Artificial Hell is a new MCD from the California band Enclave.  Enclave take the coldwave sound one step further, making it harder, angrier, and coarser.  Artificial Hell is a MCD that borders on metal with just a touch of electro.  The songs are heavily reliant on the crunchy guitar work and less reliant on the electronics.  The title track begins with some noisy electronics, but the vigorous guitars soon kick in, drowning out what little rhythm and electronics there are.  The vocals seem to be naturally distorted and nearly indecipherable, but with the lyrics printed in the sleeve this can be overlooked.  Otherworld retains the electro enhanced ‘metal’ sound, but again the loudness of the guitars drown out the beats.  Possibly Enclave could have mixed the guitars down a tad in order to make some room for their percussion.  Another track that begins on a less aggressive foot is Clones.  This piece is the best track on Artificial Hell due to the fact that the guitar work isn’t as intrusive and overbearing.  This is also one of the longest pieces, clocking in at just over 8 minutes, but, with the occasional breaks, it never get tiring.  All in all, Enclave’s sound isn’t really my bag, but then again I prefer my music to me more electronically based with very little guitar work.  If you’re a fan of coldwave but feel that it could stand to be edgier, than Enclave’s sound my excite you.
    
Enclave is:
Jarek "Blake" Tatarek / Jason Silva / Terry Cordell
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e-mail: nonhuman@aol.com