Scheissmessiah!

{{Infobox album

| name = Scheissmessiah

| type = studio

| artist = Hanzel und Gretyl

| cover = Scheissmessiah.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 12, 2004

| recorded = Kinderland Studios, New York City
2004

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Industrial metal

| length = 39:59

| label = Metropolis Records

| producer = Hanzel und Gretyl

| prev_title = Über alles

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = 2012: Zwanzig Zwölf

| next_year = 2008

}}

Scheissmessiah is the fourth full-length release by American industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl. It was released on October 12, 2004, via Metropolis Records. It is a concept album that parodies Handel's Messiah with a satanic metal twist.{{Cite web |last=Popke |first=Michael |date=2004-12-08 |title=Review: "Hanzel Und Gretyl: Scheissmessiah" - Sea of Tranquility |url=https://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1942 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.seaoftranquility.org}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Metal.de

|rev1score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/hanzel-und-gretyl-scheissmessiah-9575/|title=Hanzel und Gretyl - Scheissmessiah|website=Metal.de|date=February 22, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2022}}

|rev2 = Sea of Tranquility

|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1942|last=Popke|first=Michael|title=Review: "Hanzel Und Gretyl: Scheissmessiah"|website=Sea of Tranquility|date=December 8, 2004|access-date=November 28, 2022}}

}}

Track listing

"Lust" – 2:12
"Fikk dich mit Fire" – 3:23
"Kaiser von Shizer" – 3:13
"Disko Fire Scheiss Messiah" – 4:19
"Blut! Sex! Fire!" – 3:22
"Burning Bush" – 2:54
"Scheissway to Hell" – 4:00
"And We Shall Purify" – 3:38
"10th Circle" – 4:06
"Hellalujah" – 3:00
"Purity" – 5:47

Credits

Kaizer von Loopy: lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 6, programming
Vas Kallas: lead vocals, guitar, additional programming
Anna K: Bass
Mixed by Arun Venkatesh, at Big Blue Meenie, Jersey City, New Jersey
Mastered by Tom Hutten at Bionic Mastering, in Soho, New York

Reception

The album received some positive reception for its heavier metal sound than the previous album, Über Alles,{{Cite web |last=Sopor |first=Pierre |date=2004-10-12 |title=Chronique {{!}} Hanzel Und Gretyl - Scheissmessiah |url=https://www.verdammnis.com/reviews/hanzel-und-gretyl-scheissmessiah |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.verdammnis.com |language=fr}} with Metal.de noting that "[it is] blessed with an appropriately eardrum-massaging production."{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2008-02-24 |title=Hanzel und Gretyl - Scheissmessiah Review • metal.de |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/hanzel-und-gretyl-scheissmessiah-9575/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=metal.de}} There was also negative reception, with some critics dismissing the album and band as a novelty act.{{Cite web |last=Coombe |first=Tom |date=2004-12-04 |title=HANZEL UND GRETYL "SCHEISSMESSIAH" (Metropolis) |url=https://www.mcall.com/2004/12/04/hanzel-und-gretyl-scheissmessiah-metropolis/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Amy |date=2005-03-12 |title=Review: Hanzel Und Gretyl – Scheissmessiah - SLUG Magazine |url=https://www.slugmag.com/music/national-music-reviews/review-hanzel-und-gretyl-scheissmessiah/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.slugmag.com |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080306074514/http://hanzelundgretyl.com/ Official Hanzel und Gretyl website]
[http://www.metropolis-records.com Metropolis Records]
[http://www.bigbluemeenie.com Big Blue Meenie Studios]
[http://www.bionicmastering.com Bionic Mastering]

Category:Hanzel und Gretyl albums

Category:2004 albums

Category:Metropolis Records albums

Category:2000s concept albums

Category:Messiah (Handel)