Dayton, Ohio emcee Lee Carver returning over a decade after his solo debut Massacre Mask to drop a sophomore effort. Becoming the third & ultimate member to hitch the almighty Alla Xul Elu, they’ve grow to be a groundbreaking act inside the underground depraved shit scene since 2018 identified for combining sharp horrorcore lyrics with growth bap & industrial hip hop instrumentation. Billy Obey wound up making his solo debut Rhymebook of the Recently Deceased a couple of months earlier & for my private favourite of the group to drop Meathead: Satanic Steakhouse lower than a pair weeks left of 2025 felt like a good way for Xul to complete their 12 months.
After the “Dead Air” intro, the primary track “What’s on the Menu?” begins with an eerie growth bap instrumental welcoming clients to Skinner’s Family Steakhouse main into “Meathead’s Theme” serving because the soundtrack tune of the Meathead character that Carver’s portraying. “Spill the Blood” provides off a demonic growth bap environment speaking a couple of severed pig’s head within the closet surrounded by candles whereas “VHS” continues the horrorcore themes chopping up our bodies.
“Mooder’z Kidz Club” suggests for all the youngsters to chortle on the foolish cow dinner theater so he can direct his focus in the direction of drowning out all of the screams of his victims simply earlier than “Taxidermy” embraces a hellish growth bap vibe speaking in regards to the world being so chilly that it must be on a meathook. “Get Back Here, You Bitch!” after the “Serial Killer Support Group” skit turns up the eeriness stalking girls who’re exhausting to get whereas “The Microwave Massacre” slaughtering individuals in a spectacular trend.
The observe “Time 2 Eat” begins the final 8 minutes of Massacre Mask’s non secular successor speaking about being caught on this steady cycle that doesn’t even really feel like actuality from his perspective & previous to the “End Credits” outro, the ultimate track “Dear Policeman” appropriately finally ends up delivering Meathead’s manifesto within the midst of him getting chased by authorities & declaring that he has no regret for all that he’s executed.
Quite a bit has modified for Lee Carver each artistically & personally inside the final 10 years, however I had already anticipated Meathead: Satanic Steakhouse to surpass Rhymebook of the Recently Deceased & that’s what it just about did though I’d very a lot say the latter isn’t too far behind. The manufacturing is extra centered across the conventional growth bap sound versus secondarily incorporating a few of Alla Xul Elu’s industrial influences & Carver’s cohesive idea makes it really feel like a horror film in audio kind.
Score: 9/10