Powerplant - Bridge of Sacrifice CD xxzine Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh

Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh is the foulest stench only for the brave

In 1998 the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums

showcasing some of his most haunting and powerful vocal performances on revelatory new renditions of classics like “I’m So Depressed” and “Ol Man River

Swirling by Sun Ra Arkestra

and emotionally satisfying

Powerplant - Bridge of Sacrifice CD xxzine Bloom of the Abnormal FleshNo album is more deserving of being heralded as a ripper than this from a Ukrainian expat in London, Theo Zhykharyev, who writes and performs nearly every part of an opus where garage rock meets hardcore punk, psychobilly and black metal as if on a Transylvanian hillside under a full moon. Among the fist pumping fuzz rock riffs, there are plenty of slower moments too, where Zhykharyev goes into am dram Phantom of the Opera mode. Ben Beaumont Thomas