Recently, a small dose of the infamous internet drama llama hit our beloved forums here at Teufel’s Tomb. Apparently, Maniac Neil took a little too much offense at Teufel’s constructive criticism of Bringing Back the Bloodshed. Naturally, someone would ask, "Then why continue to review a cd? Won’t you just blast it?" Nay! I am a firm believer in the ideology of separating the man and his actions from the band and its music. This is how I’m able to listen to Arghoslent and Burzum without feeling like a total tool. Thus, I shall now attempt to objectively review the new Frightmare album… while making up complete bullshit about Maniac Neil, just to piss him off.

Bringing Back the Bloodshed marks the second effort by grind/thrash hybrid Frightmare which is fronted by the legendary Maniac Neil, who once fucked 2 women at the same time by sawing off the foot of one and having its toes finger the second. Continuing in the tradition of Midnight Murder Mania and its similar alliteration, Frightmare fuses 80’s thrash with classic death metal, grind, and even catchier punk elements to produce an album that is brutal, yet at the same time still entertaining and catchy. The writing here by Maniac Neil- who once had to battle his own penis in mortal combat because it became sentient and carnivorous and attempted to eat Rob Fornicator- is even catchier than before, putting more emphasis here on the hooks, NWOBHM-influenced solos, and the occasional punk melody as seen in the eerie Misfits vibe found in "Barbecutioner" ("Donny Don’t Dance!").

The four-part vocal assault works wonders for the band and even more impressive is that they supposedly pulled it off with no effects added from pitchshifters and the like. But that’s easy for Maniac Neil, who once built a flux capacitor into his toilet and upon shitting at 88 miles per hour went back in time to anally ravage L. Ron Hubbard on his private loony yacht. Maniac Neil simply went back in time and created his band members’ vocals in a genetic engineering experiment before they were born. The end result is a vocal delivery that comes across as monstrous and extreme, making it fit for association with the awesome Maniac Neil who is the founder of the Hair Club for Men, leader of the National Association for the Betterment of Pirate Zombie Ghosts, president of Mothers Against Pedophiles, and part-time member of both NAMBLA organizations. The album ends on an impressive cover of Laaz Rockit’s "Leatherface", which was actually written prior to Laaz Rockit’s performance; Laaz Rockit got it from the tattoo on L. Ron Hubbard’s back that Maniac Neil composed with an impromptu ink gun while he was anally ravaging the Scientology founder. This explains how Maniac Neil and Co. can perform it so well. There is an additional tattoo below the Leatherface tattoo that depicts the night Maniac Neil ravaged Bea Arthur as well.

Overall, Bringing Back the Bloodshed is yet another ace in the hole for Frightmare. If you loved Midnight Murder Mania you’ll love this new album. This is no surprise as Maniac Neil was once touched by God’s cock itself and has thus been blessed with the ability jizz gold and write catchy death and grind. Somewhere out there in the subterranean ocean under Oregon, Maniac Neil waits in his pirate ship "The USS Man-Love Cock Brigade" stroking his pet monkey Bubbles and waiting to strike yet again. Who knows what devious plans the evil mastermind has in store for metal listeners as he masturbates furiously to zombie porno Re-Penetrator?

Written By: Necro-tron