Wrack and Ruin

Hocico | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00065GI5A
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,766 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bleak and unique, May 8, 2005

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cosmokane31 (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wrack and Ruin (Audio CD)

Coming from Mexico City, Hocico (pronounced "os-ziko") offer a uniquely bleak take on industrial. The production is typical top-notch Metropolis quality. Behind the club-friendly beats lie soundtrack-grade atmospherics, samples, and synth work. The songwriting is pedestrian, and the vocals are on the thin side. However, these faults aren't major and only help highlight the impressive production. The lyrics really shine here, tying together sociocultural and emotional themes. Bonus points for the gorgeous artwork, which helps give the whole package a genuinely dark feel.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I disagree, May 11, 2006

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Scott Edward Calibraxis (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wrack and Ruin (Audio CD)

I rank this at the top of Hocico's releases. It combines the harshness and rage of their earlier work, with more accessible and memorable melodies and song structures. Of course, the instrumental tracks have always been throw-aways. Spirits of Crime may be among their 2 or 3 best songs. This is top-quality harsh electro that sets the standard for the genre.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hocico's best album, May 30, 2007

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R. Reyna - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wrack and Ruin (Audio CD)

I am not a critic what so ever. but i know the kind of music i like and what i want my albums to have depending on the artist i am listening to. for example if i want nice soft techno bacground with soft vocals i turn to vnv nation. when i want to just jump and dance scream and yell i turn to various artist and one of them is Hocico and this album. If this is your first Hocico album i recommand this one.