The handsome old poofter is still putting out good records, and this one is produced by Tony Visconti. If you don’t know who he is, you don’t love rock’n’roll.
Not as mopey as what most’d consider “Goth rock,” and not as over-simplified as HIM, not as ass-tearing as Moonspell, not as sultry as Type O Negative.
Boston-based Brian Sullivan’s brainchild features lush arrangements with star support from ex-Belly Tanya Donnelly and American Hi-Fi’s Scott Riebling.
As a swan song, Reinkaos is pretty decent, emphasis on decent, as it shows the band deserting black metal and embracing a more melodic heavy metal approach.
While it’s melodic punk and screamo, the melodic punk sounds like Dave Smalley (look it up, kids), and the start/stop “dramatic” parts are less dumb than most.
It’s either some mop-top poserboy who turned 17 so he’s too old to be exploited by Drive-Thru, or it’s a glorious addition to the non-suck world of great pop.