From Exile
Just Like You Imagined

THE REVIEW

Attending DeBaser teaches many useful things, one of which could be summed up as follows: album covers suck.

But at the same time, you also learn that, in very rare cases, there are exceptions to the rule.

This is the case with From Exile (don’t ask me who the hell they are because I have no idea!), who offer an exhilarating reinterpretation in a pseudo Rock/Metal style of 4 true pillars of the best '90s Industrial (the album title should suggest the obvious authorship of the pieces).

Following the right philosophy of "less is more," the entire platter flows with pleasure, although many might have appreciated a more extensive tracklist: "The Great Below" does not disappoint expectations, and the same can be said for the following "Ruiner" (truly well done) and "Sin," which in this case abandons the perhaps too "Pop" (blasphemy) tones of the original, even though the true gem of the album is the phenomenal "A Warm Place," placed at the conclusion of this EP.

Aside from this, there is little to say, except that the quality and originality of these compositions remain virtually unchanged, an event as unique as it is rare when it comes to album covers, moreover from a group that is virtually unknown.

In short, if you love Trent Reznor and his most famous creation, this CD will give you great and unexpected emotions: the fact that it is available for free download then represents the proverbial cherry on top as well as an additional excuse to get it.