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Just when you think that there is nothing to look forward to in the music world. Just when you think that the last of the good girl acts ended with L7. Just when you thought that there was nothing left out there to make you sit up and take notice, along comes the all girl powerhouse, Ghouls Night Out and their debut cd “The Mourning After.” Sprung from the fertile grounds out east that gave us the unholy likes of Gein and the Graverobbers, Crimson Ghosts, and the Phantom Creeps, Ghouls Night Out keeps up the tradition of grinding out heavy guitar laden power with gallows lyrics, and a graveyard sense of style.

Those familiar with the legendary surf act, Gein and the Graverobbers, will recognize Myra who is doing more then just rhythm guitar as she lets her true talents shine by taking the lead vocal duties for the Ghouls. Backed by the fuzz heavy guitar riffs of Amy Von Eerie, the steady dead skin pounding of Lily, and held together by the bass prowess of Vampie, these Ghouls are dead and ready to rock. Although Myra cut her chops in surf this act falls more in the graveyard then the sea. Combining the Bona Roba like soul of garage, with the don’t fuck with me attitude of L7, and the lyric savvy of the Misfits, The Mourning After sets itself a cut above the rest.

As I gave the cd a listen I couldn’t help but fall in love with the pounding back beat of songs like ‘Demons Are A Ghouls Best Friend’ and ‘The Rage’, while loving the tongue in cheek fun of ‘Pleatherface.” Each track on the cd shows what make Ghouls such a truly unique sound. They some how have managed to capture psychobilly, punk, and garage and put it all together with four women in micro minis and fresh from the grave sex appeal. Without a doubt though the highlight and stand out single with out question, is the hop up and jam, “Psycho A Go-Go”. This song is what the 5.6.7.8.’s would sound like if the Cramps murdered them and then the girls rose from the grave with guitars in hand. 

Although the band provides the necessary foundation and backbone of this hearse on wax the true power and appeal comes from of the vocals of Myra, she has shown she is much more then just a guitar player and set herself as the engine that makes the whole thing run. It’s her range and lyrical turn that separates this band from the rest of the corpses in the cemetery. The only real complaint I had with this début cd is the fact that is too damn short. Eight songs? What the hell? These aren’t musicians as much as a fucked up dominatrix giving the slave a little trinket. Come on ladies, this is just unfair. Making us wait all this time for the release to find out I can listen to the whole thing before I reach work in the morning?

The shortness of “The Mourning After” aside, this is a must own for anyone who likes the distortion happy sound of garage merged with the undead fun of psychobilly played by the hottest damn undead women hell has to offer. If there is any justice in this world some one, ANYONE, in our own Brew City will do whatever it takes to get these girls to come to the land of Gein. Tell me that Ghouls Night Out playing with our very own Psychomania wouldn’t be the sickest show since Ed himself was making furniture up north?

Anyone wanting to find out for themselves what an outstanding group Ghouls Night Out can buy a copy of ‘The Mourning After’ for only ten bucks! Just go to /www.ghoulsnightout.com.

"THE NOISE - BOSTON"
Review by: Brian Mosher
http://www.thenoise-boston.com
Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Sounding like Nikki Corvette recorded in a graveyard with primitive surf guitars, Ghouls Night Out offers much more than you might expect. At first glance it’s easy to dismiss them as a one-schtick pony, with the black mini-skirts and fishnet stockings and pale skin with blood-red lips, singing about falling in love with a zombie and telling you that “Demons Are A Ghoul’s Best Friend.” And listen, I’m not saying that they’re great musicians—the playing is all super simple. But the songs have real honest to goodness hooks, and they sing with conviction and a sense of fun that is completely undeniable and utterly enjoyable. You can dance to it, or you can laugh at it. I don’t think they care either way. They’ll be perfectly happy with their “Monster Love,” and dancing to the “Psycho a Go-Go.”


"LIAR SOCIETY"
Review by: Jack
http://www.liarsociety.com
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Ghouls Night Out are the epitome of the "spooky-cute" genre: these gals play stripped-down garage rock with a devilish slant, and there's just something entirely appealing about a fuzztone and Fender reverb combined with a sugar rush of Halloween inspiration. A little fluff, a fistful of riffs, and lyrics about vampire boyfriends and summoning demons to take care of cheating hearts makes for a sweet, yet macabre, cocktail. In a perfect world you'd be able to see Ghouls Night Out playing songs like "Pleatherface" and "Psycho a Go-Go" down at the local drive-in monster movie double-feature, but picking up a copy of The Mourning After EP is more than an adequate substitute. Necro-Tone Records has another stunner on their hands!
(4 out of 5 stars)

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