I just can’t get into this album. Sydney-based industrial metal outfit Jerk is like a band that tried to be like every other band. The result, When Pure is Defiled, is about as meaningful as a brick wall. The overall impression I get from my first few listens is that I’m hearing the offcuts of Powerman 5000, NIN, Mazza Manson and occasionally RATM. Singer Johnathan Devoy screams a good scream and there are some interesting beats, but overall, it’s emotionless, the melodies are contrived and the whole sound is about as original as every Australian television drama series produced over the last ten years. Their lyrics aren’t redeeming anybody either – with groundbreaking lines such as, “I could be wrong, I could be right / I could be black, I could be white”, or (my personal favourite) “Take a bite of my heart, feel it eating inside”, Jerk can take a bite of my arse. This band sucked so hard they called it quits after releasing their first album.
I’m enjoying When Pure is Defiled about as much as
I like using public toilets.
Worst tracks: Wrong, Blow it All Away, pretty much all of them.
Tags: Jerk, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Powerman 5000, Rage Against the Machine
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