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With two previous albums under their belt, these natives
of Chicago are about to unleash this brand new monster on
an unsuspecting world. Their cocktail of Lacuna Coil gothic
alt metal drive, L' Âme Immortelle industrial groove, Madonna
electro pop fizz and Brittany Bindrim’s smouldering looks,
hot enough to trigger nuclear fusion, has produced a formula
that should shift units faster than Usain Bolt with his
pants on fire. They make their intensions perfectly clear
with opening trio of dance floor fillers best listened to
with lasers, strobe lights and stimulant of choice, or failing
that, try Smarties and getting your mate to switch your
lights on and off very fast. Pounding rhythms, lashing crunchy
guitars, cavorting sequencers and growling synths collide
in an orgy of gratuitous groove, exemplified by the raging
‘Ammunition’ (video on Female Voices Blog). Other faves
include the strutting ‘Worth the Wait’, the galactic ‘Mothership’
and the tribal/martial ‘Shattered’. In total contrast, the
emotional orchestral ballad ‘The Shake’ shows a completely
different sensitive side to the band. Brittany’s vocals
range from Cristina Scabbia to Madonna, at times it can
be quite uncanny. The limited edition comes with a second
disc of mainly remixes, but it does have two outstanding
new songs. ‘Hallowed’ is an awesome swinger that recalls
Muse’s fantastic ‘Supermassive Blackhole’, and the atmospheric
‘I Want it All’ is a real dream of a song. Why they are
not on the main album goodness only knows, a cynic might
say it’s to get people to splash out the extra cash. The
only downside is the artwork which looks like a child’s
attempt to do something in the style of Edvard Munch’s The
Scream, very odd. It is perhaps no surprise that their music
has gone down so well on the European mainland, especially
Germany, and they are on a Belgian record label. This new
album should see them taking over the rest of the world
with their massive crossover appeal, music for the head
and feet and for rockers and popsters alike, a raving 9
out of 10.
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