Rockstar Reviewer

  Canadian Modern Metal act Living Dead Girl  finally released their much-anticipated debut E xorcism, this past Friday (June 11th). The album was produced by critically-acclaimed producer Mitchell Marlow  (In This Moment) and mastered by Howie Weinberg ( Metallica, Nirvana) Living Dead Girl was formed in 2017 by lead singer Molly Rennick , who blends the pop accessibility of Avril Lavign e with the dark, gothic undertones and in-your-face metal of In this Moment. This 11- track introduction contains elements of these influences with groove-orientated breakdown, harrowing lyrics, and a mixture of sweet melodies and terrifying howls. Opener "Alive" will certainly make one feel so after listening to the alluring pop vocals and staccato rhythms to make this accessible to a mainstream audience. The menacing "Beautiful" is a tale of how having plastic surgery and generic looks seems to be the acceptance in society with an unstable Rennick emerging from her shell. The f...