16 song demo
From: Italy. Or maybe outer space.
Best song: “Jesus is Better then Santa”. How could it not be?

Italian narco-industro zombie rockers Zap have about a thousand ideas rushing through their reanimated brains, and they try ‘em all out at least once on this crazed 16 track demo. Culling inspiration from Kiss, White Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and other theatrical shock-rock outfits, Zap mix horror-movie synths with stun-gun electro-metal guitars, cool ghoul vox, an 69 Eyes style arena-goth, to create a black leather monster of dark rock n’ roll. Although these tracks run the gamut from rainy Bowie glam (there’s even a faithful cover of “The Man Who Sold the World” on here) to jarring, spiky industro-rock, the overall Zap sound is like a post-

apocalyptic take on 80’s glam metal. Like Poison with wires in the back of their heads, maybe. Or if Dimmu Borgir were dug up from their watery graves and programmed to play “Zipper Catches Skin” era Alice Cooper tunes. Something cool like that. And hell, this is just a demo. Lord knows what kind of insanity they’ve got brewing for an official release. Freak-rock fans, welcome to your nightmare.

Melissa says: “I swear to you that even if I am crying for a good part of it, I loved this experience.”

Listen: Tech No Logic