Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of Pantera and Down, releases his career-first solo album, Walk Through Exits Only, on July 16 via his own Housecore Records.
They’re supposed to be funny & wild, and push the limitations of the members’ main gigs. But this is just more mediocre Ministry, and that’s Ministry’s job.
Aside from bombast and a drum machine on crack, the arrangements aren’t much different. Ministry can sing, and don’t have to dumb down “the hard parts.”
Four unreleased studio tracks, with 20 live cuts. Sub-standard S.O.D. (two originals, two covers) with crap production, like ProTooled Pro-Pain out-takes.
Many camps took Bad Brains’ lead, from Fishbone to watered-down 311 and Sublime. But few have produced a work as edifying and emotionally whole as this.
26 tracks compiling all the “leftovers” that didn’t fit with the “theme” of a particular album. It stands up as dated Danzig material, which is all of it.
The fourth Wellwater Conspiracy album and I still don’t get it. The only way to succeed at poppy psychedelic rock is to write incredible songs. WWC do not.