Revolver Presents: The Dark Side [PA]

Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Yvonne McDonald; Jonathan Platt; Jonathan Scott Miller
Distributor: Image Entertainment

Notes: Liner Note Author: Tom Beaujour. Revolver magazine assembles another of its fine, taste-making compilations with THE DARK SIDE, a collection of heavy-metal gems that celebrate the gloomy, the creepy, and the sordid sides of life. Revolver brings together a range of styles, reaching back to the Misfits' "Die, Die My Darling" and "The Great Satan" by industrial mavens Ministry. But there are plenty of cutting-edge contemporary acts too, including Italy's gloomily metal stars Lacuna Coil and post-hardcore outfit From First to Last. Atmospheric, brooding, and mercilessly heavy, THE DARK SIDE is a first-rate sampler that should please many stripes of metalhead. Why is it that whenever there is some "dark side" or "spooky" or goth collection there has to be an image of the cross on it somewhere? It proves a misunderstanding on the part of the designers, for sure. Placing an empty cross on something like this sends the wrong message: the empty cross is a sign of hope to Christians (the very people who musicians included here are trying to piss off -- most of them anyway), although some could give a rat's ass. Anyway, there seems to be little rhyme or reason to this collection. Yeah, some dark rock bands are here, but so are the Misfits, the most cartoony band since Kiss. Lacuna Coil are here, but so are Ministry and Marilyn Manson -- covering Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus," no less. To make matters more confounding is that Dimmu Borgir are on this baby, as are H.I.M. and Atreyu! Revolver magazine is at least partially responsible for this, which must certainly be considered a fiasco given that many people who are into any two or three of these artists hate the rest on turf or "authenticity" grounds. ~ Thom Jurek

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