Madlife: 21st Century Megalomaniac review

With industrial-influenced metal making a bit of a comeback lately, Madlife are the latest band to utilize the popularity of the genre. Their latest record, 21^st Century Megalomaniac shows serious influence and the band channeling some of their serious roots. Sonically, as far as a smaller national band goes, this is a decent record- the industrial and electronic sounds ring Powerman 5000 and it doesn’t take long to really feel it when listening. Lyrically, there’s not a lot of special stuff here- it’s nothing new and nothing really groundbreaking- that doesn’t mean it’s a bad album though or that the band isn’t talented. Overall, this is a strong record from Madlife and they obviously poured a lot into making it and to tear it down would be massive disrespect to the band. These guys are talented and they know how to put together a rock album that will really flow through your veins and get you moving without much trouble. Madlife are definitely on their way to being big and could be a regular of some of the major festivals before too long and if they really hone in on their songwriting, they can go far. Rating: 7.5/10 -Reggie Edwards