Title: All power and no substance
Product review: First I must say that it is entirely admirable to see a band as far along in its career as Killing Joke playing with such intensity, aggression and sheer power. However, these alone do not make for a good listening experience. Somewhere along the way the trademark atonal and eerie riffs of guitarist Geordie were largely lost, to be replaced by the simplest of power chord progressions imaginable (sometimes only one note!) strung out for way too long. Gone too is any semblance of melody or hook from vocalist Jaz Coleman (yes, melody - it used to be there!), who is reduced to hoarse shouting (one too many cigars, Jeremy?). On this album there are occasional glimpses of the band's previous greatness, and two or three reasonably good songs, but the overall impression is one of lazy self-indulgence - the fruits of extended jams rather than song writing. Very disappointing...
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