Released
1998

Label
Zoth Ommog
Metropolis Records

Reviewed by
Christopher D. Jones

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Last Edit/Update
01 May, 1999

Numb

Language of Silence

Track Listing

1. Respect
2. Suspended
3. Deviation
4. Illuminatino Rounds
5. No Remorse
6. Closer
7. Defiler
8. Benthos
9. Immolate
10. Distorted Relations

    Don Gordon has done it again! This CD is one of the best of the Numb catalogue. What is even more surprising is that this CD was actually completed before Blood Meridian but didn't see the light of day until afterwards. It still is years ahead of the pack in quality and just pure energy.
    "Suspended", the dance floor favorite is included here and is well representative of this CD's quality. Dancing to this one is what I definitely want to be doing at the change of the millenium while pumping fists and watching all the chaos around. There really isn't a weak track here at all.
    Saving the best for last is song number six "Closer". It is nothing like the washed up NIN song at all, in fact it has nothing to do with it. What it does have to do with is being an extremely well constructed masterpiece. The intro builds until 2:45 into the song and then grabs you hard! This song alone makes the entire disk worth the purchase. It hits even harder at 3:45 before finally bringing in the lyrics at 4:00. Unfortunately these lyrics aren't included in the booklet but can be found on the Numb site at http://www.cyberramp.net/~ixstream/numb for those that are interested.
    If you consider yourself a real rivethead or aspire for Electro elitism, then you MUST own this disk.

To read our interview with Don Gordon  from February 1999
Click HERE.

To see our photos of Numb live in Detroit of
June 1998 click HERE.