'Warrior Sound', the follow up to their 2010 record 'Spirit In The System', is a great continuation of their previous work, with some fantastic collaborations and a great blend between synthesized sound and real instruments.
The LP opens with 'Our World' a track which can be seen as an introduction to the album, Ambient yet aggressive it gives you a taste of what's to come. The record then launches into 'Jungle', a collaboration with rap-metal band Hacktivist. 'Jungle' further sets the tone for the album, losing a bit of the ambience and heading in the direction of mixing metal with drum & bass in an aggressive and expressive way.
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| The Qemists // Warrior Sound |
With further collabarations on the album with Kenta Koie of Crossfaith, Charlie Rhymes and Ghetts. The album contains some incredible tunes which dip into mainstream drum & bass while still retaining The Qemists artistic integrity and metal roots.
However, the stand-out song on 'Warrior Sound' is 'Run You'. Sounding as if Enter Shikari had been heavily remixed, it's a song that would bring fans of electronic and post-hardcore metal together. Dance-able but with aggressive vocals and a semi-political lyric: it sums up everything The Qemists stand for in their music.
With a tour of Europe in March supporting Enter Shikari - a show not to miss - swiftly followed by a tour supporting Crossfaith, it's going to be a big few months for the band considering the strength of this latest LP.
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| The Qemists tour with Enter Shikari around Europe in March |
Overall this is a stunning album; exciting and danceable music created by those in a metal background - what's not love.
8/10
-Luke
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