Antiseen / Electric Frankenstein
Split 7"
TKO
2006
Rating: 6.5 beer cans crushed on your head out of 10
By now you should probably know what you are getting with Antiseen – they’ve been producing their southern rock version of an even-more-pissed-off Motorhead for as long as I can remember, and this track is no different, but it’s a pretty damn good track. The flip side has Electric Frankenstein doing their 70’s hard rock thing and doing it well. Both tracks are catchy and entertaining, and if that isn’t enough to convince you the vinyl on this release is this great marbled white and green that would be worth owning even if the music sucked.
Electric Frankenstein
Burn Bright, Burn Fast
TKO
2005
Rating: 6 motivated werewolves out of 10
It seems like Electric Frankenstein has been around forever, and I guess 13 years is “forever” in the music business. Their brand of heavy bar-rock with just a tinge of punk hasn’t changed too terribly much over the years, so if you dig them then you know every album is going to be worth a listen, and that is indeed the case here. It’s not going to set the world on fire, but “Burn Bright, Burn Fast” is full of catchy heavy songs that instantly make me wish I was on a road trip with the windows down and the music blaring. As a bonus, the album includes three covers at the end - the best and most notable being their version of The Car’s “Candy-O”.
Antiseen
Badwill Ambassadors
TKO
2004
Rating: 6 rebel flags out of 10
Growing up in North Carolina, I’ve known of the legend of Antiseen for years, and even caught a show or two by them during my high school years (I can remember one show in a rec room of a Warren Wilson dorm that was particularly ribald...). And while I can’t say that I listen to them very often these days, hearing their new disc “Badwill Ambassadors” only proves to me that they haven’t lost a step. Their Motorhead-like aural assault mixed with all things redneck/white trash is certainly an entertaining combo, and I can just imagine ne’er-do-wells I grew up with, if they're not in the local prison or working at it, really digging this total shitkicker audio attack.
