Chicago-based, acclaimed industrial band, PROJECT .44, have just unleashed their first album in sixteen years,
After an absence of a new album for around 16 years Project .44 are back with an amazing album called (the storm before) reform and it does not disappoint.
The various tracks all with their own uniqueness. The various vocals and different influences involved. The track MAXanCHoly is such an absolute beautiful song with so much feeling in the lyrics, the vocals including the harmonies plus the music that is as varied as the album with what I would say is an incredible blend of genres that include two tone, rock, punk and so much more. You can feel this song hitting you in the heart, it is perfect.
The other tracks on the album are such a mix of styles. It is going to be on my list of best albums of this year.
You cannot pigeon hole this album to a specific genre either but it will appeal to so many with its Industrial roots, punk rock styles, metal riffs, varying vocals and an abundance of emotion.
An absolute immense comeback album.
-VK Mike
Darker Side of Music
Chicago-based, acclaimed industrial band, PROJECT .44, have just unleashed their first album in sixteen years, (the storm before) reform.
Sure a sporadic single, compilation contributions, and an EP have been spattered about… and lead-man Chri5 Harri5 has been busy for a few years with Sean Payne (Cyanotic) on the Glitch Mode Recordings offshoot CONFORMCO.
But still, sixteen years?
Harri5 explains: “Well after we released our debut, The System Doesn’t Work on Invisible Records, we put out a follow up remix CD in ‘07 and then still had five years left on our deal. We were in limbo. Recording had started and demos have lived, some, up to ten years. After we were free we got the braintrust together, Louis Svitek, Charles Levi, MTL, and long time producing friends The Thump and Seibold and went full bore into finishing the jams.”
After seven more years, two reissued releases from the Give/Take label, appearances at SxSW, Mechanismus Fesival and Sanctuary Festival, PROJECT .44 was able to take the final sprint and complete work on their highly anticipated new album.
11 tracks of brutal Chicago industrial with Chri5 Harri5 and industrial royalty: Louis Svitek (Ministry/ReVco), Charles Levi (Thrill Kill Kult/Pigface), Seibold (Hate Dept.) and guest appearances from En Esch (KMFDM/Pigface) and Lady E (Slick Idiot).
The CD features 3 bonus tracks with remixes from Jim Marcus (Die Warzau), Phildo Owen (Skatenigs) and Sean Payne (Cyanotic) The cassette and vinyl features 2 bonus tracks with remixes from Walter Flakus (Stabbing Westward) & Mark Trueman (Choke Chain)
