Album review: WARGASM – Venom

WARGASM have a thirst for violence. A glossy, sexy, action movie kind of violence, to be more specific. They create it in their live shows, where their pissed off, electro-tinged nu-metal ragers are primed for opening the pit up, but on the flipside, they’ve also got an army of detractors who become violently irritated at the thought of them. Despite their Marmite qualities, they’ve continually thrived – after all, bands only go from the Underworld to the O2 Forum Kentish Town in a year if they’re doing something right.  Venom is arguably the biggest and heaviest WARGASM have ever sounded, as well as the most creative. It boasts a plethora of smart new ideas, from a flirtation with ​’90s pop and R&B on the swaggering Sonic Dog Tag and skeletal, sinist...

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