Style: metal influenced synthwave
Primary Emotions/Themes: Synthwave mixed with metal never sounded so good
Thoughts: I'm a simpleton. I prefer to have my genres segregated, especially when it comes to synthwave and metal. Projects like Ultraboss ended up doing nothing for me, so I was skeptical about Volkor X from the very beginning. Fortunately the end result here is much better than I ever could have imagined.
First things first, this is a synthwave record. There is metal on here, but a vast majority of the music here is synthwave. The synthwave may very well have metal tendencies when the guitar is not involved, but that's more of an afterthought than the definition of This Means War. The synthwave that is here is expertly done. It's varied, the melodies and instruments are exceptionally well done, and most importantly the album is good from front to back. The band knows what they are doing, even on their debut record.
Man I wish all synthwave was this good, if it was it may very well be one of my favorite genres. Unfortunately there's so much junk out there that it's hard to justify having much in my collection. Fortunately there are bands like Volker X which take creating a good synthwave album seriously, and in doing so have created an outstanding album.
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