Search - Chrome :: Tidal Forces

A ... dragon slayer?

jikoletu | 08/04/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Second LP from Helios' Chrome, after Damon Edge' death in 1995. Like Retro-Transmission, Tidal Forces is a mid-pleasure. Some songs are astonishing, but others are too ambient ... . I mean good ambient music are enjoyable, but some stuff on that CD sounds like Casio King Crimson. Funny thing is that old collaborators John and Hilary Stench are back for the rythm section. Anyway, this album is not bad. Unfortunately, the cover art is."

Chrome - 'Tital Forces' (Man's Ruin)

Mike Reed | USA | 09/25/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I ended up liking this Chrome reunion disc more than I had expected to.Three original members are present,Helios Creed on guitar,samples and had taken over the vocals,Hillary Stench on bass and Johnny Stench on drums.My only regret is that I wasn't able to catch this band on tour.It's great to know that Chrome has returned with their trademark mutated guitar playing,deranged vocals and off-the-wall lyrics.Key tracks would be the eerie "No Humans Allowed","A Parallel Washing",the sonically insane "Descent Into The Lower Worlds" and "Fudge Bunny".So,come on and join the Chrome family to enjoy some really fine post-industrial psychedlic mayham.If you're into bands like Throbbing Gristle,Monster Magnet or Kluster,you just might want to snatch up a copy of this CD."