This is the future of metal.
Usually when a band is fronted by a Porn star you may find it hard to take them seriously, but when you hear a band like Society 1, you completely forget about it. They incorporate industrial styling with Goth influences, modern metal and grunge into one highly listenable whole.
Society 1 first became recognised in 1991 with their debut album 'Slacker Jesus'. They have come very far since then they have achieved huge amounts of promotion from companies such as MTV, VH1, Billboard, Details, Rolling Stone, Spin, Revolver, and Kerrang. 'The Sound That Ends Creation' is their third album and possibly their best yet.
The album opens with 'It Isn't Me' and merely seconds into that heavy guitar riff, you know that you are in for a fun ride of Industrial, Metal and Grunge songs. After the opening track, you would usually expect another heavy offering, but what is this? Instead you can hear a pure rock and roll bass line fading into the next song 'Let Me Live' a mixture of something like Alice in Chains and Soil, very enjoyable.
You cannot really give a general feel to this album as most of the tracks are completely different. For instance, the opening track is a slab of crushing metal, whereas 'Enraptured' is pure guitar wankery, almost the 'Eruption' of this decade if you will.
One thing that is not so great about this album is the production, it is very sloppy. The drums sound lifeless and the bass is hardly audible, although I must say that Matt Zane's vocals on this album are very good, a modern day Layne Stanley with added grow? Also, 'Sin' (the guitarist) really has a chance to show off his skills in this album, a definite guitar wizard of the future for sure. Some people may like the production because it sounds raw, but personally I enjoy a well produced album.
Society 1 have come a long way since their debut album and 'The Sound That Ends Creation' shows that this band have most certainly evolved and definitely portrays that this band will be around for hopefully many more years to come. Although sticking to their old sound, Society 1 have evolved into a much more complex sound which will keep old fans happy and attract new ones at the same time.
Check this album out, apart from the slightly sloppy production, this album is a definite must!