Opener 'Get This Party Started' reminds me of White Zombie for some reason, but it's clear that the ex-members of sleaze rockers Love/Hate are back with a new venture. Devil Party Anthems is a strange one...takes me back to the early '90s in the UK with the drug-induced Manchester scene, all that baggy shit and dance-groove oddness. Metalhead's may not know what I'm on about! This is an odd bag, sounds like a drum machine throughout, hints of Ministry, even Beck, and far removed from Love/Hate. To be honest, it's actually hard to have an opinion because vocally I'm not impressed, and musically it's a quirky, sometimes funky, retro-sounding rock record but lacking oomph. In fact, it sounds like material I listened to back around 1993 when metal was pushed aside by alterno-industrial-groove based crap. The White Zombie comparison's continue throughout the album, '4 Times...', especially. Seems to be a project concocted after one too many joints. Bring back Love/Hate and stop fuckin' around...
5/10
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