Wayne Static - Pighammer

So a supposed clean and healthy Wayne Static releases a solo album which sounds like Static-X. Now I've been a fan of this guy for a long time now and I'm glad he's personally working on being able to continue writing and releasing albums by not killing himself with drugs and alcohol. Pighammer is a pretty kicking nu-metal album that starts to take off on track three "Assassins Of Youth". One of those songs that makes you want to bang your head instantly. I do find the album a little thin on the production side but I enjoy the hell out of the new wave inspiration of "Static Killer" I had to look up the lyrics so I could shout along to his rapid fire vocals.

As the album progresses it is much more listenable than the last Static-X album because he's turned down the noise which allows the metal to breath. It sounds like Wayne's been listening to some classic Gary Numan for inspiration or maybe even Kraftwork. I hear both of those excellent artists in the core of the songs and I love it. I nearly went deaf when listening to "Chrome Nation" because I couldn't stop myself from turning the volume up as loud as my speakers would let me before melting. I freaking love this song and this track alone would keep me coming back for repeated listens. The song made it to my I-pood already and will be enjoyed many times while driving in my car alone chipping away at my hearing ability.

The last four cuts are all interesting with the new wave/industrial "Behind The Sky" stealing the show and really putting a nice closing touch on an album that is a surprisingly different from what his fans have come to know. Definitely worth a listen if you enjoy nu-metal music.