Skinny Puppy - Weapon

(CD Album Review)

*****

Another Awesome 'Weapon' by Skinny Puppy blows our minds!

I will admit Skinny Puppy are one of my favourite bands OhGr is such a unique vocalist and I love the fact they always try something new from album to album.'Weapon' does not disappoint. The electronic beats that start the album off the album on the track 'Wornin'' are beautifully done and OhGr even kind of raps on the tracks, I love how they seem to evolve when a lot of Industrial bands even maybe my own band are stuck in the 90's this song has a beat that makes me think of iPad's and iPod's and the future of technology, It's also at a good length and does not drag off into obscure corners like some electronic songs do in this day and age you can sometimes over complicate things. The beats on second track 'Illisit' are dance floor ready and the vocals are perfect.

I would love to hear this at Slimelights in London on a Saturday night, I don't dance but this tune would get me up on my feet and moving in minutes I love the fact it is really evil. It's not happy it's about the criminal age and it's evil and Electronic, this is Industrial how it's meant to be done. 'Salvo' has a similar feel to 'Illisit' and these tracks kind of go together even though 'Salvo' is more ambient than 'Illisit'. 'Glowbel' has a great creepy feel and is very similar to songs on the singer OhGr solo releases which I really adore so this really hits it for me.

'Paragun' is also another dance floor number and I love some of the weird sounds they have added into it as well as the great interesting sounds in 'Tsudanama' which are just fantastic. This is going to be one of my top albums of the year and I can't stop playing it, if your into Darkwave and Industrial you must listen to 'Weapon' because it's Skinny Puppy and they never disappoint.

Review by Dan Devour