{"id":18277,"date":"2019-03-13T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=18277"},"modified":"2022-01-06T19:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:48:23","slug":"album-review-twin-temple-bring-you-their-signature-sound-satanic-doo-wop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=18277","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Twin Temple \u2013 Bring You Their Signature Sound\u2026 Satanic Doo Wop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Twin Temple \u2013 Bring You Their Signature Sound\u2026 Satanic Doo Wop<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Release Date: 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Label: Rise Above Records<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rise Above Records is one of my favorite labels mainly because of the fact that they are never afraid to sign a band\/artist that is off the cuff, a little left of center, or just downright fucking off the wall. When Twin Temple\u2019s PR person tipped me off to them, he said, \u201cYou are going to love this band.\u201d Satanic Doo Wop? This could be either really awesome or a fucking train wreck. This person knows me well so I put on Twin Temple\u2019s album and braced myself.<\/p>\n<p>The opening track, \u201cThe Devil Didn\u2019t Make Me Do It\u201d kicked off sounding like a song you\u2019d hear at a \u201850s sockhop. I could just picture girls dancing around in a gymnasium while guys did their little storefront jerk moves. Lead by husband and wife temple leaders Alexandra and Zachary James, Twin Temple presented a sound into this genre that I had yet to hear a band do. I was both intrigued and still slightly cautious. The love song \u201cLucifer, My Love\u201d is absolutely fantastic with its sweet \u201850s guitar tone and besides, with a lyrics like, \u201cLucifer, you\u2019re a much better kisser than Jesus,\u201d how can you not fucking love that?<\/p>\n<p>The showstopper on this album is without a doubt, \u201cI\u2019m Wicked.\u201d Lead vocalist Alexandra James unleashes the one of the most sexy vocal deliveries I\u2019ve ever heard accompanied by the awesome guitar playing of husband Zachary and a barroom piano that makes being evil seem really appealing. If this song is any indication of what being bad will get you then sign me the hell up, pronto.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ZGXe0W2V5E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Twin Temple\u2019s sound is very consistent with the era of music that they play but with the Satanic lyrics and imagery, some may call it over the top, corny, or gimmicky. Honestly, Twin Temple isn\u2019t doing anything more over the top or gimmicky that bands like Behemoth, Watain, or even a band like Morbid Angel. The thing that separates Twin Temple from these other bands is that they make music that I would much rather listen to.<\/p>\n<p>Twin Temple\u2019s message and spiritual beliefs are articulate and understandable whereas the other bands just growl and scream. If you\u2019ve got a message or a belief that you want to express, what good is it if you can\u2019t understand what the fuck the singer is saying? Call it whatever you want but I find Twin Temple to be a much needed change in the current flow of occult rock and not since Jess and the Ancient Ones have I been this psyched about a new occult rock band. Twin Temple is the perfect soundtrack to your next left hand path\/Satanic sockhop and if those don\u2019t exist, because of Twin Temple they should.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twin Temple \u2013 Bring You Their Signature Sound\u2026 Satanic Doo Wop Release Date: 2019 Label: Rise Above Records Rise Above Records is one of my favorite labels mainly because of the fact that they are never afraid to sign a band\/artist that is off the cuff, a little left of center, or just downright fucking off the wall. When Twin Temple\u2019s PR person tipped me off to them, he said, \u201cYou are going to love this band.\u201d Satanic Doo Wop? 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