Both Obsidian Entertainment RPG powerhouses will be available to download for free from Dec. Another winner is "Neurobashing," one of the band's best instrumentals, with yells and crowd chants turned into a mesmerizing call-and-response exchange over an absolutely nonstop beat.Pillars of Eternity – Definitive Edition and Tyranny – Gold Edition are the next free titles coming to the Epic Games Store. De Meyer's straightforward delivery of the cryptic lyrics, notably about the only time on Tyranny that he's quite so noticeable and upfront, immeasurably adds to the track's power, with 23 topping things off on the choruses. Even more compelling is the sheer mania of "Tragedy (For You)," the leadoff single from the album as a whole, starting with a quick collage of random sounds before settling into the aggressive, nervous bassline. With the cinematic, slow groove of "Sacrifice" leading things off - a wonderful, threatening start, heightened by compressed orchestral samples and the heavy echo and low whispers of de Meyer and 23 - the group collectively pour it on for "Rhythm of Time," a great, charging single. The high points of Tyranny, though, are stunners. Front 242 shouldn't be sounding like uninspired imitators who have only the one idea, but more than once songs like "Trigger 2" seem to be just that. Where it falls apart is the relentless one-note nature of the experience, with only the occasional variety in the beats per minute on tracks. It's just not quite as spot-for-spot successful as Front by Front, though technically the group sound even more comfortable with sampling and the art of atmospherics. As a major label debut, Tyranny (For You) shows no sign of compromise for greater airplay - it's Front 242 straight up, powerful, pounding, and following its own muse.
What should have been an amped-up consolidation of the group's considerable strengths, coming off the blazingly brilliant Front by Front album, instead was a sometimes successful but sometimes repetitive effort.
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