Bride

Item: Snakes in the Playground
Author: Brad Mattern

Snakes in the Playground

(1992)

Reviewed by Brad Mattern

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Label Star Song RecordsThe LighthouseFebruary 1993

hard rock heavy metal

Snakes In The Playground puts out some kick-butt music--the band gets better every album. Dale sounds so much like Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses.

The album starts off with one of the best tracks, "Rattlesnake." The song is about how evil hides in little cracks, and comes out when nobody's expecting it, and if you don't have God they'll get you. "Would You Die For Me" is next, it's one of the slower songs--but not too slow.

"Psychedelic Super Jesus" is another great song. What they're singing might sound a little blasphemous at times, but they've got a point to it. What they're talking about is an underground band they know, that is always dissin' God like He's nothing. The song has a power crunch and you'll learn the lyrics in no time.

"Saltriver Shuffle" is a short, funny song. Guest guitarist Greg Martin of The Kentucky Headhunters plays a little bit of country, and right when you're starting to get into it, out comes a screaming NOT from your speakers.

Another scorching tune is "Dust Through A Fan." It's a true metal song. The song is a sad song, though, about people selling their body into sexual sin--"Sold their souls for sex and greed in the bathroom in the back."

"I Miss The Rain" is a beautiful ballad that looks at people who have lost a loved one, and tells them that God is the only one who can erase all the pain that has been haunting them.

"Don't Use Me" is a pretty heavy song, vaguely reminiscent of Nirvana. This song has some pretty hard core lyrics just like all of Bride's songs. This time they're tackling the drug abuse problem. As you can tell this band knows a lot about problems on the street, it would be nice to see this band get pushed into the secular market.