Not sure how this album slipped under the radar considering how much I love this French band. The album opens with an equal dose of industrial crunch given its sludged-out weight. The vocals are harder than what your average industrial band coughs up. It's pretty crushing. The second song works on a more droning crunch. At times reminding me of Angkor Wat's more industrial moments. There is a great deal of noisy ambiance churning around it.
Things get delightfully darker on "Toute Hante Bue". The vocals are spoken on the verses, but sung on what I am going to assume is the chorus, with haunting textures drifting under the rusted metal sounds. It is one of the more melodic and dynamic songs I have heard from these guys. There is a pounding 2-minute song that is almost like an interlude, yet has enough dynamics to warrant being called a song. "La Haine" balances out the dense dark industrial thud with some futuristic ambiance. Synths bring a sonic balance to the song.
In the past this was more of a metal band with industrial influence, now it's more like an industrial band with metal influence. The great thing is it's heavier sonically than it is heavy metal. The last song opens with female vocals in the background, as the machines simmer to life. There is less of a robot stomp and more of a brooding swirl of sound. It shows another side of the band, which works for me. There is a trippy murkiness to it. I will give this a 9.5, as it is the sound of a band not allowing themselves to be stagnant, I am amazed they can pump shit that is this good out this good every year.
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