[REVIEW] Blood Freak - Live Fast, Die Young... and Leave a Flesh Eating Corpse!

NOTE: Some seriously unapologetic Neil Smith worship here. Fuck it if you don't like it! Written last year when this album was new. I need to get off my ass and review his latest which is just as good as this one, only shorter. Enjoy!



Blood Freak
"Live Fast, Die Young... and Leave a Flesh-Eating Corpse"
Razorback Records
Review by Undeadair


I proclaim 2006 to be the year of Neil Smith. First we were slashed, smashed, thrashed, and left for dead with Frightmare's "Bringing Back the Bloodshed" and just two short months later, barely enough time to recover, BLOOD FREAK is upon us once more!

With Blood Freak, Mr. Smith is a one-man killing machine and his array of chosen weaponry on this recording is staggering. Thrash, Death, Doom, Grind, Psychedelia, and just good old fashioned METAL are all on display making this by far the most varied album on the Razorback Horror Hive's illustrious roster. No two tracks sound exactly the same and it's this patchwork of influences ranging from Autopsy and Impetigo to Black Sabbath and Deep Purple that will keep this disc spinning long after you've grown bored of your Slammification collection.

As much as I love the death, grind, and b-movie sound clips which would have been more than enough to satisfy anyone who loved Blood Freak's "Sleaze Merchants" disc, I have to say the music truly shines on the longer, doomier, and more atmospheric songs like "The Flesh and Blood Show" and "The Nameless Stench of Forgotten Celluloid". Their oppressive pacing and dissonant, yet catchy riffs serve as a breath of fetid air before the next onslaught ensues.

Though I'm always astonished by Neil Smith's output in Frightmare, Lord Gore, and of course Blood Freak, it wasn't until I heard "Goretits" that I realized the depths of Neil's evil genius. With this one track, he's essentially written the "Boneyard" of the next decade. Simple, short, and catchy as hell, I think this song sums up everything I love about horror, metal, and underground music.


No review of this album would be complete without mentioning the amazing package that surrounds this essential piece of music. The 16 page booklet is stuffed with hilarious lyrics by Billy Grossera, with guest writing from Sly the Goregnome and Lucio Holocausto, amazingly sick artwork from Putrid, and topped off by a killer cover drawn by none other than Ed Repka, the godfather of old-school metal art! It's obvious from start to finish, from the music to the packaging, great care was taken to create a unique tribute to days of horror gone by when the gore was plentiful, the boobs were bare, and the plots were razor thin.

For about the price of a ticket to the next pathetic Hollywood attempt at a horror remake, you could own this. You'll be glad you got this instead.