When Thomas Thorn, demented chairman of the Electric Hellfire Club, lost his bandmate and best friend, the Rev.
Dr.
Luv, to a car accident, Thorn recorded this ultraviolent valentine to the good Dr.
and the band that drew the two to music: the fearsome foursome, Kiss.
"Calling Dr.
Love" is a tough song to get wrong, and the title cover track is exquisite, replete with cool backups and Shane (the Rev.
Dr.
Luv's Christian name) samples: a faithful yet fresh rendering of the Gene Simmons manifesto.
The surrounding album holds other momentous movements like "Hellflower" which blossoms into an electro-Nuggets flashback; while "Very Groovy Boots" goes beyond the valley of the devil-dolls.
"He Who Holds the Lightning Rod" plays like a cute and fluffy Skinny Puppy, extolling the legend of the mighty Thor, "God of Thunder." Some grooves are wasted, but the actual songs comprise a reverent tribute and a deliciously deceptive Molotov cocktail.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funeral ProcessionElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 01:57 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 2 | Book of LiesElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | HellflowerElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 46 MB |
| 4 | Prince of DarknessElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | He Who Holds the Lightning RodElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Circuit BreakerElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | Very Groovy BootsElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | UltraviolenceElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Pack 44Electric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Unleash the BeastElectric Hellfire Club | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 07:42 | 17 MB | 58 MB |
| 11 | Calling Dr. LoveGene Simmons | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | 7th Angel | Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 13 | D.W.S.O.B. | The Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 14 | Servants Of Evol | The Electric Hellfire Club | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 62 mins | 142 MB | |||||
| 62 mins | 422 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Amanda Bear | Vocals |
| 2 | Holly Caustic | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Electric Hellfire Club | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Richard Frost | Electronic Percussion, Percussion, Programming |
| 5 | Scott Jackson | Art Direction |
| 6 | Paul Kneevers | Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Chuck "Chains" Lenihan | Guitar |
| 8 | Otto Mattix | Sounds |
| 9 | Don Petrausky | Harmonica |
| 10 | Rev. Dr. Luv | Programming |
| 11 | Reichsfuhrer Ricktor | Guitar |
| 12 | Gene Simmons | Composer |
| 13 | Thomas Thorn | Booklet, Cover Design, Illustrations, Keyboards, Lettering, Liner Notes, Producer, Programming, Vocals |
The Electric Hellfire Club
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |