Genitorturers 'Blackheart Revolution'

The Genitorturers first made a name for themselves in Florida's early 1990's hard rock scene alongside the now defunct goth/rock outfit Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids. Like their fellow shock rockers, the Genitorturers would soon achieve success after undergoing massive line-up changes.

Now fronted by former bassist Gen, the Genitorturers have taken the extremes of hard rock and combined it with some of the industries most talented artists, to give birth to the love child of heavy metal band Dope and 80's punk/rock band the Plasmatics, with the resulting abomination being called Blackheart Revolution.

The record kicks off with Revolution which is an upbeat heavy rock song about the downfall of the "Rockstar" image. This song opens the album by showing you what the Genitorturers are all about...sex, rock and general profanity!

With the second track Kabangin' All Night, we witness an exciting collaboration between one of the sexiest front women in the rock industry and the hugely talented Angel, drummer for American sleaze/metal band Dope and the founder of Team Cybergiest. The result is pretty much sex in audio form. A party track with almost comical lyrics, but fun none the less.

Devil In A Bottle is one of the heaviest tracks on the album and sounds like a blend of Rob Zombie and Dope. This track would be lost amongst every other rock/metal track in history if it wasn't for the strong performance from Gen, who is one of the best female vocalists in the genre.

Louder is the type of flowing rock track which will always be a fan favourite. The greatest addition to the track is the solo, while not quite matching the class of guitarists like John 5...it isn't layered, which is important. It may sound a little strange with no rhythm behind it, but this band only has one guitarist, so by having one guitar in this part of the track it stays true to who the band is. Definitely a case of 'less is more'.

Falling Stars is the fifth track on the album and it gives you the opportunity to hear Gen's clean and strong voice without the heavier growls which we've heard so far in the album. Falling Stars really shows the diversity of the vocals on the record.

Take It brings you crashing into the second half of the album, and if the slower Falling Stars had you losing interest, Take It will ensure that you won't fall asleep. While being a heavy punk/rock track, the driving guitars combined with Gen's vocals leave you wanting more.

Confessions of a Blackheart takes the Genitorturers into the cloudy abyss of Industrial/rock. One of the most unique tracks on the album, the choruses sound like Hanzel Und Gretyl, while the rest of the track can best be described as being reminiscent of The Birthday Massacre.

Comming in at #8 is the comical, heavily synthesized Cum Junkie. As almost a shallow night club-esk track, it is definitely the black sheep of the album. But for what it is, its still a quality track.

Vampire Lover is a quieter song which could almost be described as an obscene love song. The second last track takes the album into the classic rock genre, and could almost be compared to the Sex Slave's song Beautiful Embrace, both of which defy the flow of they're respective bands but are still great songs.

The last track in entitled Tell Me. This track ensures that the diversity of this band is evident throughout the entire album. Tell Me has a very late 80's feel, the guitar part in this track sounds like a modern take on Finnish glam rockers, Hanoi Rocks

With a touring lineup which consists of Angel (Dope/Team Cybergiest), Eric Griffin (Muderdolls/Wednesday13) and Nate Manor (Wednesday 13/Gunfire76) along with such a prominent front women, its no wonder this band is widely renowned for their impressive performances. The Genitorturers will stop in Australia for a short tour in April, either with this lineup, or with Gen backed up by another group of talented sleaze rockers. What we can be sure of though, is that this tour will be one of the best to hit our shores this year.

Album: Blackheart Revolution
Year: 2009
Label: Riot Entertainment (www.riotact.com.au)