Without Screwtape's Grasp Pt.2 by Lucifer and the Long Pigs

Date Released 7/20/2011 Sales 16 Listens 25

(continued from "Within Screwtape's Grasp Pt.1" by Squidbitchez-- buy both albums to complete the 2CD set!)

Down at the LLP ranch, the Long Pigs knew something was up before it even arrived. Dark clouds squatted low in the sky like toads, bloated, waiting. Milk spontaneously soured; crops withered. Jerry Lee gathered the Long Pig boys together and instructed them to bring "the kit".

When the Squidbitchez girls arrived, Jerry Lee's first thought was that Margie was back on the drugs and in need of another icewater dunking. To his surprise, it was Annie who was plagued with the sweats 'n' shakes this time around, and it was obvious to JLL that the cause was something more than a mere chemical... something sinister. Something evil.

Though the exact details of what happened over the next twenty-four hours remain shrouded in mystery, it is known that Antoinette had to be restrained, most likely via clothesline knotted around the rusted metal headboard of one of the ranch's beds. The woman's unnaturally guttural screams and wails could be heard for miles.

Some say that a bull was slaughtered on the compound and its contents brought into the room where Annie was being held. Others claim to have heard chanting, though there are disagreements over whether it was a Native American tongue, or Latin, or ancient Babylonian or Sumerian. Foul black smoke poured from the compound's chimneys.

Finally, neighbors could hear the strains of music coming from the foreboding lodge. It started low, quiet, but gradually picked up speed and volume, building into a frenzied roar. When it sounded like the skies themselves were on the verge of tearing apart, everything was suddenly quiet, still.

The struggle for Annie's soul was won.

These two albums detail the war.

Tracks

1. -Act 4-
2. Texas Exorcism
3. Screwtape Speaks
4. (Howl at a) Coyote Moon
5. Black Raven in a Nest of Flesh
6. Jasper Stag
7. -Act 5-
8. San Antone Sweat Lodge
9. Knotted to the Headboard
10. Sagebrush Smoke, Coal Tar Sweat
11. Whiskey for the Pain
12. -Act 6-
13. Blood Milk and Black Corn
14. Three if by Fire
15. Freedom is a Lonesome Dove
16. The Devil Went Down to Gainesville

Reviews

"This album is so good I am not even bothered it knocked one of my albums down the charts."

Jaymundo

"Again I say it-There are no words.
Only 5/5 pentacles."

Infacticide

""Been a while since a release blew me away. The Screwtape saga is just what the industry needed.

The tale? engrossing.
The cover art? not only astounding, but perfectly fits within the narrative.
Me? completely enraptured.

This is one of the coolest collaborations to ever grace the Figment world!""

theHoseman

"Squidbitches set up the first half of this intricate and exquisite concept album, but Lucifer and the Long Pigs are the ones who knock it all down. The greatness of these albums is beyond comprehension, both adding their own tastes and twists to the storyline. The Long Pigs are on familiar ground with this album, and tracks like "Texas Exorcism" and "Whiskey for the Pain" give me that deep, dark southern sound that I've come to know and love. "

frizbee

"A truly novel concept for 2 concept albums! Love everything about it. Well done FuriousGrace and formerwageslave. This is what Figment is all about!"

Eric