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Title: Something like a jackhammer to the head
Review: DJ Omar Santana has long been known for releasing some of the heaviest techno records of all time, not limiting himself strictly to gabber, but delving into breakbeats and hardhop as well. Santana goes back to the gabber genre with this CD, and it is his most brutal yet. Every song is delivered with extremely intense energy, each beat pounding into your skull relentlessly. While this is Santana at his most intense, I don't think this CD is his best. That honor is reserved for "Hardcorps", Santana's first gabber compilation on the Moonshine label. Every song on that CD was incredible, mixing brutal beats with actual melodies. "Hardcore for the Headstrong" abandons melodies for speed, and while speed is, of course, a vital component of gabber, these songs become somewhat repetitive after a few listens. While Santana is still a master in the genre of mainstream hardcore music, he took a step backwards with this compilation.
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