This industrial project features an all-star industrial lineup of cEvin Key, Bill Leeb, and Rhys Fulber. It sounds like what you would expect, a cross between Skinny Puppy and Frontline Assembly. They are song-focused rather than just throwing beats and sounds at you as the vocals have a purpose. Granted given the minds this music is coming from it could easily slip into the set of any "goth nite" DJ who is worth a shit. "Bitter End' feels more like a Skinny Puppy song, though it lacks Ogre's vocal, even though they try to give the vocals a darker edge, it is not the same, but a worthwhile effort.
As the album moves onto "A New World Awaits" the sonic theme seems to be darker than your average industrial band these days, which includes Front Line Assembly, but is not as dark as Skinny Puppy, which is generally a pretty tall order. Even most of the band's solo work was lighter than Skinny Puppy too. "You Don't Need to See" feels like it would churn up the dance floor more than the previous songs, which is respectful. Lyrically however it is much bleaker than what I have made out from the other songs, so I appreciate that. The chorus works really well.
As the album bounces around, they visit many of industrial music's varied niches. This works since they created most of them. 'the Fright ' is more introspective as the melody explores the darker sonic landscape. It is almost like a ballad. It reminds me of Killing Joke's more melodic moments. "Broken Through Time" has more groove, but uses restraint in its aggression. It also showcases their songwriting smarts in how it modulates while keeping its sense of motion. The vocals on this album are very purposeful and not just an afterthought with some coll melodic moments. The last song works less off groove and hooks and drones on moody ambiance. I will give this album a 9.5, if you like industrial music it's a must, was released on Artoffact Records
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