Search - Christ Analogue :: Optima

Curl up with some "Alternative Metal" today.

omniscientfool | Beijing, China | 06/13/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Perhaps "industrial" is just a stylistic, commercial scarltet letter. Anyway, this album doesn't waste time in getting glibly hardcore. By the second track they're growling about F-ing everything, circumcision, and other less-than-flowery lyrics. My question is why anyone should buy this 38-minute snippet when the top industrial bands are consistently producing 70-minute angst-laden epics. Even in the vinyl days of '97, there still ought to have been one more substantial track. For evil's sake, fill out your debut album lest we be left to question the darkness of your future. Even if it's just the failing-voiced (which I failed to notice) singer spouting off with a drum machine in the background, these guys look scary enough for it to pass as legit. If you're looking for some mild hardcore stuff that hesitates before making your ears bleed, give this a try."

O.K.

Louis Rusconi | El Cajon, California United States | 10/15/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I expected a lot more and I too thought the album was WAY too short. If you like Velvet Acid Christ you may want to check this out. It is interesting but NOT essential!"