Oggi è il penultimo giorno dell'anno e quindi voglio togliermi una soddisfazione: recensire con tutta la passione possibile il miglior album del 2006 ovvero "The New Black" ennesimo capolavoro firmato dalla pazza formazione canadese a tutti nota come Strapping Young Lad.

L'album è composto da 11 tracce abbastanza eterogenee in cui il folle Devin Townsend dà sfogo a tutta la sua fantasia accompagnato dai "groove" di batteria del grande Gene Hoglan.

01 Decimator: ottimo pezzo introduttivo

02 You suck: batteria a mille e ritornello graffiante

03 Antiproduct: la song più sperimentale dell'album con in mezzo un passaggio jazzistico accompagnato dal suono di strumenti a fiato

04 Monument: immersione totale nel controtempo della batteria del maestro Hoglan(potrebbe anche essere una canzone di Marylin Manson negli anni d'oro)

05 Wrong Side: perla più unica che rara con un ritornello accompagnato da scale allucinanti e tastiera ipnotica

06 Hope: pezzo soffocante e forse il meno diretto dell'album che rimanda molto alla claustrofobia di Alien

07 Far Beyond Metal: autentico inno per i metallari con un inciso a dir poco da orgasmo. LA CANZONE DELL'ANNO

08 Fucker: duetto con voce femminile e canzone decisamente divertente da ascoltare per il suono molto industrial

09 Almost again: emozionante il cantato pulito e il continuo crescendo del pezzo che esplode nella rabbia del grande Devin(altro trionfo del controtempo)

10 Plyophony: intro di New Black dal sound che richiama quello dei Tool come la traccia successiva

11 The new black: suoni spaziali e batteria a dir poco ipnotica… una perla di canzone con un finale a dir poco pazzesco!!!!!!!

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01   Decimator (02:53)

Penetrate and desecrate my soul
Penetrate and decimate them all

God, have you always be listening to me
Hell has a way with the pros
Give me the strength
Give me the strength now to know

Penetrate and demonstrate your guiding
Every word and every note and everything at all

God hasn't always been listening to me
Hell has a way with the pros
Give me the strength
Give me the strength now to choose

It's in your nature to fear
Fearing the cracks in the earth

SYL!
SYL!
SYL!
SYL!

Yes, it's in your nature to fear
Fearing the cracks in the earth
Oh God, it's human nature
Fearing the cracks in the earth

02   You Suck (02:40)

WHOA
Give us all that you are
I HATE ME!
Give me all that you are!
WHOA YEAHHH!
HELL YEAH!!
WHOA Give us back the temptation
WE HATE YOU
This is not the temptation
WHOA YEAH!!
HELL YEAH!
Tell us how much they fucking suck!
HELL YEAH THEY FUCKING SUCK!
You and your band you fucking suck!
HELL YEAH YOU FUCKING SUCK!
I don't give a fuck you fucking fuck!
HELL YEAH YOU FUCKING SUCK!
Come on tell me how much we fucking suck
HELL YEAH YOU FUCKING SUCK!
Hell yeah we fucking suck!
Hell yeah we fucking suck!
Oh fuck us all!

[solo]

Oh yeah!
HELL YEAH!
WHOA YEAHHHH!!!!
HELL FUCKING YEAH!!!
WHOA
Give us back the temptation
WE HATE YOU!!!
This is not the temptation
Sing it now!
OHHH YEAH!
HELL YEAHHHH!!!
Tell us how much they fucking suck!
HELL YEAH THEY FUCKING SUCK!
Even your girlfriend fucking sucks!
HELL YEAH SHE FUCKING SUCKS!
Oh fuck you you fucking fuck!
HELL YEAH YOU FUCKING SUCK!
Tell me how much you fucking suck!
HELL YEAH WE FUCKING SUCK!
Hell yeah you fucking suck!
Hell yeah you fucking suck!
We are the losers of all that we know!
Fuck us all!

03   Anti Product (03:56)

I am the Anti product, rotten to the core
Sell me, the Anti product, rock me to the core
Sell me, tell me, I'm the only one

I AM THE ANTI PRODUCT, ROCK ME TO THE BONE

I am the Anti product, quantum mechanically pure
So you will show me, be automatic, we must be perfectly sure
Sell me, tell me I'm the chosen one

I AM THE ANTI PRODUCT, ROCK ME TO THE BONE
FOR SALE

I am the Anti product, rotten to the core
Sell me, the Anti product
Rock me to the bone
...to the bone

I AM THE ANTI PRODUCT
WE ARE THE ANTI PRODUCT

ANTI-GODDAMN

04   Monument (04:11)

Because we love you
We return to rock you

Become to
Because you
We want you

Workers are going home
Workers are going home

Once you've been alone
And everybody knows
Work begins alone

Workers are doing time
For you, there's nothing now but time

Once you cross the line
And everything is fine
Work starts in the line

What do we want?
Hate!
Do you want to know why?
Because we love you
We return to rock you

What's the matter, little man?
Uncomfortably you believe (we want you)
What's the matter, little man?
We warned you

So you have mercy
You know why now

Become to
Because you
We want you
We want you

Become so
Be controlled
We want you
We want you

05   Wrong Side (03:35)

06   Hope (05:02)

07   Far Beyond Metal (04:36)

08   Fucker (03:53)

Fuck you

Dance, you fuckers

We're all fired up and ready to go
To give it all up at the metal show
Don't play it up and don't play us some love
Just play this shit on the radio

Fucker
You fucker
Fucker
Get out of my face, get off my case
You're a fucker
You're all fuckers
And I don't fucking care

I've said it before, now I'll say it again
It was all too much for the Alien
So heavy metal, fuck it, rock
We're doing it for you, baby

Fucker
You fucker
Fucker
Get out of my face, get off my case
You're a fucker
You fucker
And I don't fucking care

Watch behind my eyes
Watch behind your face
Just understand it and see the little fucker

Like I give a fuck!

Fucker
You fucker
Fucker
Get out of my face, get off my case
You're a fucker
You're all fuckers
And I don't fucking care

09   Almost Again (03:43)

10   Polyphony (01:54)

I know why I fall all the time
I fall in
Just one look in your eyes tells me why it's a lie
I'm falling for
I warned you I'd be right here waiting
I know you're tired
I need you
I've been right here waiting
I know you're trying to go

11   The New Black (06:15)

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Altre recensioni

Di  ThirdEye

 Il gruppo canadese fa esattamente questo: spoglia il nuovo nero e lo mette a nudo davanti ai nostri occhi ancora sanguinanti.

 "You Suck" arriva come una scarica elettrica direttamente innestata nel sistema nervoso, ricordandoci che non siamo niente, totali nullità.


Di  sephiroth

 Un fulmine a ciel sereno questo ultimo lavoro degli Strapping Young Lad.

 Dall’ascolto attento di "The New Black" si deduce la frettolosità, l’aggiunta di tracce inserite per far numero.