear with the heavy and thrashy "Burn The Straw Man" followed up with the title track "Lilith", which is pure fury at it's best. Que "Headspin", a surprisingly melodic gem that allows these two beauties to showcase their true vocal talent. Underrated as vocalists, they can go from shredding screams and growls to putting you at ease in matter of one verse. “Korova” opening with an organ before chilling vocals and brutal screams is one of the best songs on the album, while “The Huntsman” is a Butcher Babies version of Little Red Riding Hood done unlike any other band can do. It's eerie, sexy and downright kicks ass, while the story makes Red Riding Hood the villain. Through all 11 tracks, even during the darker, more melodic parts, the second half of Lilith is highlighted by cuts including “Controller,” which is an ode to ex and/or significant others the world over while “POMONA (Shit Happens)”, which sounds like every bands worst nightmare come to life is an unhinged offering of pure KAOS. The true fury of this album doesn't stop, from beginning to end.
TRACK LIST:
1 Burn The Straw Man 2 Lilith 3 Headspin 4 Korova 5 #iwokeuplikethis 6 The Huntsman 7 Controller 8 Oceana 9 Look What We’ve Done 10 POMONA (Shit Happens) 11 Underground and Overrated
TOUR DATES:
OCTOBER 26, 2017 – WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA @ THE ROXY (SOLD OUT) OCTOBER 27. 2017 – LAS VEGAS, NV @ THE PEARL AT THE PALMS OCTOBER 28, 2017 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ IN THE VENUE OCTOBER 30, 2017 – PORTLAND, OR @ ROSELAND THEATER OCTOBER 31, 2017 – SEATTLE, WA @ THE SHOWBOX NOVEMBER 1, 2017 – VANCOUVER, CAN @ RICKSHAW THEATRE* NOVEMBER 3, 2017 – JEROME, ID @ DIAMONDZ EVENT CENTER* NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – MINOT, ND @ THE ORIGINAL* NOVEMBER 8, 2017 – FARGO, ND @ SANCTUARY EVENTS CENTER NOVEMBER 10, 2017 – OMAHA, NE @ SOKOL AUDITORIUM NOVEMBER 14, 2017 – MILWAUKEE, WI @ THE RAVE NOVEMBER 15, 2017 – GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ 20 MONROE LIVE NOVEMBER 16, 2017 – FORT WAYNE, IN @ PIERE’S NOVEMBER 17, 2017 – ROCHESTER, NY @ ANTHOLOGY NOVEMBER 18, 2017 – PORTLAND, ME @ AURA NOVEMBER 19, 2017 – ALBANY, NY @ UPSTATE CONCERT HALL NOVEMBER 21, 2017 – STROUDSBURG, PA @ SHERMAN THEATER NOVEMBER 22, 2017 – WORCESTER, MA @ THE PALLADIUM NOVEMBER 24, 2017 – SAYREVILLE, NJ @ STARLAND BALLROOM NOVEMBER 25, 2017 – LANCASTER, PA @ FREEDOM HALL NOVEMBER 26, 2017 – BALTIMORE, MD @ RAMS HEAD LIVE NOVEMBER 28, 2017 – KNOXVILLE, TN @ THE MILL & THE MINE NOVEMBER 29, 2017 – MEMPHIS, TN @ NEW DAISY THEATRE DECEMBER 1, 2017 – ST. LOUIS, MO @ DELMAR HALL (SOLD OUT) DECEMBER 2, 2017 – KANSAS CITY, MO @ THE TRUMAN DECEMBER 3, 2017 – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK @ DIAMOND BALLROOM DECEMBER 5, 2017 – LUBBOCK, TX @ LONESTAR PAVILION DECEMBER 6, 2017 – ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ SUNSHINE THEATER DECEMBER 7, 2017 – TUCSON AZ @ CLUB X DECEMBER 9, 2017 – TEMPE, AZ @ MARQUEE THEATER DECEMBER 10, 2017 – SAN DIEGO, CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES DECEMBER 11, 2017 – SANTA ANA, CA @ THE OBSERVATORY * – BUTCHER BABIES HEADLINING (NO HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD)