Grizz has been doing this since 1988, and Unsafe Sanctuary sounds like it. The record comes out on Young And Cold Records, a label that knows its way around coldwave and EBM. The production is clean and brutal. Guillermo Jaime handles the mixing, Daniel Hallhuber masters it at Young And Cold Studio. That studio name is a hint. This is music for people who like their synths sharp, their drum machines relentless, and their vocals pushed somewhere between a whisper and a snarl. Tracks like "Club Flesh" and "Night Terrors" wear their goth and industrial influences openly. There is nothing apologetic about it.
If you are into acts like Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, or the more metallic end of darkwave, this will land. It is not subtle. The basslines are thick, the beats are four-on-the-floor enough to fill a club, and the whole thing has a Compton edge that keeps it from sounding like a retro exercise. "Perfect Light" is the closest thing to a breather, but even that one has a cold glare. Not for the faint of heart, but that is the point.
