Honestly, it’s hard to know where to start with THE ARMED. Few bands have created as much intrigue, as much mystery, and as much downright confusion as the Detroit-based collective. With pseudonyms, fake press photos, and an ever revolving onstage line-up, they’ve kept fans guessing at every turn. Apparently however, they’re done with all that for Ultrapop, their third full-length album. This time around, they claim to have shed their anonymity, leaving the focus very much on the music. Whether we can believe them with their track record is a different question, but what is clear is that Ultrapop is just as bewildering in musical terms as any of their smoke and mirrors strategies ever have been.
The album’s title also refers to the genre of music THE ARMED seek to explore on the record. With a mission to create “the most intense experience possible”, it sees them try their hand at just about everything. Pop, noise, hardcore, extreme metal and more are all thrown at the wall over the record’s 40-minute runtime. Most remarkably of all, pretty much all of it sticks.
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