I’m a huge fan of the album Cleansing, which was released back in ’94. So how have the years treated this industrial metallic groove machine? This is the band’s last release which came out in 2017. On this album, main man Tommy Victor is joined by Mike Longworth on bass, and Art Cruz on drums – although I believe they now have left the band.
I’m pleased to say the groove is alive and well on tracks like the opener, However It May End, and Operation Of The Moral Law where the riffs and grooves just make you want to bounce. The overall vibe is more of a straight up metal record with hard fast beats and evil riffs. I have always heard a Killing Joke vibe on some of their tunes, and this continues on with this record on the tracks Blood Out Of Stone. On this track Tommy’s voice and delivery remind me of Jazz Coleman’s and even more so on Compulsive Future Projection, which has a great groove and a crunching riff. It’s great to see Tommy Victor still putting out great records that still mean something.
9/10 from the Grooveman.
