Band:
Derek Jendza - vocals
Seth Bawcum - guitar
Bradley Jendza - bass and vocals
Lawrence Richard - drums

Additional Musicians:
Tanya Bloom - electronic female voice
Pianocidal J - piano and keyboards (6, 8, 11 & 13)
Chuck Klatt - background vocals (5)
Ryan Sweesy - background vocals (5)

Production:
Produced by Tony Hamera.

Review:
The fourth album from this Detroit quartet is hard to review, as the sounds are all over the place. You have to admire a band such as Jendza who aren't afraid to take chances, even if some of the results are lackluster. At times I get the feeling that this is what Diamond Rexx would have sounded like if they formed in the year 2000, it has that same spooky and sinister vibe.
  The disc starts off with its shining star "Shortcut To Hell", a song reminiscent of Rob Zombie but with a cleaner guitar sound and a chorus just drooling with attitude and urgency. "Friend" is a haunting ballad, while "It's Hard To Be A Boy" is a cool up-tempo rocker complete with a great piano addition. "Boulevard" sounds a lot like one of Warrant's ballads, in fact the vocals sound so much like Jani Lane it's uncanny. Actually the entire second half of this album is where Jendza really shines and ends on the sing-a-long chorus of "End Of The World".
  The only time the album really falters is on "Say It", in which Jendza attempts a Biohazard type sound that just doesn't suit them at all. It's hard to know who to recommend this album too, as the band seems to run the gamut of musical styles. They have opened for acts such as Alice Cooper, and with their vampire painted faces the band could appeal to both rockers and Goths alike. Take a chance with Jendza, you might be pleasantly surprised. Contact the band on their official website.

Reviewed by Skid for Sleaze Roxx, January 2003.

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