| Artist |
| Agonoize |
| Title |
| Hexakosioihexelontahexa |
| Format/Cat |
| 2CD |
| Label |
| Out Of Line |
| Style |
| Hard EBM |
| Date of review |
| December 2009 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 8/10 |
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No doubt Chris, Olli & Mike are sick to their back teeth of explaining to all & sundry where that title came from but if they will insist on inflicting such tongue-twisters on us then they deserve everything they get, if you ask me! Anyway, what we have here is another dose of patented Agonoize hellelektro mayhem, 21 tracks of it, to be precise (or even more if you're dedicated enough to fork out £40 for the box set!), with preceeding single 'Bis Das Blut Gefriert' kicking off &, in the shape of the 'videoversion', ending proceedings in fine style. That it's very much business as usual from here on in, harking back in some ways to the 999 album rather than progressing from Sieben means that this will keep the hardcore fans happy but is unlikely to gain them many new ones but, given that you are a fan, there's plenty to keep you amused here, not least 'I Am' which is sure to receive a rapturous air-punching whenever it's played live, the lyrically & musically harsh 'Paradox' & 'ManMadeGod' which, by Agonoize standards, is almost poppy while, over on disc two, 'Pornomagcentrefold' & the pacey 'Die Emotion' are both worthy of notice, as is the opening 'My Battlefield' if only for the whispered lyrics which do something to ring the changes (the music is slightly more restrained, as well!). I'm not sure why, but there are some definite women (or, perhaps more accurately A woman) hating on this disc with some female going through it during 'Psychopath' & 'Bloodqueen' but, just in case anyone might think the lads have turned nasty the inner sleeve informs us that 'Agonoze' (sic) are 'against child abuse' so that's alright then!!!
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