COMBICHRIST TODAY WE'RE ALL DEMONS ALBUM OUT OF LINE RELEASE: JANUARY 20, 2009 REVIEW: FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Hard hitting EBM is available in many forms today, but the one I like the most is where you have a heavy, throbbing baseline doing a lot of the groundworks. Apparently Combichrist have the same taste as me, as almost every song here features a groovy bass line destined to shake your ass like there's no tomorrow. In fact, the massive layers of fat bass almost eats up the beats, as they are featured more prominently upfront in the mix. It still works though, through sheer force.

Andy LaPlegua continues on his beaten path on this album too, with his aggro-tech style, purely aimed at the heaviest dance floors. It works here as well, and I think Andy is very good at what he does. It all gets a bit samey after a while though, and there's no room to breathe. It might not be meant for home listening, but still. And the detuned lead madness has to stop!

To top it all off, the version I reviewed came with a bonus disc of more technoish instrumental and experimental material. Of these tracks, the standout is "Tranquilized", another dancey tune, but the album closer "Gore Baby, Gore" is quite interesting too, with its 16 minutes of ambient techno. Very nice.    

It's pretty hard to separate this album from his last effort, even though I've listened to it quite a lot. It's more of the same, perhaps with even more basslines. But hey, I like it. With tracks like "All Pain Is Gone" and "Sent to Destroy", every dance floor near you will be obliterated.

JOHAN CARLSSON