Bimapolis

One of my criticisms for "The Tortured Poet's Department" was that many of the elements felt derivative of her earlier work. Unfortunately I believe this comment applies to "The Life of a Showgirl" as well, as anything interesting feels cliche or overly familiar. This is evident immediately with "The Fate of Ophelia", with a chorus which feels way too cliche with a mundane instrumental. Funny enough, the song begins with a pleasant keyboard which had me ... read more

I initially only listened to the shorter half of the album rather than the extended mixes, but then I wondered if this was illegal. Upon seeing that the extended songs are the ones that compliment their former metal album, "PetroDragonic Apocalypse ..." I decided to go ahead and embrace the 88 minute runtime.

After drummer Michael Cavanagh obtained an electronic drum, the band explored a futuristic sound with an electropop genre. They were also eager to return to an electronic ... read more

This one took AWHILE to grow on me. I listened to it twice, and even though I was warming up to heavy metal, I was not on board for the PetroDragonic Apocalypse :(. But right now it's currently hot AS FUCK in Ontario and my apartment is BOILING (NO AIR CONDITONING LETS GOOOO) and I'm finally ready for this fucking album!!!!!

"Infest the Rats' Nest" was an experimental effort for them to explore the thrash metal genre since they grew up with it. However they quickly ... read more

Although it's currently winter in Australia, the album's soundscape feels absolutely perfect for the summer here in North America. I could easily imagine this album performed live with a beach in the background, or played on a boombox while cooking steak on the BBQ. Stu Mackenzie described this album as a "really fun weekend with your mates", so they clearly hit the mark.

My favourite component of this album is that the tracks fire accessible blues rock riffs that progress ... read more