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The triple-whammy of crap band name, clichéd album title, and cheapo cover art ought not dissuade a bright music fan from exploring this compendium of mostly-good, mostly-instrumental hard rock. The brainchild of one Alex Quinn, Revenge is, at its foundation, industrial beats and new wave motifs overlaid with sturdy guitar riffs. Some of them fall flat, as "Moonlight's" six-string shred-fest counterposed with disco-ish percussive handclaps succinctly proves, but those misfires can still be celebrated for their bravery. Meanwhile, a barn-burning shredder like opener "Medalmetal" (ugh) or a sexy acoustic-Spanish-guitar-goth-rock venture like "Lost Journey" can work its magic almost immediately and define a given mood. Over the course of its duration, I can hear intimations of Joe Satriani, Dick Dale, The Cure, Laibach, and The B-52s, though perhaps that says more about me than the musical progenitor herein. Hamstrung by a claustrophonic, postnasal-drip mix, a bit too thump-thump samey on the bottom-end (drum programming will fuck a sense of percussive variety but quick) and perhaps best consigned to a modest existence as background noise, the experimental verve of Revenge is still worthy of consideration.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Medalmetal |
| 2. Fortyforty |
| 3. Moonlight |
| 4. Lost Journey |
| 5. Lessamoe |
| 6. Professional Suicide |
| 7. Yeah |
| 8. Sweet Surrender |
| 9. Goodbye |
| 10. New Years Day |
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