Alien

"Northlane fortsætter med deres femte fuldlængdeugivelse ufortrødent deres udviklingseventyr og krydser endelig grænsen ind i det forjættede nu-metal-land. En succesfuld overgang over de seneste tre udgivelser, der både har kostet bandmedlemmer, huller i tour-T-shirten og naturligvis penge på fjollede masker. Alt andet lige må det regnes som en succes, med 'Alien' som kronen på værket".

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"While Alien is sure to piss off purists who will inevitably complain about it sounding too digital and over-produced, it's certainly a refreshing addition to metal's current landscape, and, at the very least, an interesting exploration of the genre, its limits and its potential".

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"While their fellow countrymen in Parkway Drive have taken their sound in a more expansive, stadium-sized direction in recent years, Australia's Northlane have taken a more progressive path. Still, up until their last album, 2017's Mesmer, they remained blatantly a metalcore band at heart, holding on to everything that rooted them in that scene, with electronic and prog flourishes livening up their sound. On the self-produced Alien, this is no longer strictly the case, since they have embraced electronic music with an undeniable verve, making it a core element rather than embellishment, and in doing so delivered a record that defiantly stands apart from the movement that spawned them, and indeed their own past. It's an ambitious, dark and haunting collection, and likely to polarise any fans who may not be ready for such an evolution".

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