an intense album of fear and violence populated with violent hateful characters. If the subject matter doesn't offend you this album is a brilliant way to get a taste of music's greater story teller. The band cooks of course and the production is loud and uncompromising, though again piano is the main instrument used to convey these stories of the dregs of society. The 14 minute penultimate song; O'Malley's bar is the star of this seedy show, a tour de force of a song. 4 stars