Track Listing

1. Race Against Space
2. Surveillance House
3. Fall to Pieces
4. Sea of Tranquility (Pts. 1 & 2
5. Law of Ruins
6. Lonely Grave
7. New Kind of Rat
8. White Visitation
9. Bad Aptitude
10. Fur Immer Liebe
11. Hertz So Good

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65783 in Music
• Released on: 1998-08-11
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Strap yourself in and hold on tight!
My god, what can I say about this truly mind blowing album? Forget this 5 star shenanigans, I would give this 6 stars if I could. In my opinion, this is one of the best albums to have come out in the last 20 years or so and is hands down one of my top ten favorite albums along with Jane's Addiction's "Ritual de lo Habitual" and Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy." Sadly though, to the best of my knowledge not that many people have heard of this album or much less the band (the one excpetion so far being my friend Chris who was their sound board op. for a show of their's in their home state of Rhode Island) which is why I wanted to put a review up here so that I could strongly encourage people to check both out.

"Law of Ruins" is an amazing modern rock album, not only because it has a modern sound thanks to the keyboards, sound effects, experimental touches (e.g. the final track "Hertz So Good")and production, but because it also contains all the energy that any good rock and roll band does. Analogies and comparisons(though none could truly hit the mark, but it's fun anyway): what if Devo had had more of a rock and roll sound and been on speed? What if The Stooges had been given keyboards? What if a bunch of killer robots decided to form a rock and roll band? Words to describe "Law of Ruins" : violent, intelligent, sharp, crafty( the change between "Sea of Tranquility Pts.1&2") ,ghosts , monsters, scientists, janitors ("Surveilance House"), rocking, crushing ("Surveillance House" again), suprising ( the quieter feel of "Fall to pieces" following the awesome ear crunching of the first two tracks, it's almost a relief from their excitement), etc.

As far as I know, there is no other band that sounds like this and for that I am not only glad but impressed. It's one thing for a band to have a unique sound, but it's another thing for a band to have a unique sound and kick you know what. Their entire catalogue is also great (well, their first release entitled "Weapon" doesn't really sound like the later stuff), but this album is their opus (so far anyway, I've been waiting 4 long years for them to put out another one). I could probably go on and on about how incredible this album and the band are, but with "Law of Ruins" words can't accurately do it justice. Like Morpheus says "No one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." Come to think of it, "Law of Ruins" would probably eat the Matrix for breakfast. But enough of my rambling. I strongly urge you to find out for yourself.

Face Melter
Bought this because my old copy got destroyed due to my neglect of cds in my youth. So glad I did. Six Finger Satellite is one of my favorites. Law of Ruins was their last proper record and, upon further listening years after I ruined my original copy, may be my favorite of theirs. The tone they achieved on their records is unbelievable and creates a very cold and sinister mood. Way out there space jams with a touch of cold steel and German. The sound of smoking crystal meth and then beating the crap out of Big Black. Everyone should own a Six Finger record, if only to use to frighten children and make your neighbors want to kill themselves because they realize what a failure their lives have been in comparison.

Killers-era Alice Cooper meets raved up Butthole Surfers.
Slow tunes mix dub with new-tech noise. Pensive with an edge. But this one is all about rage. It's a tour of the heart's deepest cravings. As a fan of Killers-era Alice Cooper, it was a joy to hear a modern version of real rock. Mania of "Just as predicted, I blame the chemicals" refrain is one for the ages. It's FOIN.