INDUSTRY - A SELF PORTRAIT AT THE STAGE OF TOTALITARIAN DOMINATION OF ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE
If the over the top album title wasn't enough of a big hit, INDUSTRY is finely distilled UK style anarchopunk that is sharp as a knife. Caustic yet clear vocals bark out politically charged lyrics, machine gun drums back tight, cutting guitar riffs and a never too slinky bass tone rounds out this debut from the Berlin based international crew. The second track "Totalitarian Domination" sums it up nicely with the repeated line "Look in the mirror and you will see a self-portrait at the stage of totalitarian domination of life" pointing the finger directly at the listener, to wake up and realize change begins with the self. Making a direct nod to their inspirations, INDUSTRY's charged cover of the A.L.F. compilation EXIT-STANCE song "They Kill Dogs" takes a classic of the genre and breathes new vitriol and spite aimed at those who are still unwilling to hear the plea of those who cannot advocate for themselves. "Spiritual Debts" starts with a rumbling drum and bass march that almost breaks into a post punk build that is rewarded with a tempo change and vocals that interrogate those who turn a blind eye to the mass suffering created by corporations and greed that effect us all, no matter how much one tries to dull themselves to our reality.
FFO: CONFLICT, FLUX, THIS IS THE A.L.F. compilation
Listen to the album on bandcamp here: https://staticagemusik.bandcamp.com/album/industry-a-self-portrait-at-the-stage-of-totalitarian-domination-of-all-aspects-of-human-life
Record available for purchase through Static Age Musik: https://www.staticshockmusik.com/12-Vinyl-Hardcore-Punk/INDUSTRY-A-SELF-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-STAGE-OF-TOTALITARIAN-DOMINATI::12178.html
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