seven

after incredible "il tempo della locusta" released on black plagve, cazzodio has returned back to eibon. with this disk the band has moved away from crushing saturated percussion that was pummeling the listener into the ground on the first release (one of the most intense, violent and heavy power electronics I have heard). one of the first things i noticed right away was that unique crunchiness and intensity of driving sound was almost completely gone, replaced by more quiet and almost atmospheric sound.

the majority of the album somehow reminds me of most of the death industrial acts out there that are following the path of brighter death now ("may all be dead" in particular) and the others, all built using the same simple formula - combine oppressive abrasive monotonous drones with slow beats and occasional violent screams, add some violent lyrics and imagery, and off you go.

however, after I have listened to the album several times, I was able to distinguish some of the old mutated, but still explosive and crushing cazzodio sound on tracks 8, 10 and 11. among the waves of violent abrasive feedback, overdriven beats drop down, crush and rattle, building oppressive mechanized atmosphere.

"prey robot mix" of "submit to the lord" was a stunning surprise - it uses heavy caustic metallic percussion backed by gentle clean synths together with saturated waves of controlled feedback; it is a strong rhythm'n'noise track in the best traditions of the genre with enough variety, structure and force to blow away any addict of this style.

curiously enough, I would call this album purely "industrial" for the atmosphere it creates and for the sounds used. somehow highly processed, overdriven power electronics and images of urban decay and violence are a lot more fitting to this definition than user-friendly danceable tunes of the present "industrial" scene. this whole album has a stronger "identity" and is a lot more consistent than previous work, but somehow I find pure hatred, blind violence and sheer force of its predecessor a lot more addictive.