The Even Heathens Enter “Vulgarity Therapy” to Complete Their 2-LP Deal with Lyrikal Snuff Productionz (Album Review)
Horrorcore duo Even Heathens fulfilling their Lyrikal Snuff Productionz contract with their 7th studio LP. Consisting of Pennsylvania emcee ILLtemper & Detroit veteran King Gordy, they formed in 2021 off an eponymous full-length debut & the Horrorcore Stories extended play. They have since put out a sophomore effort Unpleasant Never Dies & the Odd Gods trilogy until forming the Wic Kids with Donnie Menace & Grewsum respectively, coming off Handful of Cancel to head straight to Vulgarity Therapy.
“Ungodly” produced by J Reno after the Dr. Cook intro kicks things off with this rap rock/boom bap opener drinking 5ths & taking meth before waking up stressed whereas “Mind Tricks” demands an explanation regarding why they can’t ignore the creations their heads are making. “Horrible” featuring Recognize Ali finds the trio talking about offering nothing but brutality leading into “Same Pussy” likening themselves to siblings over a Stir Crazy instrumental.
J Reno’s remix of “You Died” goes for a somber boom bap vibe doesn’t shy away from admitting to those being addressed that they feel like they’re better off dead while “Hell’s Mosh Pit” featuring Grewsum & Řezník brings all 4 of them together to spit the wicked shit over a flute-woven boom bap beat. “Don’t Run Now” featuring Swift Homicide begins the 2nd half of the full-length talking about the art of murder just before “Amanda Bynes” humorously pokes fun at each other for looking worse than the former Nickelodeon star.
“Deathodists” featuring Scum links up so they can talk about only thinking of the individuals they’re trying to kill while Stir Crazy’s remix of “Dopes” feels more lively compared to the original, talking about us being what we shoot making nods to a number of different drugs. The final song “Snuff Puppies” featuring Bloody Ruckus, Chuckklez & M.M.M.F.D. preceding the Dr. Cook outro finishes Vulgarity Therapy in the form of this Team Snuff anthem balancing boom bap & trap.
To finish their LSP tenure, Vulgarity Therapy follows up the filthiest & my personal favorite Even Heathens album Handful of Cancel conceptually building itself around ILLtemper & King Gordy’s shrink Dr. Cook trying to pinpoint exactly what makes them so vulgar in a grotesque manner well enough where I can say it rivals the predecessor a year & a half earlier. J Reno & Stir Crazy only produce 5 & 4 tracks each instead of splitting the production last time laying it all out regarding who they are.
Score: 8/10
