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The Blessed Virgin Larry
“The Jesus Conspiracy”
(12-track CD, Gamma (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Cid Ronik (bass, backing vocals), 31:33)
Proving that there’s more behind the shock rock than just a few outlandish costumes and Roxx Gang’s decaying hairspray, The Blessed Virgin Larry return with their web-sanctioned release. MP3.com’s comp of BLV tracks is a generous selection of their bombastic techrock- a hard-edged, synth-driven sound from the digital bowels of Ministry and Laibach, curved with an early morning Gothic bend. A little bit blasphemous (“Santa’s Coming To Town”), a whole lotta doomy chording (“Fish Head Soup”), and a few gender stretching hymns (“The Girl You Fear”) later, Conspiracy is meant as a commercial blend of metal hedonism mixed with pop techno for the First Amendment mongers amongst us. Yeah, well, we’re obviously paid to mention Marilyn Manson’s name at least ten times an ish, so the shock and sonics have some reference. But BLV’s tunes may be a tad more groove-oriented, given the futuristic slant of the electronic percussion and noodled keyboard treatments. ROM portion includes pix and lyrics and things.
(contact: mp3.com, 4790 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121)
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