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1.  And Hell Will Follow Me
2.  As Black As My Heart
3.  To Die in Your Arms
4.  Heroin Train
5.  Devil in the Closet
6.  Cracks in the Walls
7.  Bad Dream
8.  Bathe in My Blood
     (Schizophrenia in Me)
9.  Pill Head
10.  Meet the Wolf
11.  Serial Killer
12.  When Crows Descend Upon You
13.  Die Alone

Total playing time: 53:37

Release Date: June 14, 2011
Label: SPV/Steamhammer

A Pale Horse Named Death - And Hell Will Follow Me

Reviewer: Rottenbucher

August 20, 2011

A Pale Horse Named Death is filling the void left by the demise of Type O Negative. Ex-Type O Negative, current Life of Agony drummer Sal Abruscato and Seventh Void bassist Matt Brown have teamed up to create some serious downtrodden Doom-flavored Metal. The drum and guitar production sounds like Type O Negative and Abruscato’s vocals channel the late Peter Steele and Layne Stanley in a few spots.

After some galloping sound effects, the album opens with “As Black As My Heart,” an unhappy 4-minutes.  Abruscato moans over low, grumbling riffs.  The midsection adds an extra bite and Doom fans should be satisfied.  “To Die in Your Arms” continues the depressive tones with slightly heavier grooves.  Hopefully the lyrics of “Heroin Train” are not autobiographical.  Moaning about eating cat food, sleeping with homeless women for drugs and counting track marks while dying is a touch uncomfortable and how they are presented is downright frightening.  The music is a bit faster, but continues the oppressive Type O Negative-flavor.  The song also features a guest-solo from Biohazard’s Bobby Hambel.
“Devil in the Closet” gets even heavier with oppressive riffs and lyrics that need a loading dose of lithium.  “Cracks in the Walls” sounds like Alice in Chains colliding with early Cathedral and the Industrial-flavored instrumental “Bad Dream” is haunting even with the screams, giggles and soul-sucking overdrive over a Hip Hop beat.  “Bathe in My Blood” picks up the pace for only the second time on the album and the post-chorus riff is simply crushing in its oppressive groove.

“Pill Head” is equally terrifying as “Heroin Train” as Abruscato explains the benefits and results of abusing prescription medications while “Meet the Wolf” sounds like claws scooping up dirt while Abruscato continues examining drugs and death.  “Serial Killer” is faster and a bit more upbeat musically but the lyrics may flag the FBI. “Die Alone” continues the funeral procession laid out by the previous songs, but the clean guitars and processed vocals gives the perfectly languished atmosphere. Plus the saxophone solo may just send shivers down your spine.

For his first solo album, vocalist/ guitarist/ drummer Abruscato proves that he can helm an entire project with ease while guitarist/bassist Brown effortlessly fills the gaps.  And Hell Will Follow Me is definitely something Type O Negative fans and Doom Metal fans should examine.  But the black humor that graced Type O Negative is absent.  And Hell Will Follow Me is a dangerously bleak album. If you need a hug or suffer from depression, by no means should you check out And Hell Will Follow Me.  But if you need to be reassured that you are doing just fine, A Pale Horse Named Death is one to watch.  Their debut is highly recommended if you love Goth/Doom Metal and haven’t been prescribed Thorazine.