A CD review of ZEROMANCER's album CLONE YOUR LOVER.

Zeromancer - Clone Your Lover
Originally released in Europe 2000
Re-released in America 2003.
Cleopatra Records

by Wa


ZEROMANCER's Clone Your Lover is a hybridized college-fraternity fun ride
of alt- rock, metal, goth, and electronica. Imagine Korn and Rammstein
combined with an increased presence of keyboards, programming, and lyrics in English and you might have a hint of the taste of Zeromancer. The tone
of Clone Your Lover is paced extremely well, showcased by incredible mastering and mixing, even if the lyrics are a bit light on substance.

The band, formed with members from Prick, Kidney Thieves and Seigmen,
hailing originally from Norway, derived the name of the band by smashing two of their favorite novels Less Than Zero and Neuromancer titles together. They are perhaps best known for their hit cover of the 1983 Real Life track "Send me an Angel" released on their 2001 album Eurotrash, also on Cleopatra Records. Clone Your Lover had been originally released to our European friends in 2000, but only became recently available in America.

Clone Your Lover is one adrenalized party song after another, perfect for
head-bobbing, driving music. Hits include the title track "Clone Your
Lover", "Something for the Pain", "Fade to Black", and "Flagellation".

Flagellation was of particular interest from a lyrical standpoint, as the song seems to be an exploration of self abuse as a form of sexual satisfaction. The album also includes a bonus Apoptygma Berzerk remix of "Something for the Pain".

If you are a fan of the Kidney Thieves, 16 Volt, or Deadsy you will enjoy
Zeromancer's Clone Your Lover.