Description

Rare original Diesel And Glory Records release with slipcase. Beautifully signed with a silver marker by the complete band

Violent New Breed turned out to be the ideal artistic return for original W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper. Through the release of this album in 2006, Piper recaptured the mid 80s W.A.S.P. formula adding more aggression, melody and catchiness than before. In fact Animal remains faithful to the original W.A.S.P. sound while producing new/original songs of undeniable substance. It definitely comes down to making careful choices on the line up. First and foremost he recruits lead singer Rich Lewis whose tone and vocal approach is nearly identical to Blackie Lawless- a prerequisite in recreating the original sound. Piper also brings on board Swedish glam/sleaze metaler Chris Laney on the position of lead guitar. On this basis, Animal have delivered an incredible album true to the W.A.S.P sound, only more menacing and totally uncensored, particularly on the subject of lyrics. For that matter although the riffs, the choruses the leads and melodies are totally reminiscent of the original band, Animal is much darker than anything W.A.S.P. have come up with. And it is that fact that makes songs like The Morning After, Salt, Animal In Me and In The Mirror so intimidating and memorable. Piper’s fills in this song are awesome, simply inspired. Salt is slow but brutal and has a great opening stanza: “Love can turn to violence / Violence can turn love to hate / Screams can turn to silence / Silence can screams create.” The rest of the songs in this album just roll one into another and set fire to whatever it is you’re listening to them with. The progress from Animal’s first cd, 900 lb. Steam, to this one is like watching ten years’ growth in a day. They’ve benefitted tremendously from Andres Ringman’s (Platform Studio) mixing job. And, although it might seem trivial, the album insert and logo design is much better than what we got on 900 lb. Steam. The Animal logo has lost its sophomoric, high-school look to where it now looks stylized and name-worthy. If you want one long and blistering album full of metal that you’re going to listen to over and over and over, make no mistake: Animal’s Violent New Breed is the metal album to beat. This is a true achievement for Randy Piper’s band that should appeal to any fan of W.A.S.P. particularly admirers of their early work and seasoned fans. A musical triumph and an overall must.

Track list:
1. Violent New Breed
2. Morning After
3. Hey You
4. Eye Of The Storm
5. Turn & Walk Away
6. Animal In Me
7. Hell Child
8. Salt
9. In The Mirror
10. B.O.O.M.