Epsiode: 188 The Electric Hellfire Club

Very High Frequencies flashes back to The Electric Hellfire Club. (VHF-188 EHC) More psycho than psychedelic, the group of devil worshipping serial killer sampling no goodniks was a bit too much back in 1991. In a time before metal lite outfit Ghost made it big shouting at the devil and the dark lord Marilyn Manson was just a spooky kid Thomas Thorn aka Buck Ryder departed My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. With his new cohorts they made an evil doppelgänger band that ramped up the Devil mojo with horror movie samples. From 1991 to 2002 the band tried to be shocking and toured with like minded freaks. With their forked tongues firmly in cheek the Satan shtick morphed towards Norwegian Black Metal industrial by 2002, which was perhaps too much for the dance clubs. Very High Frequencies slices through the heart of the band’s catalog. Social commentary is weaved throughout the lyrics. Comedy gold lies within the odes to Evil. Heavy but melodic keyboards and guitars rock out in between serial killer prison confessions and B movie soundbites. Charles Manson and his Family feature quite a lot. EHC also did a Hell of a lot of cover songs. Mostly each cover song happens to be about Satan but Bela Lugosi gets a shoutout too. Come for the decadence - that may seem quaint by today’s standards - but do what thou wilt and enjoy the revolting black humor of the bad boys and girls, The Electric Hellfire Club.