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..::OPIS::..

There is a rumor that Original Sin was not a real band, or at least not consisting of the 4 girls you see on their only picture. I'm not sure what to think of it, because then, who are those girls on the picture? However, it would be very possible that, since Original Sin made only one album, they were not a serious band and just a quickly abandoned side project. Their music is also… a bit too good to be true. Yes, this is the perfect CD to me. I think there is no other band able to make such fun but technical and fast music with demons and sex-themed lyrics. It's creepily close to my musical ideal. Well, one of my many musical ideals.

This feels like a very cool old school horror movie with demons, possession, witches and lots of action. It's probably in black and white, and although it doesn't have to best special effects or the best recording quality for the music and is not particularly scary, it stimulates your imagination and never leaves you bored. There are very, very few albums that ever made me think of the atmosphere for a particular kind of story. No, actually, it's the only album that has ever given me this impression, and this is why I love it so much. Also because it has a just perfect music. Whoever played on this album, they were perfect musicians. Every song is damn fast and trying to play every note possible. It's something you could headbang to all day. These are some perfect catchy anthems.

To examine those awesome songs more precisely… Since the intro of the first song, "Conjuration of the Watcher", which claims that, officially, the Devil does not exist… but then why are they here? you know they"re going to take you into a journey to hell, at least the fun part of it, and you're right. All songs are bad ass and describe evil creatures in the perfect way, and none of them disappoints you except maybe the two last ones, who are still far from being bad music. The ultimate catchy anthem is probably "Bitches From Hell", with its very funny and well written lyrics about the daughters of "Satan and Din, Din, Din !". It's followed by "Succubus", a more dark-sounding but extremely gripping track, which describes a succubus very well and has this line that fascinates me: "They come in different forms, from a lovely nymphet girl… to a beast with scaly horns!".

The only thing that isn't so unbelievably perfect is the vocals, that are a little bit forced and not as agile as most other singers in the genre. I can only imagine how amazing this would be if there was a better singer… But the general music is so good that the not-so-perfect vocals don't bother you anymore. Still, i wouldn't call this the only flaw of the album, but more its only imperfection. Otherwise, it's the definition of a kick-ass album, especially if you are into obscure power metal bands from the 80s or if you like horror. If horror metal exists, then I suggest this be listed as one of its best albums of all time.


EvinJelin


Recently I did a review on the re-release of 1986's Exorcist-Nightmare Theatre & David DeFeis, the artist that wrote & made three metal albums in just one month, all with different aliases. This was the third and final one of that group. Now that I have this new 30th Anniversary double CD set, it's very interesting to compare it with Nightmare. Musically, the band sounds exactly the same, but with more of a traditional heavy metal vibe as opposed to Exorcist's darker, thrashier one. While Defeis provided the demonic vocals for Exorcist, for Original Sin he enlisted his actual sister Danae to handle them and she does an excellent job. She doesn't really sound like a lot of those metal female vocalists of the era, in fact Danae sounds a little like early first album-era Geddy Lee, just without the high-pitched "Oh Yeahs!". This band was also shown on the original back cover as an all girl band, but just Danae was the only real member in the picture (first from the left), the other three gals were just eye candy, having their musical parts played secretly & uncredited by the guys. But honestly, is it as good as Exorcist? No, not really. In fact Defeis even admitted that he and guitarist Edward Pursino dumped all their best ideas into Exorcist, and what was left went into Original Sin. Not to say that "Sin Will Find You Out" is a stinker, it's not. It's really verrrrrry 80's in sound and style. And at times it is very heavy. So if you're a big fan of Nightmare Theatre, it is a must listen. It follows almost the same pattern of Exorcist: the guitar solo track, the "evil" vibe, the special effects in between songs, it is probably the closest we'll ever get to a follow-up to Nightmare.

Like the special edition re-release of Exorcist, Sin also comes with slipcover, full color lyric and photo booklet, and two CDs featuring three different mixes of the original album. Not to mention two new tracks, and these two new songs actually continue the Original Sin vibe while Exorcist's new ones really didn't. In fact, if Dave & Danae ever did a modern day follow-up, I'd buy it due to these two new tracks, they're just that good. Another great metal time-capsule of the underground 80's, definitely worthy of a revisiting listen. And while not as good as Nightmare Theatre (what is anyway?), it is worthy of being it's "sister" album.

TheKilla


A lot of stuff happened in 1986 for the guys in Virgin Steele. After their third album "Noble Savage" was released in 1985, the band's leader "David DeFeis" wanted to explore different music and had the idea to create a black metal album. He had problems finding proper members for this and ended up doing the vocals and playing the bass himself for Exorcist's "Nightmare Theatre" album. The end result was awesome and sounded pretty much like straightforward speed metal, which was basically one of the most popular music genre at that time. However, the music of Exorcist had a more horror themed atmosphere that differentiate them from other bands. After being done with Exorcist, the guys moved on and did another album under a new name. Original Sin is basically the successor to Exorcist and the album reviewed here actually surprised me after finally giving it a listen.

Originally, the main reason why I ignored "Sin Will Find You Out" is because I knew that "David DeFeis" handed the microphone to his sister "Danae". I usually dislike female fronted metal bands mainly because I despise the vocals and its lack of brutality and aggressiveness. It did not take long before my mind was blown away by the effectiveness of the music on this album. It is so good that I ended up liking the vocals even if it's not my cup of tea. When the first track called "Conjuration of the Watcher" begins, you can notice that the atmosphere created in "Nightmare Theatre" is still present. After the introduction, the song gets fast and heavy, but the female vocals actually brought an interesting melodic touch on top of it. Like in Exorcist, you can still see some randoms, but fun guitar solos by "Edward Pursino" in nearly every tracks. The songs are well structured for the genre and mostly have all a catchy chorus while the other parts are easy listening. Great example of that is "The Curse", "To the Devil a Daughter" and "Succubus", these songs had been my favorites because of how catchy they are.

There is not much to say about the production though, it's basically the same sound as Exorcist in "Nightmare Theatre" and the music is the same exact style as well. Usually, musicians that make the same style of music for many albums in a row end up with shitty results at some point, but these guys succeeded in writing lots of good songs of the same genre in a short period of time. The lyrical content of this album is also in the same vein, satanic, sexual and occult stuff, it's not really original, but still entertaining, at least. Out of the 10 tracks featured on the album, the "Slice of a Finger" and "Thunder War" tracks are both instrumental and did not brought any interest to me whatsoever. Another problem with this record is its short length of barely 33 minutes, thanks to Exorcist for having more material to enjoy with this. "Disease Bombs", The last song, which is the longest with its five minutes length is the one that has the most epic atmosphere. The fast-paced riffing with the effects added on the vocals makes an interesting evil vibe, however, the song is just longer because it also acts as an outro.

If you never heard of the side projects of Virgin Steele's leader "David DeFeis", then you might be surprised of how different it sounds from his main band. If you like speed metal, I recommend giving this album a serious listen even if you don't enjoy female fronted bands like myself because I actually ended up enjoying it pretty much like the Exorcist album, which I also recommend looking at. I am pretty sure that I was not the only one listening to Exorcist, but ignoring or not knowing Original Sin's "Sin Will Find You Out". I can confirm that was an error and this album also kills, so go ahead and give it a listen if it's still not done!

DesecratorJ



..::TRACK-LIST::..

CD 1:
Version 1: Daughter 'Eve'
1. The Devil Does Not Exist 0:46
2. Conjuration Of The Watcher 3:43
3. The Curse 3:46
4. To The Devil A Daughter 3:10
5. A Slice Of Finger 0:54
6. Bitches From Hell 2:47
7. The Succubus 3:52
8. Pandora´s Box 3:31
9. Thunder War 1:57
10. Enchantress Of Death 3:48
11. Disease Bombs 5:07
12. Satan's Daughters Outro 0:19

Version 2: Daughter 'Damaris'
13. The Devil Does Not Exist 0:45
14. Conjuration Of The Watcher 3:43
15. The Curse 3:46
16. To The Devil A Daughter 3:10
17. A Slice Of Finger 0:54
18. Bitches From Hell 2:47
19. The Succubus 3:50
20. Pandora´s Box 3:31
21. Thunder War 1:57
22. Enchantress Of Death 3:48
23. Disease Bombs 5:04
24. Satan's Daughters Outro 0:18

CD 2:
Version 3: Daughter 'The Siren' (Re-mix Version)
1. The Devil Does Not Exist 0:45
2. Conjuration Of The Watcher 3:43
3. The Curse 4:05
4. To The Devil A Daughter 3:12
5. A Slice Of Finger 0:55
6. Bitches From Hell 2:49
7. The Succubus 3:58
8. Pandora´s Box 3:29
9. Thunder War 1:33
10. Enchantress Of Death 3:58
11. Disease Bombs 5:22
12. Satan's Daughters Outro 0:18

Bonus Tracks:
13. Viking 4:38
14. Burnin' Whiskey 3:15
15. The Curse (Alternate Mix) 4:13



..::OBSADA::..

Vocals - Danielle Draconis
Bass - Pandora Fox
Drums - Darlene Destructo
Guitar - Cynthia Taylor




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