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Artist: XE-NONE
Album: Blood Rave
Year: 2005
A lot has happened with Russian band Xe-NONE after their
debut EP last year. Remixes for other bands have been
made, and in the underground industrial scene they
already are pretty known because of some good reviews
and interviews worldwide. Time for something new?
Definitely! The Blood Rave EP is released near the end
of 2005, more than a year after their smashing debut.
This EP brings you over 20 minutes of Russia’s most
talented act in its genre.
I was very pleased to hear that there were some major
improvements made. First of all, the vocals of Lexy
Dance are more powerful on this record. Second, they
made their songs sound more mature, and some experiments
with the melodies turned out to be good. The best song
of this record has to be the title track for me: ‘Blood
Rave’. After the intro, a powerful atmospheric song with
some very catchy melodies start. The cold intermezzo
fits perfectly into the whole song. I was pretty
surprised to hear a very familiar melody when the next
song started. It turned out to be a cover of the Dutch
band 2unlimited, with their wellfamous hit “No Limits”.
I am still not very sure what to think about this cover,
because I do not like the original song at all. And does
this really differ with the original? In the main parts
it doesn’t. It is more like a re-recording in Xe-None
style. ‘Transgressing’ has a powerful ambiance, and
futuristic sampling. The chorus gets stucked in your
head for some time after listening to this song. It’s a
brilliant song again, they really managed to mix some
dance with the popular fantasy metal of these days.
‘Decay Dance’ sounds like After Forever in the beginning
(because of the female vocals mostly), but it floods
over into a very powerful song. Again a song with a
catchy chorus and futuristic sampling. The intermezzo is
one of the best I’ve heard in years. The last song is
the shortest song at the same time. ‘Stars’ is again a
song to remember. Try to listen to this song without the
urge to dance and go crazy. The female vocals are less
present in this song than on the rest of the songs,
which is a little shame. Because even more on this EP
than on the preverious, the female vocalist shows that
she is really skilled. There is no more doubt about it.
Xe-None has developed an own powerful style, and is
ready to conquer the world!
Vote: 92 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. All Exits Closed
02. Blood Rave
03. No Limits
04. Transgressing
05. Decay Dance
06. Stars |
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