Thrill Kill Kult's take on sleazy excess is comparable to that of John Waters -- which is to say that the band celebrates the inherent kitsch value of sex, drugs, and Satan. Hit & Run Holiday contains such gems as the surf rock romp "Glamour Is a Rocky Road" (with its lipstick-smeared drama overdoses and cheap tricks), the supercharged "Hot Blood Risin'" ("Just a holiday chaser in search of my destiny/Come on, get in!"), and the blissed-out instrumental outro piece, {&"The Last Ride Out."...   [ read more ]

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The perfect soundtrack to a pill-crazed romp through L.A.'s dirtiest and lowest whorehouses, 13 Above the Night is a record as much about style as substance. But, then again, that's all that it really aspires to be. Reveling in dark sexuality, drug use, and the occult, it conjures up the spirit of the lost of America's cities remarkably. Celebrating the surface level as it does, it is difficult to listen to this record with anything close to a critical ear. It is a loud, unsubtle album that is neverthel...   [ read more ]

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By the time My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult released Crime for All Seasons in 1997, they had spent too much time away from the spotlight and their audience, and the industrial/rave audience had declined sharply. So, the album was generally ignored, but this doesn't necessarily mean that the album was terrible. In fact, it isn't that much weaker than their other albums, which were similarly inconsistent, and it offers enough fine moments to keep fans happy, even though it does raise questions of whe...   [ read more ]

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