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THE REVIEW
There are people who listen to cool bands that are trendy at a certain time just to feel cool. I'm usually not among them, but I admit that sometimes I fall for it.
It was the time when Enter Shikari were quite in vogue and I often stumbled across articles about them online. Reviewers talked of "Amazing ability to fuse styles," "Exciting youthful chaos," and "Sonic exuberance," and the keyword was Dance-Metal. The concept, in short, attracted me a lot, and, driven by sudden and bewildering, not to mention decidedly alarming exuberance, I downloaded their album from E-Mule (and at this point, thank goodness for you, my dear mule!), ready to be hit by a wave of ElectrifyingChaoticandSurprisinglyExuberantDanceMetal, but to my chagrin, I discovered that... the synths with the tacky riffs are absolutely terrible!!!
Now, I don't know if a person can afford to review an album having listened to 6 tracks out of 17, but I swear to you that digesting over an hour of heavy guitars + synthesizers + various other strange influences (all that was missing were Afro-Cuban rhythms and we would have been set) is a formidable feat that definitely exceeds the limits of my abilities.
Not to justify myself but, as the cherry on top, the singer contributes to increasing the THICKNESS of the album (take it as you will) by alternating Clean and Growl parts, as very few other current Emo bands know how to do!!!
I leave you to your conclusions by pointing out that in this review the keyword is no longer the curious expression Dance-Metal, which is quite trendy, but the word cool.
Consider this a warning.
P.S. Listen to Forward, Russia!. They also make a lot of noise, but there's no comparison.
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The review criticizes Enter Shikari's 'Take to the Skies' for its overwhelming mix of heavy guitars and tacky synth riffs. Though initially intrigued by its trendy dance-metal label, the reviewer found the album exhausting and unpleasant to digest. The vocal style, combining clean and growl parts, adds to the album's thickness but doesn't improve the experience. The reviewer advises caution and recommends listening to Forward, Russia! as a better noisy alternative.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari are an English band from St Albans, formed in 2003. Known for blending post-hardcore with electronic music, they debuted with Take to the Skies and followed with Common Dreads, A Flash Flood of Colour, and The Mindsweep.06 Reviews
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By Tobby
The unusual mix of '80s synthesizers laid thickly on solid metalcore/post-hardcore foundations guarantees the band’s success.
Praise to Enter Shikari for managing to build their success on one good idea.
By Jester
There is no evolution without mutation.
Music that... manages to revive a genre affected by static immobility like the 'core' scene.
