Reviews

Read the Review
Mngwa

Read the Review
Andrew Franey

Read the Review
The Shangs

Read the Review
Alex Cuba

Read the Review
Tri Nguyen

Read the Review
Defend The Rhino

Read the Review
Talltale

Read the Review
Kiwi Jr.

Read the Review
Plaster

Read the Review
Hyness

Read the Review
Black Suit Devil

Read the Review
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

Read the Review
The Pack A.D.

Read the Review
Chad VanGaalen

Read the Review
Potengowski Anna Friederike

Read the Review
Todd Rundgren

Read the Review
Old 97's

Read the Review
Needles//Pins

Share |


Cover Art

Burnt by the Sun ( )

Soundtrack to the Personal Revolution
Relapse ( http://www.relapse.com/ @RelapseRecords )

It's technical. It's cold. It's detached and bruising. No, old-school Fear Factory and the newly-revived Strapping Young Lad are not being discussed here. And neither is the fore-runner in the current "aggro-tech" scene - December - being analysed. Instead, we're talking about Burnt By The Sun, Relapse's latest foray into the world of "industro-grind" (yes, I just made that up), whereby the fury and all-out assault of the Napalm Deaths of the grindcore world foray into the technological, fuzzed-out, futuro buzzes of the industrial scene. This type of amalgam was heralded as the second (Third? Fourth?) coming of rock back in '94 when Reznor did it (of course, the crtics didn't realise Trent was just offering the masses a watered down version of both the cathartic KMFDM and the monumental Ministry), but don't mistake Burnt By The Sun for NIN. This band is taking the roads true industrial paved during the late 80s with the aforementioned acts, and making teenage riots of atari proportions palatable for the metal world.

What I'm telling you - in a non-hyperbolic nutshell - is that this band represents the industrial/metal crossover that metal fans have been dreaming of, namely the crossover that doesn't involve re-mixes or dance club beats. And the fact that each song is based on a movie quote that defies norms and encourages critical thinking is a definite plus, injecting some measure of intellectualism amongst the chaos. Hey, any band that wants to base a song around Chomsky is fine by me. Chomsky-ian themes only add to the anarchy.

RECOMMENDED TRACKS: "Boston Tea-Bag Party", "Soundtrack To The Worst Movie Ever"

- David Perri, CHRW Radio, London, ON

By David Perri
May 15, 2002

[reviews home] [list reviews]
 
comments powered by Disqus

More Reviews By David Perri

Cover Art 90 Day Men
To Everybody
(Southern)
Aug 3, 2002
Cover Art Che Chapter 127
Profit Prophet
(G7 Welcoming Committee)
Jul 17, 2002
Cover Art Fine China
You Make Me Hate Music
(Tooth & Nail)
May 15, 2002
Cover Art Paper Moon
One Thousand Reasons To Stay, One Reason To Leave
(Endearing)
Aug 2, 2002
Cover Art Various
Driving In The Rain: 3 AM Songs To Get Lost With
(Bongo Beat)
Jul 4, 2002

More Reviews For Relapse artists

Cover Art Alabama Thunderpussy
Staring at the Divine
(Relapse)
Jun 4, 2002
Cover ArtThe End
Within Dividia
(Relapse)
Jun 18, 2004
Cover ArtThe End
Within Dividia
(Relapse)
Jun 17, 2004
Cover Art High On Fire
Surrounded By Thieves
(Relapse)
Jul 10, 2002
Cover Art Nile
In Their Darkened Shrines
(Relapse)
Jun 29, 2003
Cover Art Today Is The Day
Kiss The Pig
(Relapse)
Aug 29, 2004
Cover Art Uphill Battle
Uphill Battle
(Relapse)
May 24, 2002
header bottom