 According to Bruce , the goal was to produce an album that was " very much a part of the Dark Carnival , without it being the seventh Joker 's Card " . Bang ! Pow ! Boom ! was the first album to focus on this concept since Hell 's Pit . The album was later revealed to be the first Joker 's Card of a " second deck . " Bang ! Pow ! Boom ! is a character within the Dark Carnival which Bruce describes as a " continuous explosion that stomps his way through the crowd blowing [ ... ] evil souls [ ... ] to Hell " . The album features a series of skits in which rednecks , pedophiles , and husbands who abuse their wives receive phone calls inviting them to the Dark Carnival , where they are promised US $ 100 @,@ 000 for arriving . 
