Adultery (Dog Fashion Disco album)

Adultery
Studio album by Dog Fashion Disco
Released	April 4, 2006
Recorded	August 2005 – January 2006
Genre	Experimental rock, avant-garde metal
Length	50:28
Label	Rotten Records
Producer	Steve Wright
Dog Fashion Disco chronology
The City is Alive Tonight...Live in Baltimore (January 25, 2005) Adultery (April 4, 2006) Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again (September 12, 2008)

Adultery is Dog Fashion Disco's sixth studio album, released in 2006. The tracks contains a fusion of metal, hardcore, jazz and lounge.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Uninvited Guest"	1:34
2.	"The Sacrifice Of Miss Rose Covington"	3:51
3.	"Silent Film"	3:08
4.	"Sweet Insanity"	4:28
5.	"Desert Grave"	3:23
6.	"Moonlight City Drive"	5:19
7.	"Private Eye"	3:40
8.	"The Darkest Days"	4:21
9.	"Dead Virgins Don't Sing"	4:21
10.	"The Hitchhiker"	4:38
11.	"100 Suicides"	3:53
12.	"Adultery"	5:02
13.	"Mature Audiences Only"	2:50

Concept of the Album

The album is a concept album, and tells the story of a single mans descent into a horrible story of murder, rape, and twisted roads. Note: All that is explained in the following summary of the story of "Adultery" is derived directly from the lyrics.

The story begins with the short song "Chapter One: The Uninvited Guest", in which a man is becoming insane, hearing a voice in his head, who is most likely the Uninvited Guest from the title.

The song then gives away to the second track "The Sacrifice Of Ms. Rose Covington", in which the man is giving sway to the voice in his head, giving in to his growing bloodlust. The voice in his head desires a sacrifice, thus the unhappy victim is the woman from the title, Rose Covington. It is unclear if Covington is his lover (This is likely, as he references himself as her only lover, but this may be simple denial that she is a prostitute), a hooker (This is most likely, as in the song, she is referenced as needing to be cleansed of her sins), or friend, but from the lyrics of other songs it is seen he feel remorse for her death, and expresses love for a girl, possibly Covington.

The third track, "Silent Film", tells the story of what is another murder on his part. He has sex with a prostitute, as seen the opening lyrics of the song, and then tries to murder her. He does it very sadistically, as it can be referenced in the song that she has a "Death Bed Confessional", and is in the hospital. he makes it so she dies in the hospital, wallowing in her own sin and remorse. Her "Results came back terminal" so it can be guessed she is dead. Also, it is referenced that the man is afraid of being sent to the asylum.

The Fourth track, "Sweet Insanity" is a trip into the killers mind. Here we see some odd imagery in the lyrics, such as going to the moon with his insanity, and saying the insanity is his only place where he can be safe. Overall, this is a trip into his crumbling mind. This fit could have been caused by his killing the Prostitute on "Silent Film". He also seems to consider suicide.

The fifth track, "Desert Grave", involves the killer burying one of his kills out the desert, saying she will never be found. It can be seen through the lyrics that the person he is burying is most likely the victim from "Silent Film".

The sixth track, "Moonlight City Drive", is about the killer taking a ride through the bad side of town, where "The druggies the pimps and the pushers, the faggots, the addicts and me" dwell. Here, he picks up a hooker, and also does crack. That could be the main reason for this. He then "Checks in a cheap motel, entering the room." He then kills her, as can be seen in the final lyrics, "Hands around your neck, now I'm killing you". This makes the third prostitute he has killed so far in the story. On a side note, the lyric "All work makes a dull man" may be a reference to Stanley Kubrick's film "The Shining" in which the main character, Jack Torrance, types out hundreds of pages with nothing but the phrase "All Work And No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy."

The seventh track, "Private Eye", sees the album briefly switching focus to introduce a new character, The Private Eye. He calls the recent murders "Crimes of passion". He also seems to be an alcoholic. He claims to have is eye on the killer, possibly a pun on his title of "Private Eye." It can be assumed he has investigated the murders, and suspects.

The eighth track, or chapter, is called "The Darkest Days". This song seems to be about the state of the town on general. The children are scared, and run throughout the streets when they go outside. They see "maniacal madmen grinning with cannibal teeth." All hope is dying as fear rules due to the killer. Overall, for this city, they are seeing the Darkest Days.

The Ninth Track, "Dead Virgins Don't Sing". This song shows the story taking a new path. The killer, from what can be understood from the lyrics, is taking in and guiding people to become killers as well. He says that those who betray him will be killed, and all those who obey will become part of his paradise. Overall, he feels he is some sort of messiah.

The Tenth track, "The Hitchhiker", sees our killer picking up a hitchhiker. He at first converses with him "Like I actually care", but ends when he shoots the hitchhiker. He claims to mutilate him so bad, "No one will Recognize you." The known kill count is now four people dead, not counting if his new-found disciples have murdered.

The Eleventh track, "One Hundred Suicides" sees the killer claiming to have killed himself one hundred times, and not being able to die. this is most likely the since of invincibility serial killers develop. he states his homicidal crows are unleashed, and begin to kill. He seems to now enjoy killing.

Track twelve, The song "Adultery" is where the album gets its title. This song, in which the killer has "Fallen in love with the thrill of the kill" shows he is now a full fledged killer. he also mention sex slaves, so he is also still murdering prostitutes. Overall, this song shows how he is committed to adultery....

The Thirteenth and final track. This is the end of the story. the most disturbing track on the album. This song has no actual lyrics, but is instead a spoken conversation between who is either a psychiatrist, or the Private Eye. The Killer confesses to his crimes, which is how it is known it was prostitutes he murdered. The psychiatrist asks many questions, and it finally ends with the killer saying the final lines of the album "The Monster inside me has a taste for blood it seems...I was always easily influenced...." It is implied that since he confessed his crimes, he is going to jail after confessing himself, or was caught by the Private Eye. The killers fate is unknown if he will stop killing, and the killers true fate is left open for the listener to decide.

Credits

• Todd Smith - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
• Jasan Stepp - Guitar, Cello, Keyboards
• John Ensminger - Drums
• Brian White - Bass Instrument
• Jeff Siegel - Keyboards
• Steve Wright - Engineer, Producer
• Joe Brotherton - Trumpet
• Brandon Rivera - Trombone
• Matt Rippetoe - Horns