On Danzig’s third album, the band follows their goth blues metal style through heavy riffs, front-man Glenn Danzig’s low-to-mid-pitched howls and growls, and crooning passages of lightness which invariably end up traded back into brooding over women, religion, and/or mortality.  Strong drum-work and expressive tone-handling from the guitarist lend the swaggering melodies (usually powered by a sturdy bass-line) a wider range of movement, and the choruses ride a fine line of frequency, occasionally tipping over into a few too many repetitions, but generally fitting the surrounding structures of the songs.

There’s a strong rockabilly flavor to most of the songs, with the slower tempos, stiffer guitar edge, and Satanic gloss being the main points of divergence from that style.  And while the lyrics tend to be secondary to the impassioned delivery, the flow and net impact of the songs builds out to a solid overall album, though the title track steals the limelight from the rest.