LIZZY BORDEN – Love You To Pieces [Digitally Remastered +4]

LIZZY BORDEN is after 11 years of studio silence with a new album, and one of you asked for the band’s classic ’80s albums in its remastered edition.
“Love You To Pieces” is the band’s full-length debut, and rocks among the best when you speak about classic US metal.

In the ’80s, the non-mainstream metal scene was mostly occupied by thrash and death bands, Lizzy Borden stood out for sounding much rougher than the common heavy band while still being very melodic and for having the looks – though not the sound – of glam metal.

It is impossible to find anything wrong with this album. There’s a variety of lyrical themes, from the band’s signature psychopathic lyrics (‘Psychopath’, ‘Love You to Pieces’) to Heavy’s standard ‘evil’ theme (‘Council for the Cauldron’, ‘Flesheater’), all the way to the mandatory ’80s metal pride song (‘American Metal’).
All the lyrics, while not being sophisticated in the poetic sense, fit perfectly into the mood of each and every song. Singer Lizzy Borden can do it all, from the mania of ‘Psychopath’ to the remarkable falsetto of ‘Red Rum’.

Despite its heaviness, Lizzy Borden deliver great hooks here as well, like on the excellent ‘Save Me’ whose catchy rhythms, melodic leads, and swinging chorus instantly engrave themselves into the memory.
‘American Metal’ is one of the best metal anthems ever composed, soaring high and marching triumphantly: passionate delivery, gang-shouted chorus, and piercing vocal summoning all create a spine-chilling serenade to the music we love.

While quite raw, I like the production here, which plays rough for the style but remains clear enough to discern each element in the mix. You hear a band with a vision to share and to cherish, and a sound strong enough to permeate all the hairspray and makeup and leave a permanent impression in the mind.

Listening to this, it’s hard to believe Lizzy Borden would only hone their songcraft further and serve up an even better platter of melodic perfection with ‘Visual Lies’ just two years later.
Lizzy Borden, or at least “Love You To Pieces”, is one of the most painfully underrated metal bands in history.

01 – Council For The Cauldron
02 – Psychopath
03 – Red Rum
04 – Love You To Pieces
05 – American Metal
06 – Flesh Eater
07 – Save Me
08 – Warfare
09 – Godiva
10 – Rod Or Iron
BONUS TRACKS:
11 – Wild One [demo]
12 – Whiplasher [demo]
13 – Warfare [alternate version]
14 – Dirty Pictures [demo]

Lizzy Borden – vocals
Gene Allen – guitars
Tony Matuzak – guitars
Michael Davis – bass
Joey Scott – drums

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