RUN LEVEL ZERO SYMBOL OF SUBMISSION ALBUM PROTOTYP RELEASE: AUGUST 27, 2001 REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 10, 2001

Front 242 somewhere around "Tyranny for You". Or the Front Line Assembly that recorded "Tactical Neural Implant". If that is your cup of tea, then this is your type of record.
This, the debut of Swedish band Run Level Zero, is the best EBM around at the moment. No kidding. Twelve strong tracks, cool lyrics, nice samples and a beat that makes you tremble. All this make you wish you were 16 and the year was 1990 again.
The only real drawback is that the combined shadows of Skinny Puppy, Front Line and Front falls heavy over the record. After the tenth consecutive listening you get a gnawing urge to listen to the originals instead.
But as long as the originals doesn’t release new records of this dignity, the choice stands between the Run Level Zero of 2001 and the Front Line Assembly of 1992. And I tell you - that choice isn’t always clear.
Watch out for this duo. With both feet firmly planted in the past, they have the future before them.

KALLE MALMSTEDT