Yakuza's 2002 debut sounds like something Mike Patton and the Dillinger Escape Plan might record during a crystal meth binge. Vicious thrashing and grinding parts alternate with free jazz saxophone (!) solos and calm, ambient moments. On top of it all floats vocalist Bruce Lamont's incredible voice. Lamont hums, sings, and goes ballistic, while the band takes its time to built complex, almost mathematical structures, just to finally collapse into raw chaos and apocalyptic breakdowns.
1.) Vergasso
2.) Miami Device
3.) Yama
4.) Signal 2.42
5.) T.M.S.
6.) Chicago Typewriter
7.) Obscurity
8.) 01000011110011
