American Head Charge - War of Art

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Music Review: You look so seamless now...
Rating: 5 Stars

1) A Violent Reaction (11/10) One of the most awesome openers of all time. One of the 2 tracks on the album that is Slipknotish, but there's better use of electronics and more restraint (listen to that little mellow electronic section in the middle). Awesome lyrics "You won't see what I've become, you wait and watch until you're only let down".

2) Pushing the Envelope (9/10) Sort of uneven but rhythmic sounding verses with a Soulfly-like chorus, not one of my favorites.

3) Song for the Suspect (11/10) A rocking song until the amazing break with the piano and the "f--k your confession", f--k your confusion". Awesome finale.

4) Never Get Caught (11/10) The guitar riff never leaves my head. Good track with a different more retro metal style. Like the chorus.

5) Self (9/10) Good, but not too original until the melodic part with the keyboards in the bridge. The melodies are ingenious.

6) Just So You Know (11/10) The single and rightfully so. Gives you a good impression of the band. Go to headcharge.com and watch the video, but don't pay attention to the video, just listen to the song. Electronic melody is epic.

7) Seamless (10/10) Intelligently dirty song about prostitutes and stuff. The other track that's kind of like Slipknot, though they'd never make this song, just the chorus, and especially not the "take me, take my life..." thing.

8) Effigy 23 (10/10) Creepy piano track that's not too heavy but has lots of whispering. Has samples of some girl's voice. Marks the start of the second half of the album that's even better than the first.

9) AEIUPG (?/10) Just a little thrashfest screaming thing. I don't know if it's really supposed to be a song.

10) Shutdown (30/10) BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM. Perfect balance of melody, electronics and heavy screaming sections. This song has a whole lot of groove.

11) We Believe (11/10) Most original track on here. Opens with a low noise and proceeds with a rhythmic riffs synched up with drums. Lots of contrast. Cool ending.

12) Breathe in, Bleed Out (11/10) Can't really be called mellow, but a slower song with chunky riffs and a melodic chorus and a totally insane screaming ending.

13) Fall (10/10) Soulflyish riff again with great verses that are so scary and hopeless sounding.

14) Reach and Touch (8/10) The worst track, still good. Fast blasting track with no real chorus. There's a slower good part near the end.

15) All Wrapped Up (9/10) Another good rocker with a nice chorus and good turntables.

16) Nothing Gets Nothing (11/10) Weird, slow, closer. Within a half second it goes from a creepy non-distorted riff with the singer crooning strangely to an absolutely grating screaming blast. Hard to know what they were thinking when they wrote this. Underrated closer.

This album is a must for all fans of nu or industrial metal and you can usual find it for cheap at most stores 'cuz they don't think it will sell.

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