I’ve always been a big fan of self-derision and the Australian band The Blacklist is gifted with a great dose of it. The back of the cover states: “Downloading music is killing the recording industry, so is The Blacklist”. As I said, I like that kind of humor.

So, expecting some corny songs about who-knows-what, Electric And Evil entered my cd-player. And it was as if I was struck by lightning; this album has NOTHING to do with corny lyrics and silly music. This is in-your-face rock and roll in the vein of AC/DC on speed and Peter Pan Speedrock.

It’s a pity that I didn’t receive any lyrics with my promotional copy, because when I take a look at the song titles I pee in my pants.

They are fucking hilarious! I mean, song titles like “We Want Blood”, “Free Ché What’s His Name (You Know The Guy On The T-Shirts)”, “Release The Gay Boy Berserker Attack” and “My Hammer Your Skull”, are great in my opinion, it’s almost like a Cannibal Corpse album! Once again The Blacklist show their great sense of humor.

So, after thirty minutes of up speed rock and roll I’m still smiling and I press the repeat button once again. I really love this album! By the way, the vocals sound kind of familiar; it’s a mix between Gary Meskill (Pro-Pain) and Lou Koller (Sick Of It All). Get this album and rock on!