Alien Bases Reptilians

Combining nu-metal with serious pop polish and structure, Alien Ant Farm always felt like a band that lived in two worlds: not quite heavy enough to be metal, but a little too fast-paced for the pop set. And while Alien Ant Farm's genre might be unclear, their entry in the 20th Century Masters series gives fans a bird's-eye view of their career and another opportunity to try nailing down what these guys were up to. Given the musicianship on tracks like "Movies" and their cover of the Michael Jackson classic "Smooth Criminal," while it might be hard to describe, it sure did work.

Even though the ALIEN debut is 31 years old now it has lost nothing of its magic. In particular the two anthems “Only One Woman” and “Tears Don’t Put Out The Fire” are still a wet dream for any AOR fan. This reissue contains the original Scandinavian version with Jim Jidhed on vocals as well as the later US-version with new singer Pete Sandberg on vocals on some songs. Furthermore the re-release contains the two bonus tracks “Feel My Love” and “Touch My Fire” which make this album even more essential.

Extractions is a compilation of pieces reflecting the variety of musical spectrum of Wolfgang Barkowski. The tracks are reworked again. Except 2 tracks all titles are unreleased. On three of the tracks Alien Nature is supported by Lambert Ringlage (as joint project Hypnosphere), Mathias Grassow and Thomas Becholds (Valley Forge). The is a collection of otherwise dispersed or unreleased pieces mostly floating and dark in the mood. This is a great visions into darker side of project.