A Pale Horse Named Death ...And Hell Will Follow Me

A Pale Horse Named Death - And Hell Will Follow Me

Sal Abruscato, has gone from being a former drummer of Type O Negative (Slow, Deep, and Hard, Bloody Kisses), and Life Of Agony, and reinvented himself as a front man of his new band A Pale Horse Named Death.

Where has Sal been for the last umpteen years? Who knows. He’s been somewhat of an enigma away from a band construct in quite some time. He wasn’t content sitting around doing nothing when Life Of Agony went on hiatus.

Sal’s been under the radar. The beginning stages of A Pale Horse started in 2009. When Peter Steele (Type O Negative fame)passed in 2010, I think it spurred Mr. Abruscato into action. Where am I going with this? I think drummers get a lot of shit because of their position within bands they play in. If there wasn’t such a stigma associated with the cliche of being one sole position in a band, I think the field can be a lot more open, and interesting. Otherwise Sal’s evolution of being a drummer to a singer/songwriter is proving to be a welcomed endeavor.

I enjoy listening to this record. Sal handles himself very well with And Hell Will Follow Me. Some of the topics range from personal addictions, sorrow, pain, loneliness, and death. For many listeners this would be depressing subject matter to even broach let alone listen to. What impressed me with this record is how well Sal took an honest approach these serious problems, as I truly believe he really doesn’t insult the listener.

Every single track on this record are favorites. The songwriting has strong influences i.e The Doors, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Alice In Chains, with twinges, and nods to Type O Negative. Sal remarkably remade his image, making this his own entity, while utilizing a very clever marketing strategy to promote this record. I’m impressed that he’s embraced the social media avenue, and has worked his butt off getting this to masses. Color me super impressed.

Summarizing: ...And Hell Will Follow Me is without a doubt one of my favorite releases of 2011. There is emotion, feeling, and a sense of closure. Though the lyrics lean towards familiar, and a tad cliche, the overall feel of the record is a comfort blanket to already unknown and disturbed period of time for a great many of us. I think this record encapsulates what all of us endure. If the subject is to dark, then this maybe isn’t your thing to check out. This I highly recommend to fans of Type O Negative and Seventh Void.

Thanks for reading.


B.