Silver Chalice – Evil Birds [12''] (1985, XES Records)

After 45 Grave's breakup, Rob Ritter and Don Bolles joined Kim Komet's reformed Silver Chalice, who'd been absent for a number of years and last released the terrific 1979 single 'Wasted / Hot Tears'. With Ritter and Bolles now in tow, Silver Chalice have newly adopted a deathrock influence, but not without completely abandoning their glam punk roots. 

 

Opener "(I Wanna Hear Some) Lies" picks up right where "Wasted" left off six years earlier -energetic, melodic glam punk. Kim Komet's ace vocals are still very much on the mark, as if no time passed between recordings. The title track and "The Edge" showcase the moody deathrock side of the band and man, are they wicked songs. They're both fairly mid-paced and are more interested in creating a nuanced atmosphere; the former -tranquil and gorgeous- whereas the latter is a bit darker and more sinister. "Outlawed" brings us back to some zippy glam punk (complete with hand claps!), before transitioning into the creepy "Interlude" and finally, to close out the EP, another great slice of deathrock in the form of "Suicide". Verdict: wonderful little EP by this sadly forgotten L.A. band. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

Label: XES Records – F-505 

Format: Vinyl, 12" 

Country: US 

Released: 1985 

Style: Goth Rock, Punk, Glam, Deathrock, Post-Punk, Glam Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 (I Wanna Hear Some) Lies 

A2 Evil Birds 

A3 The Edge 

B1 Outlawed 

B2 Interlude 

B3 Suicide 

 

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