A slight return to form and a rare PIKE of recent memory where i actually like every track!!!! Having said that this is one that i would actually return to someday but considering how many more are already on that list this won't rank high. This is an above average listenable PIKE for sure but sort of pales in comparison to the older ones nonetheless. My favorite PIKE of 2022 so far but nothing mind blowing. Sort of the groove of Ministry's style of industrial metal but clearly in the alt metal realm. Chopping guitar mixed with breaks of silence and interesting time signature. Backside atmosphere oozing in and out of perception. "Row T Seat 18" sorta starts off like the previous track. Either a chicken is in the studio as a guest drummer or BH is getting better! This is a cool track too. Nice mix of sustained chords and hyperactive guitar chugging. A few chords and then some chugging guitars begin. "Row T Seat 17" starts with an echoey and distorted type of guitar flange. It has two guitar parts each doing weird things. This is the most avant-metal track of the PIKE and unfortunately the shortest. Even the percussion is more like a freaky Yma Sumac jungle scene. "Row A Seat 4" is yet even more different with guitar stomps and some bizarre sliding action. This one is OK but makes me want to change seats to row N. This starts out with an airier guitar tone and heavy doses of atmosphere with guitar riffs in mid-tempo. "Row O Seat 21" luckily starts off differently as i get tired of cookie cutter PIKEs. Even the 8-minute plus time length isn't bothersome. Better than usual drumming and nice guitar tones. Somewhat familiar but sounds like BH has found a bit of mojo in a magic egg. "Row B Seat 10" is a chunky chugging metal number with heavy guitar distortion, catchy riffs that meander from time to time and nice breaks. This one blows the roof off the house with some serious metal distortion. This one features five tracks and are cleverly named with one part designating a "Row" and the next a "Seat #." The pace has been picked up as well as the last PIKE was a heavy alt rock album. This is a trip to the theater! Grab your seats, ladies and gents! It's showtime. Looks like the coop is on full production mode lately as the chicken lover releases his sixth installment of the PIKE universe in 2022 in mid April. Total playing time 27 minutes and 41 seconds
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