| Artist |
| Vigilante |
| Title |
| War Of Ideas |
| Format/Cat |
| CD BR046 |
| Label |
| Black Rain |
| Style |
| Hard Industrial Techno Rock |
| Date of review |
| 17th February 2008 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 8/10 |
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Chile's finest musical export return with another scorching collection of hard rocking industrial bombs set to detonate in your face. In comparison with their debut The Heroes Code, this is harder, grittier & even more furious, taking the trio's sound to new sonic heights. How much of this is down to the personnel changes that have taken place since their debut is open to debate but this progression is exactly what was needed as, rather than giving us a re-run of their debut, they've moved on several steps whilst keeping intact the more unique elements of their sound, such as the mix of hard guitars & soaring synths that make their mark on such tracks as 'Justice' (which some of you may remember from the EP Juicio Finale) & the outstanding 'Time To Kill' while the genuinely uplifting chordal work that graces 'Victims' should prove ideal for those 'hands in the air' moments, especially as it provides such a contrast to the typically angry sound. Ivan Munoz's vocals still sound like Mike Patton in places, most notably during 'Forever' but elsewhere his bellowing matches the music's furious feel in a manner that all sounds rather macho & somewhat gung-ho in the case of 'Get In The Ring' where the slow, grinding feel is only slightly letdown by a rather sudden ending & 'Fair Fight'. All of which leaves 'El Derecho De Vivir En Paz' to close the album with another dynamic industrial rock outing (that sounds familiar somehow), shorter than usual but with strength to spare, it ends the album on a suitably dynamic note, leaving you time to catch your breath before viewing another excellent video (which is rapidly becoming a Vigilante trademark, it seems) of 'Fire' or checking out the remix disc which, truth be told, is likely to be of only limited appeal as all bar one of the remixes are of 'Fair Fight' & none of them show any radical departure from the original so it's not even as if it's likely to increase its club appeal (although Lamia's version does have some decent synthwork to its credit!). At the end of the day, though, it's the original album that counts & there's absolutely nothing wrong there; indeed, any industrial rock fans will do well to check this out as it's got all the power & strength you could ever wish for.
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