I was actually pretty stoked to find out that Klank had released a new record. I am a big fan of Still Suffering and Numb and while there have been releases since Numb, Urban Warfare feels like the first proper release in years.
Urban Warfare plays a lot like Numb. Groove oriented industrial metal. Unlike Numb, the songs on Urban Warfare are super heavy. It puts anything else Klank has done to shame in the heavy department. Obviously with the album being, again, groove oriented and super heavy, anyone wishing for a return to the super electronic industrial days of Still Suffering might be disappointed. But you have to remember that Still Suffering had Klayton's fingerprint's all over it. And, Daren Diolosa has stated Fear Factory and Machine Head as influences, so the heavy, groove thing makes sense.
Unamused and Urban Warfare kick off the record on a high note. Both tracks have lots of energy with great moving guitar riffs and subtle but nicely layered synths. Bigger Man has tons of Fear Factory influence, while Save Me and Built to Survive are straight up, heavy as all get out. Something About You is a nice rock and roll treat at the end of the record that features Dug Pinnick (Kings X).
Longtime Klank fans as well as fans of Nine Inch Nails and Fear Factory should love Urban Warfare.
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