Insane Clown Posse – Hell’s Cellar (2018)

January 16, 2024

Hell’s Pit is one of my favourite ICP releases (a rare album which doesn’t fall off into silliness) so I was stoked as all manner of fuck to hear these 9 tracks from those sessions that didn’t make the album. In some cases it’s obvious why the songs didn’t make the cut (and I’m glad all of these samples of twisted TV preachers didn’t make the record either, it gets a bit samey). There are some absolute fuckin’ gems here though, some proper deep cuts of wicked shit for those who have travelled deep into the brush in search of hatchet wielding diamonds. Tracks such as “Can’t End Myself” and “Alakazam” are twisted, dark horrorcore at its finest and it really makes me wish ICP stuck with this extra-surreal level of vivid storytelling.

Hell’s Pit was the shit, and Hell’s Cellar, as uninspiring as the title may be, is an extra slice of disgusting freshness for the fans of the harder ICP material. Apparently there are more tracks from these sessions yet to be released, that will come with the 20th anniversary of Hell’s Pit this year. I’m looking forward to it!