Rat Wars

by HEALTH

Rat Wars cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 December 2023
  • Label: Loma Vista
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:36
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: John Famiglietti, Jacob Duzsik, Johnny Famiglietti, Benjamin Miller, Jake Duzsik, BJ Miller

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing their bleak exploration of modern dystopian themes, this record leans heavily into the punishing rhythms of EBM and industrial metal. The production balances suffocating walls of electronic noise with surprisingly melodic vocal hooks, grappling with intense existential dread and misanthropy. It stands as a defining statement of the trio's abrasive yet accessible post-industrial sound.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, industrial, electronic, cyberpunk, abrasive

Tracklist

  1. DEMIGODS (5:41)
  2. FUTURE OF HELL (2:32)
  3. HATEFUL [Feat. SIERRA VEINS] (4:08)
  4. (OF ALL ELSE) (2:30)
  5. CRACK METAL (3:10)
  6. UNLOVED (3:16)
  7. CHILDREN OF SORROW (3:20)
  8. SICKO [Feat. GODFLESH] (2:21)
  9. ASHAMED (3:01)
  10. (OF BEING BORN) (1:56)
  11. DSM-V (4:23)
  12. DON'T TRY (5:14)

Credits

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