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Industrial death metal obscurity - 85%

Crossover, December 15th, 2016
Written based on this version: 1992, CD, Red Decibel Records

I got this CD for a buck so I think it is worth the experimentation. This is industrial metal to the core. The band may have the term "thrash" attached to it but it is death/industrial metal. Only one song on here could garner anything near the "thrash" tag.

Singer Rolf Brunner belts out some very robotic screams and snarls. I'm struggling to name the vocalist he reminds me of; maybe Wagner Antichrist of Sarcófago. It is actually quite cool sounding stuff, it kind of ebbs and flows gaining steam then dissolving into a trance. It is completely obscure stuff. Unfortunately the production here is not the greatest and the band utilizes a more 80s sounding synth palate with a very thin electronic drumset. The keys are very dramatic bring to mind movie soundtracks of the time.

They have a various bevy of sounds they convey. Whales is a dark and atmospheric track with some sound affects presumably "mimicking" whales. It is a really cool tune. They take a later-era Celtic Frost meets industrial tone on Ghost Rider and play a spooky organ-toned doom/death sound on the closer Scanner. Track six, Vox Imperatix is a pretty forgettable noise track with some tasteless looping featured.

Besides Vox Imperatix, everything on here is pretty engaging and cool. The sound is Bloodstar to a T, man! I mean, they are truly totally unique. I was pretty happy to get this for a buck and it is likely it is still out there for such a price.

Recommended tracks: Whales especially, but just avoid Vox Imperatix. Everything else is pretty awesome.