SCARSICK

I am not a huge fan of prog metal music and if on top of that, I have to bear some rap-oriented vocals this sounds pretty awful to my old ears. I just can't stand this type of music which leads me to frequent argument with my eighteen years-old son. The only positive point is that, at least, there is a band behind these vocals; because POS is still playing some music.

At times, Daniel is even singing the way he ought to do. His melodic voice being then a real asset. But these passages are too few during this long album. The first interesting song is Cribcaged. The language used is somewhat raw, but it doesn't shock me.

The anti-American America is a punkish manifest against the war-oriented policy of the US. I don't fully endorse the content, but this song has a great beat and is far much better than the first two songs which open the album. This is the second good song in a row!

There won't be a third one: the disgusting Disco Queen might be a pastiche, but it just remains a weak but long track. Electro-beat of the eighties, this song has little to offer. There are still parts of the song which are bearable (the most sophisticated ones). But globally, if you would press next, you wouldn't lose much.

There are still some other tracks which are of interest like the quiet Kingdom Of Loss or the very much Ayreon oriented Idiocracy which features fine lyrics against any authoritarian regime (or believed to be so).

This album is not a total disaster IMO. Of course, it is not a great album but thanks to some tracks, it easily avoids the one-star rating and it is borderline with three.