“An apostle of all misery”
Gather and give praise at the Holy Parish of True Doom. Here’s Reverend Bizarre and Burn In Hell!, the opening track from their 2002 debut In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend. This is doom at its most pious and humongous: pushing the style to its saturnine and elephantine limits while staying true to the traditional form and vibe of genre pioneers like Saint Vitus and Pentagram. The eight-minute song only has about three riffs but a shift in mood from minor to phrygian keeps things evil and interesting and Albert Witchfinder’s operatic, admonishing croon and the grim Conan-esque atmosphere imbue the song with all the atmosphere and emotion necessary in a timeless doom classic. Which Burn In Hell! absolutely is.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
Why have I never heard this awesomeness before?
The mix of low and slow with those high pitched, 80’s era, goth like sounds set this one apart for me.
Thanks for reminding us who the real mad metal man is.
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You’re in for a treat Bop, Reverend Bizarre are awesome. This is their best album though.
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I just ordered the 20th Anniversary 2lp.
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I’ve got that on pre-order too. Hope it gets released soon… it keeps getting put back. I’ve had the 2CD for years but the new edition looks great.
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I hope it doesn’t get pushed back again. I’ve been waiting for at least 20 minutes.
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You could have listened to one of their songs in that time!
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Are you sure that’s playing at the right speed? I call your bluff, you invented them and that song is Barbie Girl by Aqua played at 33 1/3 rpm.
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Complete nonsense!
(It’s actually Breakout by Swing Out Sister)
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Dang! That was my backup choice.
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