Macbeth

Dark and haunting; beautiful and menacing; short but intense. Having seen the play is not a forced prerequisite to get lost in the nightmarish sonority of this maze-like release. But then again, hard to be surprised when such an album comes from (half) a collective that: - had their first lead singer struck in the head with a bottle during a concert due to their controversial... (you know the story; you probably wouldn't be here if not...). - kept a straight face when, in their home country, a journalist called them "enemies of the people" and asked, in front of them, for someone to come and stop them and their work. - survived a car bomb in front of their hotel several years later. - were "invited" into the very heart (at least geographically speaking) of one of the most mysterious, puzzling, and certainly dreaded "totalitarian" states in the (post)modern world and lived to (literally) tell the tale. - made Hollywood kitsch and Western pop culture terrifying; or rather, brought out the terrifying traits of Western pop culture and Hollywood kitsch for all to see. - shows our all-too-real fascination with the Real of Power. It cannot get much more hard-hitting than that! Again, short (and not much Opus Dei vibe or Milan here, except for a sampled growl that pops on occasion), but highly recommended, specially if you like your industrial music cryptic, though-provoking and masterfully crafted.