Rocket from the Crypt keeps the rock & roll torch burning with its fourth full-length, Scream, Dracula, Scream! (named after the infamous '70s horror flick Scream, Blackula, Scream!). The presence of
RFTC's innovation and energy is still right in your face, and with an added trumpet player in the band's lineup, the horn section is more apparent than ever. There's also a loud party atmosphere that fails to cross the line of obnoxious. Tracks like "Born in '69" and "On a Rope" provide headbanging fun, but
Rocket from the Crypt is anything but long-haired butt rock; this has enough of a cool edge to scare Henry "The Fonz" Winkler out of any roller rink. [The Japanese release contains bonus material.] ~ Mike DaRonco