{"id":49497,"date":"2016-09-30T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=49497"},"modified":"2016-11-07T00:29:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T00:29:37","slug":"album-review-suicidal-tendencies-world-gone-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-suicidal-tendencies-world-gone-mad\/","title":{"rendered":"SUICIDAL TENDENCIES – World Gone Mad (2016) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
World Gone Mad<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSuicidal (2016)<\/span>
Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I was less than impressed by Suicidal Tendencies\u2019 2013 offering 13<\/em><\/a> but new 11-track affair World Gone Mad<\/em> is an album I welcomed with open arms, mostly in the hope that it would restore my faith in this once important band. <\/p>\n

Vocalist Mike Muir has certainly pulled out all of the stops with this one, bringing in three new band members in the form of bassist Ra D\u00edaz, guitarist Jeff Pogan and lo and behold, former Slayer<\/a> drummer Dave Lombardo. Boy, does that drum lord add extra beef, menace and thrashing mayhem to Suicidal Tendencies\u2019 latest opus. <\/p>\n

With the youthful vim that made their early albums such classics, the current Suicidal Tendencies formation goes a long way towards bringing back the days of bruising skatecore. Funky, punchy, slamming, speedy, and fun are words I\u2019ve always used to sum up the progression of this band, and all these ingredients can be found somewhere here. <\/p>\n

Opener \u2018Clap Like Ozzy\u2019 is so damn catchy; beginning originally as a fast-paced crossover thrash assault, but with that bubbling bass and Muir\u2019s infectious warble this is a track sure to go down as a Suicidal classic. With a flailing solo here and a jabbing stab of percussion there, \u2018Clap Like Ozzy\u2019 is an instant, likeable, full-flowing streetwise cavort that leads us to \u2018The New Degeneration\u2019; a churning, leviathan of a thrashing groove, and probably my favourite tune on the record. Giving those nu-metal ulcers a lesson in violence and stomping metal, \u2018The New Degeneration\u2019 pumps hard on that chugging riff and Muir\u2019s chunky raps, and there\u2019s elements of Anthrax too with that dark-edged metallic nod. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s always been a variety in the Suicidal Tendencies sound and with a track such as \u2018Living For Life\u2019, there\u2019s that sense of fun flirtation and soulful meddling. The track builds slowly before becoming the usual manic outpouring of streetwise emotion \u2013 it\u2019s as crossover as crossover gets in 2016. <\/p>\n

Muir and company, in spite of being well beyond their teenage years, provide that raging, youthful recklessness bolstered by some dazzling leads and again, Lombardo\u2019s feisty hurtling. <\/p>\n

Others may argue that Dave is out of his comfort zone, but that is something which I completely disagree with. The guy has a god-given talent which has enabled him to evolve and slip into various diverse projects, and so World Gone Mad<\/em> is just another composition that he lights up with his fiendish, frantic playing. If only Slayer still had him!<\/p>\n

World Gone Mad<\/em> drifts by with such an enjoyable energy that I\u2019ve found myself playing it over and over again. Whether in the form of the Jimi Hendrix-beginnings of \u2018Get Your Fight On!\u2019, the funky soul of the title track with its choppy raps, the chugging thrashcore menace of \u2018Happy Never After\u2019 or the full-on molten metal foray of \u2018Damage Control\u2019, there\u2019s no doubt that this latest Suicidal Tendencies creation has something for everyone. <\/p>\n

Those yearning for the almost na\u00efve yet punky tints of the old days need to grow up and move on, because this time around Suicidal Tendencies have cooked up an explosive yet varied mix, mixing frantic malevolence (\u2018One Finger Salute\u2019), sizzling punky speedcore (\u2018The Struggle Is Real\u2019) and acoustic balladry (\u2018This World\u2019) which somehow hints at a Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe. <\/p>\n

As I say, there\u2019s something for everyone. World Gone Mad<\/em> is a very rewarding return to form that boasts moshing madness, fits of freneticism and bouts of schizophrenic genius.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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