If you start the album with the opener "World Collapse"—banging your head and moshing along—you might think: "Cool, Crowbar have recorded a new album featuring a few Motörhead-style tracks." If, however, you start with the second song, "Second Strike," you’ll think: "Finally, a band that doesn't just whine about the loss of Motörhead, but actually steps into their footsteps of dirty, heavy rock 'n' roll." Either way, it becomes clear that you are dealing with a band that is equally well-versed in both sludge and rock 'n' roll. Personally, I find the final track, "Unless Earth 45°55°," to be a jarring note, as it doesn't quite fit in with the preceding songs. To my taste, it leans too heavily into doom—almost to the point of being "anti-rock 'n' roll". The other five songs all possess a raw, gritty energy, regardless of whether they move at a mid-tempo pace or a full-throttle rock 'n' roll clip; the snarling vocals certainly help ensure that. This band is a far cry from the countless Italian acts that narcissistically lose themselves in ten-minute-long epics; this band knows how to kick up a real ruckus. In fact, they ought to go on tour with their compatriots "The Underdogs" just to show everyone what rock 'n' roll is truly all about.
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