The Accüsed - The Curse of Martha Splatterhead (2009)

With Tommy Niemeyer as the only original member to remain in The Accüsed, the band is back with their characteristic Crossover sound. While “The Curse of Martha Splatterhead” is not one of their finest albums, it’s good enough to keep the fans of the band happy.

“The Curse of Martha Splatterhead” features 14 relentless tracks that showcase Tommy’s skills at creating riffs that transform across Trash, Punk and Harcore. A feat that not many guitarist can do, but Tommy has years of experience under his belt.

In the same manner as most releases of this genre, the album spans 30 minutes, making each track around 2 minutes a piece, perfectly timed to be both catchy and effective. The Accüsed’s revamped lineup keeps the overall band’s sound intact, and while they don’t sound like modern bands in the genre, they bring back the same feeling they did in the late 80’s and early 90’s.

Musically the album is very basic, but featuring very catchy riffs in every song makes listening to this album a very enjoyable experience since the songs never get old. The drumming in the vast majority of songs in this album reflects clear punk influences with some Metal elements here and there, but it brilliantly complements the riffing and bass guitar line.

In general “The Curse of Martha Splatterhead” is a very solid album, and while not the best of the band’s long career, The Accüsed is still a very good band and their own brand of Crossover is a force to be reckoned, I wish many of the young bands of the genre took some time to listen to the bands that paved the way for them and stop making crap attempts at copying them.

Release: August 18th, 2009

Country: USA