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:	06/01/2018
Label:	Metal Blade
UPC:	0039841409017
Rank:	96553

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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