CJ Wildheart - Devil (2026) [FLAC] {Caffeine Bomb Records CBR 141}
Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2026/07/06 RTLDATE: 2026/06/24
GENRE: Punk Rock SiZE: 633 MB
SOURCE: 2-CD RUNTiME: 38:22/38:27
RiPPER: EAC 1.8 ENCODER: FLAC 1.5
DRiVE: ASUS SW-16D1X-U ORiGiN: Japan
RELEASE: Caffeine Bomb Records CBR141
MATRiX: IFPI L270 CBR-141-1 1 / CBR-141-2 1
with log/cue/nfo/m3u/sfv/300 dpi scans.
ThreeSongsAndOut (dot) com adds. . .
If you're aware of CJ Wildheart and his social platforms, then you are
no doubt up to date on how things are for him in today's current musical
climate. For those that aren't, I'll sum it up. . . CJ is finding (much
like a lot of artists these days) things to be really tough, especially
without a label to back you. He's very open and honest about this;
without the slightest sense of moaning or woe is me. He's pretty much a
one-man operation when it comes to his music, which has to be respected.
After so many years at the coal face of punk rock music and no longer
playing as many gigs as he'd like, you'd be forgiven for wondering why
he hasn't just thrown the towel in? It would be really easy for him to
do so, but he's passionate about having an outlet, so once again has
decided to stick two fingers up at the world just go for it.
Nein, Nein, Nein: comes blasting out of the gates with CJ's infectious
frantic paced brand of punk rock. You gotta hand it to 'ol CJ, he's
quite clever with his wording here as you can almost read this song as
999 or no. no, no. Normally anything with a woah in a song makes me
wanna run for cover (as it just makes me think of bland chart music) but
CJ finds a way to make it work thanks to the ruptured pipes choir. Oh,
and don't forget the obvious nod to the Ramones with a punchy HEY HO
thrown in for good measure. It's a really strong opening statement.
The Art of Being Free: Throws a curveball with almost jazzy clean chord
that will no doubt have some listeners going, "Did I just hear that?"
Thankfully it's not a jazz song, (wonderful) but a really upbeat
positive ear worm of a song that is pretty autobiographic and almost a
potential goodbye to everyone who has supported him on this journey (if
it comes to an end). I don't know how CJ manages to create such
juxtapositions on this one. At times, this song will no doubt come
across as a song to really sing along to, and at other times it will
seem incredibly sad. Musically, it's a solid mid paced rocker that
perfectly suits the song with a nice extended guitar solo (something
that doesn't often happen on CJ's albums).
Diva: Right enough of the soppy, emotional bollocks! CJ turns the dial
up and comes out snarling with 'Diva'.It's fast paced, frantic and a bit
different for him as its all over the place with some frankly mental
bass runs that make this stand out from his other songs. I'd love to see
him do a few more songs like this in the future. There's some nice
guitar melodies here, CJ is seething with venom and he hasn't sounded
this pissed off since 'Shit Brick' (from his 'Siege' album).
SOB drops things down a bit with another solid outing, there's some
nice, tasty guitar licks going on throughout the song and some real old
school guitar soloing. At this point we're 4 songs in and each song has
shown a slightly different side of CJ's punk rock style.
Somewhere to Return (Soul Asylum Cover): The first song on the album
where the vocals sound really clean, At times with CJ's albums it's easy
to forget that he has a really good singing voice. What I'm already
liking about this album is that the songs are varied in style, although
always put through CJ's punk filter. Not only do the songs sound
different; production/recording wise, CJ and Dave Draper have created
something that allows the songs to breath so as your ears don't get
fatigued. When CJ puts a cover on an album it's a little insight into
artists or songs that have inspired him - I didn't realize this was a
cover until CJ told me it was.
One of The Boys (is the perfect opener for side two if you are listening
to the vinyl) will more than likely have you punching the air and
singing along to the "ahoy" vocal hook (when one's looking). CJ has
stacked this song full of ear worms from the vocals to the guitar lines.
It's one of the album highlights for me, and I suspect for many of his
fans.
Rotten Is one of those songs that will have you thinking to yourself, "I
swear I've heard parts of this somewhere before" which is a good sign of
the quality of the song writing. I know I've mentioned this before, but
there appears to be way more guitar solo's on this album than CJ has
done on his previous solo albums. Here, there are touches of 50's
inspired blues licks and it's making the album so much better for it.
NO MORE: Finally! As much as I am enjoying this album, I was beginning
to feel there was a little something missing and here it is, No CJ album
is complete without that off kilter song that stomps along all menacing
like (CJ's always been good at writing these tracks). 'No More' isn't
the heaviest track, but it’s dark and brooding compared to the rest of
the album, which makes it stand out.
Twenty Two: For those people who came out to see the CJ/Scott Sorry/ GTA
tour in '22, this song is all about that tour, the fun that was had and
2 special people very close to CJ. That tour was such a laugh and I was
very lucky to have seen the love and laughs shared between all as would
anyone who attended those gigs. This upbeat song is as the chorus says,
the perfect celebration of both the song and Scott Sorry, who is sorely
missed by all who knew him.
Devil is finally brought to a close with,
Fade: Wow this one cuts hard emotionally. CJ sings with so much passion
and the music backs it perfectly. The chorus is rather beautiful and
I'll openly admit, it's got me in tears writing this as I'm reminded of
the subject matter. For those of you that don't know, CJ lost both of
his parents to dementia in a short space of time and it hit him hard.
He's been very open about this on his socials. 'Fade' is a beautifully
written tribute and I like to think that somewhere out there, CJ's
parents are smiling down, thankful for the love shown towards them in
this beautiful song. If CJ decides to call it a day then he's gone out
on a beautiful song and a really solid, varied album. However, I have a
sneaky suspicion this isn't the last we'll see or hear of that cheeky
chimp as he loves to refer to himself.
Ripper's Notes:
This is quite the unique release. Because CJ's 2025 album Slots never
saw a dedicated Japanese release, it's included here as a 2 CD set with
five bonus tracks. As nothing on the outside packaging (excluding the
OBI) mentions Slots, I'm just calling this release Devil. The Slots CD
even has the same catalog number/matrix as Devil. And, since you are
getting Devil here, first, with bonus tracks, I'm not gonna rip the UK
version, I'll leave that up to someone else.
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