Skinny Puppy
Category: Industrial
Album: Bootlegged, Broke, and In Solvent Seas
Stars: 3.5
Blurb: Raw and unfiltered with no edits or additional production, this latest release from the industrial legends captures the true sound of the band in its live element.

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Cesium_137
Category: Electro / Synthpop / Futurepop
Album: Science and Sound
Stars: 2.5
Blurb: Excellent production and infectious pop hooks marred by subpar vocals, doing little to make Cesium_137’s first album in three years anything more than good and catchy.

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KLANK
Category: Industrial / Metal
Album: Urban Warfare
Stars: 3.5
Blurb: Danceable industrial meets groovy metal with a healthy amount of lyrical social commentary, making KLANK’s latest an entertaining call to action.

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Fractured Transmission
Category: Industrial / Power Noise
Album: A Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Stars: 3
Blurb: The long awaited second album from Fractured Transmission is a power noise sonic assault the likes of which you’ve probably heard before.

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Essence of Mind
Category: Electro / Rock
Album: Indifference
Stars: 3.5
Blurb: Norwegian synth rockers merge catchy dance hooks and high voltage guitars to exorcise their youthful angst in Essence of Mind’s third full-length album.

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Human Aftertaste
Category: Goth / Electro / Industrial
Album: Black Toad
Stars: 3
Blurb: Disturbing and enticing, the latest album from this Illinois collective will not be for all tastes, but does offer something enjoyably different.

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Death of Self
Category: Power Noise / Electro
Album: Embracing the Things We Hate About Ourselves
Stars: 2.5
Blurb: A schizoid meshing of the experimental lunacy of Merzbow with the controlled mayhem of Terrofakt, making for a harsh, challenging, and hardly entertaining listen.

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