I feel that Battery Cage has been testing the waters a bit with these new songs. I can hear a jelly belly assortment of influence all over this album. From hints of power noise to 80’s style Goth rock. The fact that this is Battery Cage never leaves the forefront at any point throughout this record even though I feel they are still trying to find themselves. Now, back to the main point at hand, I fully dig on this album. It has its low moments but they are few and far between. The opening track sets the cortex on the proper path with “This Party Sucks, Let’s Leave” and shows that the guitar is going to be far more prominent. “Hustler” which comes up next solidifies the Ministry and KMFDM influence. That moves nicely into “Single” which brings back the throbbing dance beat that I oh so love. This is easily one of my 5 favorite tracks on this album. So at this point I’m in a homicidal dance craze and want more. Now I’m not going to go through every single track. The length of the album would absolutely kill me trying to critique each individual piece of music. The stand out songs put forth to my ears are: “Single”, “Do You Remember Me Now”, “I Want To Take You Home”, “Crush and Spurn”, “Giving Up On It All”. Those are some of the better tracks to my auditory sensorium. There are only 2 songs that I just flat out didn’t like and those are “Chemically Enhanced” and “You Ruined It”. They just did nothing for me, but that’s not saying that they won’t for you. As I stated earlier, my feelings in the matter, Battery Cage are still feeling things out and finding their footing. Even after 10 years of music making change is inevitable and their sound is nearing, but not quite achieved yet. I highly suggest picking up this disc if you’re into thick guitar and a dance like sensibility. This piece of music would be for fans of early Ministry, KMFDM, and Bella Morte.

This album gets a stunning 7.5 out of 10 on my “Insert Catchy Name”-o-Meter!