Opium Warlords - Strength! (Green vinyl) New Wave A nightmarish journey into hysteria

A nightmarish journey into hysteria that is as rewarding as it is punishing

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Opium Warlords - Strength! (Green vinyl) New Wave A nightmarish journey into hysteriaStrength! by Opium Warlords Opium Warlords, led by Sami Albert Witchfinder Hynninen (Reverend Bizarre, The Puritan, The Candles Burning Blue), return with their sixth album Strength! It is a versatile but tight combination of pussy techno, sludge, industrial pop, hardcore punk, drone, shamanistic pulse, noise, heavy metal, old school gothic rock and march music. It is a take on European rhythmic patterns: stagnant factory beat no groove, no swing,