Of all the things I love about Rest In Pieces, the new LP from the Panic Beats, what I love most is the fact that at least four of the tracks take their names from classic slasher trash cinema. For the record, that’s “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” “I Drink Your Blood,” “God Forgives, I Don’t,” and “A Hatchet For the Honeymoon.”
Now, as I’ve not seen any of these movies (making me a wonderful scholar, but terrible fan, of horror), I can’t state as to the conjunction between film plot and lyrics on this new album. However, the lyrics are quite gory, as per usual: “Rest In Pieces” has “I’ll dissect meticulously/ all of you,” while album opener “Chop Chop” kicks off with “It’s time to sharpen my blade” before moving into talking about “fresh meat.”
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