It’s lastly right here! The sixth studio LP from Ohio horrorcore trio Alla Xul Elu. Consisting of Billy Obeyas properly as Joey Black & Lee Carver, they broke out a decade in the past as a duo by releasing their first 2 albums Head of Horns & Sci-Co that very same yr. This was adopted up with their 4/20-themed debut EP Necronomichron in 2017 & including Carver into the fold shortly after, but it surely wasn’t till Twiztid signed them to Majik Ninja Leisure in 2018 when the Xul Boys’ music received more and more higher. Their MNE debut The Almighty is definitely the best horrorcore album of the 2010s, their 2019 sophomore EP Church of Xul took a a lot darker method, Mauxuleum made it within the high 10 of my Greatest Releases of 2020 listing regardless of them ditching their signature growth bap sound for a extra industrial, lure steel route & Necronomichron 2: Lifeless by Bong was a superior sequel to their 4/20 EP. The Magic Xul Bus was a dope prelude to a physique of labor that’s been a very long time & Mike E. Clark has lastly teamed up with them to look at the Gods of Evil Rise.
After the intro, the primary track “Paint the City Purple” is that this rap rock intro speaking about leaving 36 muhfuckas lifeless of their metropolis whereas the 2nd & ultimate single “Horns Over Halos” references 2-time WWE Corridor of Famer, former 6-time WWE Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Crew Champion & NWA World Tag Crew Champion Stone Chilly Steve Austin.
“The Cleaning” infernally talks in regards to the sky being cracked in half with completely nothing we will do about it in any way previous to the lead single “‘Until We Meat” wickedly will get of their storytelling bag discussing the names of the folks they’ve killed wanting on the Tinder app. “Gentle Up My Life” describes the sensation of being trapped in a single’s personal pores and skin as a prisoner & hiding in one other’s enjoying the songs they appreciated whereas “Let It Burn” calls out the hypocrisies of the church buildings.
As for “Suicide Drive”, we now have Xul menacingly speaking about commuting vehicular suicide because the dying cellular wants a journey & they are often caught at a excessive pace simply earlier than “God Broken” turns up the rap rock influences suggesting this being unavoidable & take pleasure in it sitting again. “Make Consider” talks about the opportunity of the trio by no means making it to heaven & I can relate to that theme personally after I’m at my lowest, however then “Spill Your Guts” feels extra like a skit.
“Herd the Horde” fuses g-funk, horrorcore & growth bap collectively asking what you’re praying for & to signal your life away whereas “The Saints” talks about the one guideline within the shadow of dying being all life remaining forbidden together with elevating the homicide charges. “From the Coronary heart” makes a dedication to the misplaced & lonely ones assuring they’re not alone in any way surviving amongst their higher judgments & “Wave Goodbye” serves as this humorous skit used as an outro.
It’s been mentioned this was within the works for a number of years at this level & many thought it wouldn’t ever see the day. Now that it’s right here, it lived as much as my expectations reaching the bar The Almighty had set 7 years in the past with one other generational horrorcore basic & what may probably be their ultimate MNE launch to deal with regularly constructing LLE because it’s personal factor. Mike E. Clark’s manufacturing high to backside remains to be as inventive when working with Psychopathic Information founders Insane Clown Posse & Prime Canine Information founder Child Rock’s, bringing Xul’s well-crafted horrorcore lyrics to life soundtracking it.
Rating: 9/10