Bloody God

Review Score: (10/10)
I am simply another fan coming forth to praise what must surely be one of Nick Cage's greatest CDs, Murder Ballads. Sometimes comical yet sickening, other times grotesque and frightening, Murder Ballads is a wonderful CD. It is cruel, it is horrifying, and at times it is even beautiful.

It features songs like "Stagger Lee", an intensely violent song that is fraught with expletives and violence to an almost absurd degree. "The Curse of Millhaven" is a strange, macabre story of an insane, young adolescent who goes on a rather large killing spree. My personal favorite is "Where the Wild Roses Grow", a harrowing and beautiful song sung in counterpoint between a woman and her killer.

Though these songs feature violence and strong language, they go far beyond gangster rap and the like. They either allow the listener to peer into the mind of truly twisted madmen, or they allow the listener to hear the woeful and often sickening stories of these madmen's victims. Many of them are brilliant, though I have a single complaint: some of the songs are too similar. Beyond that, this CD is wonderful.

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