Credits:GwarDescription:Justliketheir1995albumRagNaRok,GWAR's2006releaseBeyondHellsuffersbecauseit'saconceptalbum.BeyondHellmaybeaninspiredconceptforarockoperawithagloriousstageset,butminusafunnylinehereandagrandmomentofsleazethere,GWAR'sjourneythroughhellspendssomuchtimekeepingthestorygoing,thebandforgothowtohavefun,andthey'vetotallylosttherealreadythinrelationshipwithmelody.Despiteallthenote-spinningandepic-for-epic's-sakewriting,thereareahandfulofhighlights."ILovethePigs"thrashesliketheearlydaysandincludesthegreatline"Notallcopsarepigs/Someofthemaredicks.""Tormentor"chugsalonglikeJudasPriestwhentheywerehungry,andthecoverofAliceCooper's"School'sOut"tackedontotheendofferssweet,hedonisticrelieffromalltheponderousnarrativethatcomesbeforeit.It'sacuteideathatGWARsearchoutSatanjusttokickhisassandprovethey'rethesleaziest,butthat'snotmuchtohanganalbumon.It'sanexcuseforatour,pureandsimple,andfortheGWARfanaticachingtobedrenchedinstag