[.ca] Deviant (Enhanced)

From Amazon.co.uk:
Is there such a thing as rock anymore? It's alternative, or it's pop, or it's metal, or it's industrial, or it's techno. Or, it's Pitchshifter, who are all of the above... and then some. The influence of old-school punk like the Dead Kennedys is obvious, especially on songs like "As Seen on TV" ("When sport utility vehicles are no longer enough, you need the Terminator!"), but Pitchshifter have accomplished the difficult trick of melding several genres into a distinct sound. Perfectly at home in goth dance clubs and heavy metal mosh pits, they sprawl into head-spinning electronica experiments or straight-ahead riffage (the guitar line from "Stronger" sounds like it was written by Rob Zombie), and they're never boring. --Genevieve Williams

forget the hybrid tag it's pure modern punk rock!!!!!!!!!!!!:
after been told time and time gain what a great band they are,I thought I'd check them out for myself and sure enough I was'nt dissapointed. Firstly I would say before prasing or critising this album listen to it about 6 or 7 times, absorbe it and you'll find it's not poppy, but at the same time not too hard hitting for songs to be irrievent. I must say if this is'nt one of their best albums, then I'm buying all the rest, straight from the first track you get this feeling johhny rotten, jimmy page and jello biafra have formed a band and jello's spoken word on "as seen on tv" and johhnys mention on "dead battery" make it all the more better. Stand out tracks will depend on your tastes, but I'd go for the up and downy "Hidden Agenda" the brilliant "everything f*cked again" best sum up of the new millenum and the sheer cheak of "waffer thin" with it's abusive whisper all in all a great album that should appeal to a wide range of fans, buy it now! oh and I only gave it 4 stars as I hear I have'nt even heard the half of the mavel that is pitchshifter!

What happened to Pitchshifter?:
The Pitchshifter sound that has been forged over their last 5 or so releases, culminating wonderfully with "www.pitchshifter.com" has here been stripped to a watered-down sound that could have come from any of 1,000 other bands who are wasting our time (and money) these days. The Pitchshifter formula of brutal guitars mixed with programed drums and other industrial and electronic affects was unlike anything else on the musical scene. That sound is completely gone on this CD--reducing their punishing onslaught to something that MTV would have little problem broadcasting. A very disappointing CD.

Pleasantly suprised by this english band:
As far as accessible pop-metal goes, Pitchshifters 'deviant' is up there with the likes of Spineshank's 'Height of Callousness'and Fear Factory's 'Digimortal'. First of all i have to say that the cover art is great. Secondly the music is great and individual. Tracks 3, 4 and 12 really impress while tracks 1, 2, 7 and 9 are all very good. Infact there isn't really a bad song on this radio friendly album. They appeal to diversifying nu-metal fans and have a industrial dance style going on which works very well. This is also much better than there previous effort (although others tend to disagree). Thoroughly recommended, but if you like girlie singing stick with Lost Prophets and Incubus.

Deviant Review:
Condescension (3:11) 3.5/5 Wafer Thin (3:31) 3/5 Keep It Clean (3:49) 4/5 Forget the Facts (3:16) 5/5 Hidden Agenda (4:15) 4.5/5 Scene This (3:52) 4/5 Dead Battery (3:44) 4/5 As Seen on TV (2:53) 5/5 Everything's F****D (4:26) 3.5/5 Chump Change (3:45) 5/5 Stronger (3:38) 4/5 P.S.I. Cological (4:38) 3.5/5 CD Runtime: 45:04 CD Rating: 49/60

Brilliant:
Once again Pitchshifter seems to have outdone themselves. With cuts like "Hidden agenda" and "Condescension" How can one go wrong. With Pitchshifter's hard-edged combination of punk, techno, and metal; and the brutal social commentary, this easily became one of my favorties.

• Condescension
• Wafer Thin
• Keep it Clean
• Forget the Facts
• Hidden Agenda
• Scene This
• Dead Battery
• As Seen on TV
• Everything's Fucked
• Stronger
• P.S.I.cological
• P.S.I. Cological