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Artist: VIGILANTE
Album: War Of Ideas
Year: 2007
Vigilante was the first Chilean band to be featured on
our webpage. It was also the first Chilean band I really
liked and kept a closer eye on. After a review of their
three-track promo and an interview, soon the news
reached us that they signed with Black Rain for their
debut album. ‘The Heroes Code’ was recieved excellently
by us and other press, which also resulted in a spot on
the infamous WGT festival. Nowadays, Vigilante released
their second album ‘War of Ideas’ on Black Rain. A
review.
‘Fair Fight’ swaps from decent metal parts to dark
electronic parts. It consists of recogniseable vocal
lines and a very powerful chorus, on which the guitars
and the vocal screams battle together. ‘In The Name of
God’ is a bit more accessable for the bigger audience,
with synth pop and future pop influences mixed with
electro metal in a dark way. ‘Fire’ is an uptempo and
very wicked track. It has hardcore metal influences,
weird electronic FX sampling, brutal programming and
strong vocal lines. ‘Forever’ is again more accessable.
It has a danceable approach due to the EBM/future pop
influences in both the programming and the electronics,
while the guitars take care of the power in the track.
‘Get In The Ring’ follows. It has more of an old school
touch with the electronics, which brings a darker
atmosphere all over the track. The guitars are this time
accompanied by cold keylines most of the time, which
take the power away at first, but in the end it turns
out that the power is saved to be unleashed in the
chorus. ‘Victims’ is in my opinion the best track of the
album. It has very wicked FX sampling and really
powerful programming, which is an excellent mix when
brought together with the guitarwork and the vocal- and
keylines. It’s a wicked and danceable track, with a dark
though brutal touch. ‘Black Day’ is a very easy
listening track, which reminds me to Nine Inch Nails in
a way. Its build on a midtempo, sometimes even lounging
programming beat while added gentle electronics and a
strong guitar riff. ‘Hardcore’ is clearly the most
brutal track of the release. The metal parts sound like
an unleashed lion, and the distorted guest vocals of
Punto Omega’s vocalist Pilgrim give the track a little
electro touch, which is underlined by the intermezzo.
‘Time To Kill’ is again a decent industrial metal track,
with gentle keylines and programming works. The vocal
lines are very recogniseable and easy going. ‘Justice’
was already hearable as a sneak preview on the ‘Juicio
Final’ EP, therefore I already recognised it. Musically
it can be placed in the same category as ‘Fire’ and
‘Hardcore’, but with more electronic influences and a
more recogniseable chorus. The final track of the record
is a cover version of Victor Jara’s ‘El Derecho De Vivir
En Paz’ (The right to live in peace). It’s an electronic
based song, with diverse vocal and sampling works. It’s
a good track, but people who know the original might be
appreciating it more than I do probably.
The fact that Vigilante does not only stand very strong
musically but also lyrically has already been proven
again on this record too. Each lyric has an own meaning
and understanding, but the message is the same: life
isn’t a good thing. People who like the preverious album
of Vigilante, as well bands like Die Krupps, KMFDM,
etc., should not waste any time to get this, because if
you’re fast enough, you might be able to get hold of the
limited 2CD edition, which includes remixes of Lamia,
DeadCell, Forgotten Sunrise, Reel and more... it’s
really worth it!
Vote: 99 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Fair Fight
02. In The Name Of God
03. Fire
04. Forever
05. Get In The Ring
06. Victims
07. Black Day
08. Hardcore
09. Time To Kill
10. Justice
11. El Derecho De Vivir
En Paz |
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