Scheissmessiah!

Scheissmessiah is the fourth full-length release by American industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl. It was released on October 12, 2004, via Metropolis Records. It is a concept album that parodies Handel's Messiah with a satanic metal twist.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal.de	[2]
Sea of Tranquility	[3]

Scheissmessiah
Studio album by Hanzel und Gretyl
Released	October 12, 2004
Recorded	Kinderland Studios, New York City 2004
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	39:59
Label	Metropolis Records
Producer	Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl chronology
Über alles (2003) Scheissmessiah (2004) 2012: Zwanzig Zwölf (2008)

Track listing

1. "Lust" – 2:12
2. "Fikk dich mit Fire" – 3:23
3. "Kaiser von Shizer" – 3:13
4. "Disko Fire Scheiss Messiah" – 4:19
5. "Blut! Sex! Fire!" – 3:22
6. "Burning Bush" – 2:54
7. "Scheissway to Hell" – 4:00
8. "And We Shall Purify" – 3:38
9. "10th Circle" – 4:06
10. "Hellalujah" – 3:00
11. "Purity" – 5:47

Credits

• Kaizer von Loopy: lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 6, programming
• Vas Kallas: lead vocals, guitar, additional programming
• Anna K: Bass
• Mixed by Arun Venkatesh, at Big Blue Meenie, Jersey City, New Jersey
• Mastered by Tom Hutten at Bionic Mastering, in Soho, New York

Reception

The album received some positive reception for its heavier metal sound than the previous album, Über Alles,^[4] with Metal.de noting that "[it is] blessed with an appropriately eardrum-massaging production."^[5] There was also negative reception, with some critics dismissing the album and band as a novelty act.^[6][7]