I crucified the band’s last album because, well, it was so horribly generic and bland it made me want to actually wear Prada. Why? Because it would have been a Hell of a lot more fun than listening to a band dump drudgy riff after boring breakdown over the course of an album. Still, a lot of people liked it – 30,000 physical sales alone – and so ‘Plagues’ has been recorded and snapped up for European release by Ferret Records.
And the things I hated about this band first time round still haven’t been rectified. But then I guess I shouldn’t blame the band for changing a winning formula, should I? ‘Plagues’ is more of the same sing/shout, de-tuned riffs, predictable breakdowns. I guess that’s what is popular nowadays; the ability to seemingly recreate something which is dull in the first place, only to make it more dull. And all in the name of ‘hardcore’ and ‘metal’. I guess while the kids will wear lots of black and grow their hair long, music such as this will continue to be churned out. But while the innovators continue to twist their musical styles and make something interesting and invigorating, bands like this just crap out the same dogshit and re-package it up as new and fresh. Vive la revolution…