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Complexities of Human Interaction

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I'm not here to praise or hate the metal act that calls itself Enduser (henceforth known as EII). I'm only here to point out that their album, The Complexities of Human Interaction, has nothing to do with breakcore artist Enduser, who has been releasing immaculately produced albums with elements of Raggacore and jungle for over a decade. If you're looking for the creator of works like Form without Function, Calling the Vultures and Pushing Back, then step away from this album. There's nothing here for you.

The band that decides to appropriate Enduser's name is either oblivious or amusingly disrespectful. Having listened to this album, I vote for oblivious. There isn't anything original, cohesive or sarcastic enough on Human Interaction to justify EII's utter lack of brand name research. The track list's directionless: a melange of castrato love doilies and cookie monster muppet thrash with performance and production that's far too clean.

If you're wondering how cliche The Complexities of Human Interaction really is, here's a sample lyric:

"You need to play your part/The answer's in . . . your . . . HEART!"

I don't like to pan artists in genres I tend to ignore. It isn't fair to dismiss artists purely for stylistic reasons. But I can listen to metal; I like Bathory and Emperor. By co-opting the name of an artist who's established and deservedly so, EII forced my hand. I had to object to the difference in genres to be clear and quality to be fair.

Let's hope EII end their use of the name Enduser very soon. That way, they'll be judged solely on their merits. I leave it to others to discern exactly what those merits might be.