Lust Murder Box

Modern rock with an electro edge is the next record to be reviewed here at The Melodic Net. Music with similarities like Orgy, Marilyn Manson and that sort of bands combined with a more Celldweller sort of sound. Add a touch of Evanescence on a few tunes and we have touched the sound of Lust Murder Box. And the quality of the band is good and so is the production without getting the highest grade. If a guy like Bob Marlette and a “Universal”-recording budget a’la 2 million $ put a hand to this band it could be a damn good combination. But it is a independent production and it is more than OK. Ok, whatelse then… I like the female voice on a few songs (the band is very secret with no names attached). She has a – hold your horses now – a voice between Kim Wilde (ehum, yepp I’m not insane) and Tiffany Arbuckle in Plumb. And that voice together with this sound is a really good combination. Third out “Lesser Of Two” is one cool example of that with an almost progressive boombastic edge I really like. And the Celldweller smelling “Mph” another good tune. The album is filled with these small pearls of electro-modern-metal so I suggest all you guys who enjoy that sort of music to take a close listen. I must also mention the “Depeche Mode goes Orgy” – tune "Neuromantic”. A hit if Gahan and the boys would have recorded it. - MELODIC.NET

Nox Mountebank and Erik Gustafson (ex-Terminal 46) return to the land of all that is odd with their new project, Lust Murder Box. Hailing from Austin, TX these gents and lady have been selling out shows for over 2 years in their hometown- at long last the album is released.

Lust Murder Box has a really interesting sound. In some places it has the pop appeal of anything off Manson’s “Golden Age…” album but all the street credit of vintage Skinny Puppy. However in other places it has a very heavy 80’s electronic/new wave sound with an obvious darker lyrical leaning (not unlike Theatre of Tragedy’s “Aegis” album, only more electronic).

Overall this is a solid debut. The electronic aspect is done really well, unlike many heavy bands, and that makes the whole album more likable in generally. Don’t worry though; there are enough heavy guitars to scratch that itch. Fans of Marilyn Manson, Skinny Puppy, more recent Theatre of Tragedy, etc will certainly want to check this out. - 1340Mag

In the midst of a popular music culture heavily engulfed in Pop Punk and Retro Rock, Lust Murder Box offers a different style and feel of music for today’s listener. With a heavy industrial feel, this band has managed to form a smooth and powerful self-titled disc that will have you begging for more. From the darkness of “Come Undone” to the soothing vocal melodies and guitars on “Device”, Lust Murder Box has many things to offer. Based out of Austin, TX, the four piece have been selling out shows and touring to sharpen their licks with the likes of Pushmonkey, Vallejo, and The Crux Shadows. Who ever said that Industrial is dead has yet to set their eyes on this band, and I can only see good things ahead for this group. One of the major attractions to this band has to be the bewitching vocals on the recording, which are seamlessly smooth and powerful, setting the band apart from others in the same genre. All and all this is a good disc and deserves a listen when you come across it, I am guessing this is pretty powerful stuff live, so if you see the band out playing, give them a shot you just might like it. My favorites on the release are “Device”, “ MPH”, and “Control”. - The Edge Magazine

"Closing out the night in an extended mix of guitars and electronica, Lust Murder Box blends the two with casual ease. Expanding the horizon of gothic electro-rock fusion with melodic beat tracks, crunching bass and wailing guitar is this band's modus operandi. Smooth enough to provide a blazing set despite the lack of a live drummer, vocals by Vaughn set off the melodic magic that makes this band such a hit in the live trance field" - Rank and Review

It's not often you come across a Lust Murder Box these days -- Clive Barker harvested most of them off eBay ages ago. Luckily, Austin has its own jack-in-the-tomb holding down occasional nights at industri-Goth cornerstone Elysium, and their long-delayed first release is a slap in the face with a barbed-wire glove to critics who may have written off the dark-clad spook-music scene as dead and buried. What comes around goes around, and if you're not paying attention, it's likely to slip up behind you with a truncheon and smack you silly. Now that Scandinavia has made it safe for frenetic guitar rock to return to those few airwaves not beaten into submission by the Clear Channel goon squad, can the thumping squall of industrial or the melodic unease of Goth be far behind? Lust Murder Box is constructed around two key, salty pillars, Erik Gustafson's thick, swirling guitars, and Kyle "NoX" Findlay's keyboard and sampling skills, both of which recall the pair's former incarceration in Austin's seminal industrial Terminal 46. Teamed here with new surname-lacking recruits Vaughn and Marc, the glibly grim outfit is a Lament Configuration of bad vibes and busted hearts, Sisters of Mercy yowl with a sugar coating of sleek electro-punch, bracketed by Gustafson's hissing guitar and Vaughn's breathy, ominous vocals. Paranoid romance for the End Times or recidivistic backpedaling? Either way they make your ears sweat. - Austin Chronicle

Gloomy, desolate, and foreboding, Lust Murder Box features two ex-members of Austin Music Award-winning industrial terrorists Terminal 46. With the single-named Vaughn's bewitching female vocals, their self-titled CD has Dead Can Dance swapping bat-wing potion recipes with Skinny Puppy. - Austin Chronicle

Austin, Texas is the home to so many good bands in a variety of genres that it’s amazing that the city can hold all that talent. Regardless, Lust Murder Box is yet another reason to move south with their electro-industrial gothic fusion. Driving beats, grinding guitars, and gorgeous vocals speckle this self-titled debut release. Conjuring up the most important names in the scene like Dead Can Dance, Sisters of Mercy, Faith and the Muse, and even industrial legends Skinny Puppy, Lust Murder Box will soon be able to add their name to that impressive list and influence a whole new generation of industrialites. - Smother.net