American Psycho
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American Psycho
- Artist: Misfits
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- Release Date: May 13, 1997
- Total Time: 38:29
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Though it can't really be The Misfits without GLENN DANZIG's amazing crooning and songwriting, try holding on to that prejudice after hearing the crunch and pummel of the band's first LP in 14 years. DANIEL REY's produced, and Nevermind NIRVANA mixer/Bad Religion's Stranger Than Fiction producer ANDY WALLACE ferociously mixed. With their treatment, songs such as "Walk Among Us' and "The Haunting" are just a few of the tunes that bring back the thrill of 1982's Walk Among Us. Most of the cuts even reuse the "wooah-wooahs" that were the band's trademark. New singer MICHALE GRAVES is a good find for a difficult position, and bassist JERRY ONLY and his guitarist brother DOYLE (much improved in the years since he replaced BOBBY STEELE) present an airtight case they they were the Misfits sound as much as Danzig, and can recreate it at will. In fact, this LP should have been the follow-up to Walk Among Us instead of that awful Earth A.D./Wolsblood hardcore mess that effectively ended the orignal band's career in 1983, when Danzig split off to form SAM HAIN on the way to a solo metal career. The Misfits return to New York stages is a brilliant, mega-scary sight! ~ Jack Rabid, Rovi| American Promise (2009 Album by Good Times Boys) | |
| American Psycho (2000 Album by Original Soundtrack) |
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For the movie soundtrack, see American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture.
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| Studio album by the Misfits | ||||
| Released | May 13, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | December 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk, horror punk, heavy metal[1] | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Daniel Rey, Misfits | |||
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American Psycho is an album by the Misfits. Released May 13, 1997, it was the first to be recorded and released without founder and leader Glenn Danzig. Bassist Jerry Only, after years of litigation, reached a settlement with Danzig and was granted the rights to use the band's name and image to record and perform.
The album is named after the novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. Originally, the album was going to be titled Dead Kings Rise, a play on the band's resurrection, but was changed when the title track didn't make the album. The album was produced by Daniel Rey, who has produced for artists such as the Ramones and White Zombie.
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
- Entertainment Weekly (5/16/97, p.117) - "Their goofy formula of lyrics inspired by bad horror movies, poppy vocals, and blasting hardcore is still excellent mosh-pit fodder, and new frontman Michale Graves is a dead ringer for Glenn Danzig before he found his fortune as a heavy metal crooner." - Rating: B
Track listing
All songs written and composed by the Misfits (Michale Graves, Jerry Only, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, and Dr. Chud) except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Abominable Dr. Phibes" | 1:41 |
| 2. | "American Psycho" | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Speak of the Devil" | 1:47 |
| 4. | "Walk Among Us" | 1:23 |
| 5. | "The Hunger" | 1:43 |
| 6. | "From Hell They Came" | 2:16 |
| 7. | "Dig Up Her Bones" | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Blacklight" | 1:27 |
| 9. | "Resurrection" | 1:29 |
| 10. | "This Island Earth" | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Crimson Ghost" | 2:01 |
| 12. | "Day of the Dead" | 1:49 |
| 13. | "The Haunting" | 1:25 |
| 14. | "Mars Attacks" | 2:28 |
| 15. | "Hate the Living, Love the Dead" | 1:36 |
| 16. | "Shining" | 2:59 |
| 17. | "Don't Open 'Til Doomsday" "Hell Night" (hidden track; written by the Misfits and Daniel Rey) |
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| 18. | "Dead Kings Rise" | ||||||||
Chart positions
| Chart | Peak Position |
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| Billboard 200 | 117 |
Personnel
- Michale Graves - vocals
- Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein - guitar
- Jerry Only - bass
- Dr. Chud - drums - keyboards (songs 1, 3, 4, 8, 10)
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ American Psycho (album) at Allmusic
- ^ (5/16/97, p.117)
- ^ Rolling Stone review
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