The electropop doodles that occupy the opening bars of the album don’t exactly scream ‘industrial metal’, but then the dense wall of noise guitars blast in like a jet engine, almost loud enough to drown our Richard K’s snarling vocals. The production’s bright, the synthetic snare cuts through the heavy fizz. But for all the rage, the big, big chorus and bouncy synth is pure pop. There’s no shortage of stomping, fist-pumping anthems – ‘Losers in Your Game’ and the thumping ‘My Own Religion’ being clear standouts.
The slower, softer and more electronic ‘Electric Sun’ is reminiscent of Depeche Mode or PHM era NIN with sweeping shoegaze guitars, a dark and expansive and remarkably sensitive unballad. It’s back to the technoindustrial grind with the KMFDM-like ‘Illusion’ and the frenetic dancefloor metal of the snarling ‘Cycle Complete’. There’s plenty of high-octane firepower to come, too, with the incendiary disco-metal of ‘Breathe Again’ and the Ministry-influenced ‘Mind Game’ delivering the venomous goods.
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