 
A brutal and searing alt-rock effigy from one
of the most exciting bands of 2010. Chickenhawk
have shied away from nothing in delivering a record
that is a bigger face pummeller than Mike Tyson.
Having just finished spreading their Modern Bodies
across Europe and the UK whilst touring with Alexisonfire,
the Leeds foursome are rapidly building a manic
fanbase and keeping the energy from their infamous
live shows stamped on the forefront of each and
every track on their debut full length studio
offering.
Scorpieau kicks in leaving you in no way, shape
or form disillusioned as to what you have actually
allowed into your life; bigs riffs and stacks
of melodic harmonies while Chickenhawk put their
own stamp on this classic alt-rock formula in
each of the 172 seconds of this ferocious opener.
Keeping up the momentum NASA vs ESA chucks in
more than a spoonful of experiementation as a
side to the venue busting, physics-digging chorus.
As the album thrashes along, the lab-worthy combos
of metal ridges, dabbles of synthed up vocals
and feral riffs that are just downright massive,
pull every punch in the geekaphilic Son of CERN
and Gravitronic Life-ray Table; whoever said science
wasn't cool can backtrack whenever they're ready.
Throughout Modern Bodies, the Northern noiseniks
manipulate the laws of chaos enabling them to
create an evolving stream of geniuously disordered
sonic abrasion. Hate This, Do You Like It? (inclusive
of Danny North directed zombie romping must-see
video?) followed by My Name Is Egg only add to
the band's brain for ear entrancing rock that
difuses between metal, hardcore and boulder heavy
rock. Clever, unpretentious and as gentile as
a sledgehammer to the temple. Not for the faint
hearted this may be but if a loud assault of heavy
on grot-rock quirk, light on bubblegum tunes is
your bag, you will like this. A lot.
Download: All of it. You're iPod is naked without
all of Modern Bodies' eleven tracks.
Watch: Hate This, Do You Like It? on http://www.myspace.com/chickenhawk
For fans of: Alexisonfire, Blakfish
4/5
Review by Jessica Acreman
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