Menace to Society

by Lizzy Borden

Overview

Lizzy Borden's second studio album, following the live The Murderess Metal Road Show by only a few months, is the band's career high point. A nice balance between the energetic but cliche-ridden pop-metal of its debut and the undistinguished Poison ripoffs of its later albums, Menace to Society drops the dopey Spinal Tap-like lyrics of the debut in favor of a less cartoony worldview, and singer Lizzy Borden's vocals are considerably more self-assured and less shrill. The tempos are slower, but they never slog down into the mush of so many other metal bands. The best tracks, like the Queensryche-like "Ursa Minor," show a greater sense of subtlety and dynamics than before, and Jim Faraci's spacious but not too glossy production shows the group off better. It's still not a great creative leap -- like many of the L.A. hair metal bands, Lizzy Borden was more about the look and the lifestyle than the music -- but Menace to Society is the one album where Lizzy Borden seems to be pushing itself to develop as a band. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	11/06/2001
Label:	Metal Blade
UPC:	0039841409024
Rank:	215098

Tracks

1. Generation Aliens
2. Notorious
3. Terror on the Town
4. Bloody Mary
5. Stilleto (Voice of Command)
6. Ultra Violence
7. Love Kills
8. Brass Tactics
9. Ursa Minor
10. Menace to Society
11. Taking on the World [Demo]
12. White Rabbit [Live Demo]
13. Stiletto (Voice of Command) [Live Demo]
14. Betrayer [Live Demo]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lizzy Borden   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Joey Scott Harges   Drums
Alex Nelson   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Gene Allen   Guitar

Technical Credits

Gene Allen   Composer
Lizzy Borden   Producer,Composer
Brian Slagel   Executive Producer
Jim (H. M.) Faraci   Engineer,Producer
Mike Davis   Composer
Danny Hernandez   Photography
Joey Scott Harges   Composer
Alex Nelson   Composer