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HAVOC UNITH.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia)Release: 2008Label: Vendlus RecordsAvantgenre: Machine Butcher MetalDuration: 53:37Origin: FinlandOfficial site: http://www.h-i-v.fi/.............................................................................................................................................…AND OCEANS are dead. Yet, its memberscontinue under the name of HAVOCUNIT. And a change of name is appropriate,for what these creative people deliveron "h.IV+” has nothing to do with …ANDOCEANS at all. Who thought that HAVOCUNIT would continue the kind of discoindustrialmetal they celebrated under theold name on "Cypher” is terribly wrong.Gone are the pleasant, danceable melodiesand beats. The first track "Vermicide”jumps right in your face with really uglyindustrial metal - raw, menacing and evil.A cyber-demonized version of ME-SHUGGAH or a slower, but heavier versionof THE AMENTA – that's what comesto my mind when listening to HAVOCUNIT these days, with a sound directlyfrom the factories of 21st -century-hell. Asthe tracklist implies, HAVOC UNIT's lyricsdeal with the perversions of the last decadesto batter them relentless back in theface of mankind. And battering is theword that describes their music best – Thescreamed vocals, the machine-gun riffingand the stomping of the machine-beatshurt and is definitely not for the faintheartedwho seek beautiful melodies. Forthat matter, even people who seek ANYmelody will be disappointed. "h.IV+” is onebig rhythm-monster with samples, menacingsynths and some slower intermezzi; itis a spirit of wrath; the embodiment of thepits of the human psyche.And for that, I love it. It is cold, aggressiveand inhuman; much like DHG's "SupervillainOutcast”. There is only one downside:it is a little bit unvaried. If you'd play me atrack, I could not say which one it is, onlythat it is on "h.IV+”. And I wouldn't listento it the whole day, for I am one of thesepeople who like a good melody once in awhile. But then there is "Ignoratio Elenchi[Reversed Genesis]” to make up for it,which is, simply put, brilliant. That ismostly due to the voice of SOLEFALD'sCornelius, but not only that, the track hasa dreamy and dark atmosphere whichgives you goosebumps. It might be a bitunfair to say that this (and only this) tracksounds like a SOLEFALD-song (and notonly due to Cornelius' voice), but that'sthe way it is… And there also is "Kristallnacht[From Revolution to Reconstruction]”,a soothing piano piece.All in all, I am positively surprised. No,not really surprised, because I didn't knowwhat to excpect from HAVOC UNIT now inthe first place, only that the name changemust have had SOME impact on the music.It is surely interesting to hear HAVOCUNIT explore regions of acoustic brutalityother than speed, for brutal it is. A perfectsoundtrack for the devil's abbatoir, a mixof rust and blood.Tentakel P.