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Revolting Cocks - Linger Ficken' Good ...And Other Barnyard Oddities - 21-May-08 06:49 PM
How anyone can give this album less than 4 stars is beyond me. Alongside 'Beers, Steers & Queers,' here is one of the filthiest slabs of industrial music you will ever find. Sleazy, slimy, and oh so good! Although not every track is a complete masterpiece (eg "The Rockabye" and the title track), the rest of the album boasts a strong lineup of RevCo material. And, as the band tends to do from time to time, they included the track "Gila Copter" as a perfect example of how they can churn out something so unlike everything else they do (plus it features Timothy Leary on vocals). Most of the tracks that follow - such as "Creep," "Sergio," "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?," and "Dirt" - are all instant classic RevCo, and blend the band's songwriting ability, eclectic artistic influences, and not-so-subtle humour, with dark, menacing music and a perfect film of filth over its production. This is a must have for ANY music fan, if only for the fact that the band itself was a [phenomenal] mecca for some of the best and brightest minds in the genre and the entire music industry.

Revolting Cocks - Stainless Steel Providers - 08-Jan-08 08:11 AM
A great 12" that plays at 45 rpm, Stainless Steel Providers provides one of RevCo's most well-known tracks alongside a stellar b-side. 'At the Top' is a slow, menacing track, very unlike most abrasive, beat-heavy material found on all RevCo releases. It's a shame that it was never included on their full-lengths, but at the same time it would stand out quite a bit from the rest of the tracks. Still, it is one of my favourite RevCo songs thus far.

Covenant - Dreams Of A Cryotank - 07-Aug-07 04:43 AM
This version of DoaC is almost identical to the original Swedish and German versions, except that the stellar track "Void" was replaced with the trite "Painamplifier". While the former was an excellent example of Covenant's older works, the latter is nothing more than a waste of cd space. It is short, repetitive, and sounds completely out of place in relation to the rest of the tracks - as if it would belong better on a rhythmic noise record than an ebm one. It's too bad the band allowed Metropolis to do this, as it sullies a once-perfect Covenant album. Other than this low point on the American version, DoaC is an amazing album.

Grendel - Harsh Generation - 05-Jun-07 09:53 PM
If one is familiar with Grendel's previous works, on a first listen you might be led to think that this album was from a different band all together. Rather than the throbbing, noisy, "terror EBM" that Grendel has become known for since their debut Inhumane Amusement, it seems that they have adopted the melody of the electro-industrial sound that is overwhelmingly popular in the underground electronic scene these days. Though the music is quite catchy and dance-floor-friendly - and even though the album is good overall - the sudden change in direction still comes as somewhat of a surprise. The music still retains the pounding, dark edge that we would expect from Grendel, but this is definitely not what i was expecting to hear from this band. Yet i'm sure this will only help to further increase Grendel's popularity, as they once depended more on remixes of their material to make it to the DJ's play lists, but now their new sound should fit in its original form.

Front Line Assembly - Caustic Grip - 08-May-07 12:28 AM
In my opinion, this is FLA's first solid release (comparing the user ratings will corroborate this). With Caustic Grip, Fulber and Leeb found their stride and their sound, and this record gave everyone a nice sneak preview of the long, prolific career the band would have in front of them. All the releases before this one were a bit too old school sounding (i.e. cheesy) for my tastes. Because the available equipment was becoming more advanced around this time, everything that preceded CG was limited in the musical level it could achieve. For reference sake, FLA's pre-CG material reminded me of Suicide Commando's demos, or very early Leaether Strip - both of which were also limited in the same sense. On CG, the sound quality was greatly improved over anything that came before it, as were the lyrics and the music itself. This record paved the way for the timeless classic Tactical Neural Implant, and even though TNI completely blew CG out of the water, the success of the former owes a lot to the formula that FLA uncovered on Caustic Grip.

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