This is mostly remixes, so I can dismiss the mediocre material as b-sides that should’ve never seen the light of day. Oh yeah, they cover “Shout at the Devil.”
Industrial that borrows from old NYC hardcore bands rather than bad metal, they prefer to leave the ambiguities alone and concentrate on writing songs.
Working with everyone from Bernard Purdie to Jello Biafra, Let Us Play is a steady mix with mellow vibes, dance-ready rhythms, and synapse-tickling innovations.
Like Attrition, Amber Asylum are going the Gothic Classical route, with Kris Force’s soprano graced by lulling strings and shimmering washes of cymbals.
More mainstream than any of the other bands I’ve heard on the label, the electro these guys record isn’t for dancing, it’s for being pissed off at the world.
In addition to the traditional rip-snortin’ industrial juggernauts that are their standard fare, are songs with (gasp) real drums that aren’t even industrial.