Little known UK band Crowforce released this little gem way back in the day when alternative metal was at its peak, Faith No More had stained the globe, and bands were pretty much diversifying beyond metal's exotic dreams. Crowforce forged dance with rock, altogether pretty lightweight and certainly doomed to fail, but this debut, the only album release from the boys, remained in my tape deck for a while. The Crowforce style of dance-rock wasn't really ground-breaking but in 'Chinese Whispers', 'Possession' and anthem 'Dont Look Down' the band proved their worth. Forget the blossoms of Nine Inch Nails, Crowforce were far cooler, at once mingling a rave-like hysteria with pulsating guitars, hip-hop scratchings and always a big groove. If you can find this, don't leave it, purchase it and remember what it was like in 1992 when 'nu-metal' actually meant NEW!
7.5/10
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