Dead Inside The Chrysalis - The Humanoid Expansion Pack

I would go as far as to say that Dead Inside The Chrysalis’s “The Humanoid Expansion Pack” is my top album pick of 2004.

Think back to the late nineties and all it’s original musical glory from artists like Korn, Orgy, and Circle of Dust. Now take that and add Madonna’s iconic sexuality, the entirety of the milky way galaxy, and the color fuchsia - and you’ve got the futuristic-retro-perversion that is the genius of Dead Inside The Chrysalis.

The album kicks into hyper-drive with three bouncy musical bombs, including two DITC classics “Future Shock” and “Neon” along with the retro-future wave “All In Vogue”. The album segues into darker territory of the self-described dreadrock with the help of the orgasmic haunting guest vox provided by J Karsten of Vanity Beach on “Dreadlock”, and continues with the grinding industrial melodies, revisited in songs such as “Erase Your Face” and “The Invisible”.

Doomsday has come and gone, and it’s time to get off with the help of a guest appearance by Fluffy Starr in the new, cartoon fantasy “Release Your Freak”, that leads into the classic agonies and wails of “Poison”, and finishes with a dark, body-shaking bass of “[esc]”. But listen closely, it’s not over yet. Producer Craig Sue brings it back with an alternate mix of “Release Your Freak”, leaving the listener ready to press play on the album again.

There isn’t a bad song on this album. The entire CD is a completed masterpiece, as well as a collection of 13 individually outstanding tracks. Dead Inside The Chrysalis is beyond association with modern day rock, yet has an accessibility, a power, and a catch sure to enrapture every listener.

Suggested Tracks:
“All In Vogue”
“Dread Lock”
“Release Your Freak”
“Poison”