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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An almost painfully underrated band..., August 4, 2003
Zeromancer's first album has got to be one of my all time favorite discs, and this one's not too shabby a follow-up. Where the first album often faded into fairly straight up synth-pop (even tossing in a shockingly good "Send me an Angel" cover,) this album's a bit heavier and more complicated.This album probably falls a little bit better into the "gothic/industrial" club scene, though it doesn't fit either catagory exactly. The band takes a lot of flack for looking and sounding like Orgy, but what's wrong with that? Personally, I find Zeromancer's vocals a little smoother than Orgy, and their songs overall easier to listen to. Good album. Grab yourself a copy.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Impressive 1st Release, June 16, 2004
Well, if you are in Europe it is their first release, though was not released in the U.S. until after their 2nd release, Eurotrash. The best I can describe Zeromancer, as far as genre is concerned, is Industrial/Alternative/Pop. They mix these three elements in such a way that fans of any of those three types of music can enjoy it. Industrial fans will like the dark techno element, alternative folks will like the guitar jamming and pop fans will enjoy their knack for nailing a powerful chorus. Though they will not attain the ultimate mixing of these three genres until their most recent release, ZZYZX, this is still an amazingly solid CD. It starts out rocking and doesn't let up until the final track, Houses of Cards, which is their 'mellow' song on the album. It is a great way to finish and allows the band to show their melodic sense in a more obvious way than the other faster tempo tracks. The track that should have been all over the radio stations is Something for the Pain, though any of the first 5 tunes are worthy of airplay. Not that there is a bad track on the disc by any means, the first 5 just happen to be more widely accessible in my opinion. People that like Orgy (a band they are often compared to), NIN's more straight forward stuff and heavier alt rock will ejoy this disc. The only thing stopping them from being popular is that they may be too heavy for the typical alt rocker and are viewed as not hard enough by those more into the real heavy stuff. This is considered to be the bands darkest and heaviest release as they only hint at their pop side. But they lay the groundwork for what is to come.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as Eurotrash . . ., December 26, 2003
This is an excellent CD. It's sad that Orgy seems to be the most well-known representative of this underrated genre, while a band like Zeromancer who is far superior receives so little attention. This CD is not as catchy or listenable as Eurotrash, and is a 3.5 realistically, but is still a great record and a must-have for fans of electro-tinged hard rock.
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