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Angelspit
Hideous and Perfect
Metropolis Records
Posted: Sunday, October 04, 2009
By: Trubie Turner
By: Trubie Turner
A lyrical and compositional tour de force, perfectly blending industrial noise and rock attitude.
The third full length album from Angelspit in almost as many years, and their first on their new U.S. home, Metropolis Records; Hideous and Perfect is the Australian duo's crowning glory in an already impressive discography. The throbbing heavy beats and crunchy brutal hooks are back in full force, accompanied by strategically sporadic guitar riffs and vicious biting lyrics belted out with Angelspit's incredibly unique aggressive harmonies. The lusty and attitude laden vocals of DestroyX are perfectly offset by ZooG's changeup of deep and gravely tones and aggressive shouting, giving their performance an unconventional edge as the intensity smartly ebbs and flows, accentuating Angelspit's most impressive lyrical work to date.
Hideous and Perfect is Angelspit's declaration of war against the worldwide culture of greed, apathy, and the cookie-cutter lives that people mindlessly strive for. From "Cold Hard Cash" and "Making Money"'s attacks on greed and rampant consumerism, to "Fuck the Revolution"'s skewering of media produced rebellion that often lives or dies by how well it generates ratings for the news organizations, Angelspit's message is obtuse enough to not be heavy handed, but astute enough to elicit a "Hell yeah!" from those paying attention. Some of the most stunning work of the album comes with "Channel Hell." With a spoken word lyrical style, "Channel Hell" is a cross continental, cross cultural bitch slap condemning the lazy, uncommitted people who complain about their scene, do nothing to improve it, or allow themselves to slip into thinking they've outgrown it. The track dishes out so much contempt the disgust is palatable.
From start to finish Hideous and Perfect is a smartly written powerhouse of an album, magnificently improving on Angelspit's previous work while maintaining the band's distinct sound and feel. Granted, if the glitchy aggressive waves of distortion have not won you over by now, this album is not going to change that, but if you haven't checked them out by now, this is a perfect album to start with. The only real downside to Hideous and Perfect is it's going to be one hell of a challenge for Angelspit to top it.
Hideous and Perfect is Angelspit's declaration of war against the worldwide culture of greed, apathy, and the cookie-cutter lives that people mindlessly strive for. From "Cold Hard Cash" and "Making Money"'s attacks on greed and rampant consumerism, to "Fuck the Revolution"'s skewering of media produced rebellion that often lives or dies by how well it generates ratings for the news organizations, Angelspit's message is obtuse enough to not be heavy handed, but astute enough to elicit a "Hell yeah!" from those paying attention. Some of the most stunning work of the album comes with "Channel Hell." With a spoken word lyrical style, "Channel Hell" is a cross continental, cross cultural bitch slap condemning the lazy, uncommitted people who complain about their scene, do nothing to improve it, or allow themselves to slip into thinking they've outgrown it. The track dishes out so much contempt the disgust is palatable.
From start to finish Hideous and Perfect is a smartly written powerhouse of an album, magnificently improving on Angelspit's previous work while maintaining the band's distinct sound and feel. Granted, if the glitchy aggressive waves of distortion have not won you over by now, this album is not going to change that, but if you haven't checked them out by now, this is a perfect album to start with. The only real downside to Hideous and Perfect is it's going to be one hell of a challenge for Angelspit to top it.
