Over a 35-year span, murder metal trio Macabre have lost none of their ridiculous insanity. Approaching latest release Carnival Of Killers with bloodthirsty enthusiasm, that’s suffused into every aspect of the album. Macabre have spent the nine years since the release of Grim Scary Tales working hard – there’s a hell of a lot to unpack here. The album art depicts a funfair filled with the serial killers that each of the songs tell the tale of – Ted Bundy with his arm cast and Ed Gein in his trademark check shirt are both easy spots. No two songs sound alike on this opus, with each one crafted to suit the crimes of the killer they portray. Stinky, for example, tells the story of John Wayne Gacy (aka Pogo The Clown) and the guitars take on a melodic, bouncy quality that’s reminiscent of the ...
