WWE: The Music, Vol. 8 [Digipak] (CD - 2008)

With the usual fire and fury to match the wrestlers themselves, the eighth volume of WWE: THE MUSIC brings a mix of the combatants' theme songs and originals performed by the stars themselves. The album opens on the 80s-esque rap-metal of EndeverafteR's "No More Words," and carries on with the pomp and bombast from there. In between the testosterone-fueled backing music are tracks by female wrestlers like Beth Phoenix and Jillian. The party ends fittingly enough on a raucous note as Jim Johnston and Anthony Martini celebrate mega-star Chris Jericho on "Break the Walls Down."

The eighth volume of music from the WWE consists of 14 songs from wrestling stars, sometimes performed in conjunction with major-league heavy rockers (Theory of a Deadman show up, for instance, on "No Chance in Hell" with Mr. McMahon, and Saliva and Shinedown's Brent Smith team up on "Don't Question My Heart"). Basically, this is the kind of disc that you're either into or you're not; no amount of sweet-talking will make this appealing to somebody outside its intended audience. For those who do roll this way, this isn't addictive but it's a reasonably satisfying dose of testosterone. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine minimize