Coming from the band that brought us “Total Nihilism” in 2012, the philosophical conceit behind NITRO/NOISE’s stunning second album “No Cure For Apocalypse” should hardly come as a surprise. Neither really should the sheer power and quality of the tracks on offer. Mixed and mastered in its entirety by Jan L at his X-Fusion Music Production studios in Germany, “No Cure for Apocalypse” is an album that not only lives up to the promise of “Total Nihilism” but goes greatly beyond it. No nonsense, no mercy, “No Cure For Apocalypse” is simply 10 relentless anthems for the end of days – as uncompromising and unstoppable as the Armageddon it suggests we all deserve – topped off with a collaboration with long-time champion of NITRO/NOISE Thomas Rainer/NACHTMAHR, and an atmospheric coda. Describing it as ”fantastic” and “the album COMBICHRIST wanted to make after What The F**k Is Wrong With You People”, MODULATE’s Geoff Lee was moved to write “Its going to be a contender for Album Of The Year 2014, no doubt…there isnt a bad/weak track on it….the best harsh aggrotech album Ive heard in a very very long time!” Thanks Geoff – we owe you a pint. From the opening assault of “The Revelation” through to tenth track “Wake Up Call” - dedicated to groupies the band ran into over the course of their first American tour dates last year, and boasting a lyrical refrain that is probably guaranteed to give offence to some – “No Cure For Apocalypse” surpasses “Total Nihilism” in both its intensity and danceability, beat-driven and lyrically bleak. And if that were not enough, in a move that will no doubt court controversy NITRO/NOISE then proceed to join forces with Austria’s infamous agent provocateur Thomas Rainer to deliver a tongue-in-cheek riposte to criticisms leveled at NACHTMAHR – the cheekily-titled “We Demand Better” – before finally ending the album with (for NITRO/NOISE) the very atypical vocoded vocals and melancholic refrain of “Don’t Be Afraid (Piano Rework)”. All that, you can get from the standard digital release – but this very special album also arrives on CD in a very special package, for all those of you still favoring the feel of that physical product in your hands. The first 300 copies of “No Cure For Apocalypse” come in luxurious 6-panel digifile format, with bold monochromatic cover-art hand-drawn by Estonian artist Midiankai (designer of FREAKANGEL’s recent t-shirts) reminiscent of the classic KMFDM pop-art covers by Brute!/Aidan Hughes. And (in a format we experimented with for DIE SEKTOR’s “(-)existence(+) limited edition” 2CD) a flap on the inside left-panel houses “The Book Of Revelation(s)” - a 6-page booklet containing lyrics and photos. This limited edition of 300 copies also comes complete with the bonus CD “10 Ways To Doomsday” – wherein the main body of the album itself is systematically taken apart and transformed track-by-track by what amounts to a roll-call of some of the finest established and emerging acts in the electro-industrial field. Exciting newcomers like THE .INVALID, SIRUS and RAVE THE REQVIEM rub shoulders with ROTERSAND, GRENDEL, C-LEKKTOR, FGFC820, MODULATE, BLAKOPZ and DIE SEKTOR to create a song-by-song mirror-image of the original album track list, presented in the exact same order. Mastered like the album itself by Jan L, “10 Ways To Doomsday” is available on CD only as part of this strictly limited edition, and needless-to-say will never be re-pressed. “No Cure For Apocalypse” is unleashed in Europe on April 19th – the date NITRO/NOISE make their UK live debut at the DWA-sponsored Resistanz Festival, and where we will be holding an official signing session with the band following their performance. Owing to distribution, North America will have to wait until June 10th. As usual with DWA releases, pre-order is available at 20%-OFF the list price - through to the EU release date of April 19. Pre-orders will be shipping out early April. Want some? Get some apocalypse now! CD2 - 10 Ways To Doomsday: 01. The Revelation (FGFC820 Remix) 02. Want Some (MODULATE Remix) 03. If We Stop Breeding (C-LEKKTOR Remix) 04. God Game (DIE SEKTOR Remix) 05. Censorshit (ROTERSAND Rework) 06. All Shall Perish (BLAKOPZ Remix) 07. Don’t Be Afraid (GRENDEL Remix) 08. Spit It Black (THE .INVALID Remix) 09. Unchained (Sidechained by SIRUS) 10. Wake Up Call (RAVE THE REQVIEM Remix) credits releases 19 April 2014 Mixed and mastered by X-Fusion Music Production x-m-p.de (p) + (c) 2014 DWA There is no cure for Apocalypse, no reason for redemption – the end is incoming and we should embrace it as a consummation devoutly to be wished. https://facebook/nitronoisemusic darkasylum.co.uk/videos/287/13553
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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