Videodrone in Bloomington, MN

With some help from the guys in
Korn
,
Videodrone
's self-titled debut album rages, tears, and rants against the machine with comparable force and bluster. Blending hip-hop, metal, and industrial rock,
the album is sonic teen spirit, pissed-off style; weaving a standard thread of late-'90s bedfellows,
the band comes off as mere children of the
(on whose custom label this album was released). A few standouts -- the lurking
"Ty Jonathan Down"
(with a vocal guest turn by, you guessed it,
's
Jonathan Davis
), and the equally prowling
"Faceplant"
-- keep it temporarily engaging, if not exactly original. ~ Michael Gallucci