![]() Despite a few quibbles, the album is pretty solid. ![]() However, the experience is brought down just a tad by a few songs I never cared about (namely, "Under My Feet," "Afraid This Time" and "Fadeaway"). I really admire the beat and guitar work of "Unlikely (Stay With Me)," and something about "So Sorry to Say" has always felt uplifting. The energy rages on consistently with such songs as "Stay With Me (Unlikely)," "The Last Firstborn," "Symbiont," "I Believe You," and "Own Little World." Things get a little more downbeat and moody with "Frozen," a song which directly inspired one of my sci-fi novels. The band's self-titled debut hits pretty hard and fast: the opening song "Switchback" is one of the band's biggest and most recognizable hits. Many Celldweller songs have seeped into my playlists, inspiring the most exciting and far-out ideas I've conjured. Many of these songs have not only been great for everyday listening, but have also been hugely inspirational for my writing. I find this brand of music very catchy, invigorating, and inspiring. I've collected as many of Celldweller's songs as I could, going so far as buying their physical CDs whenever available. Celldweller has been slow in producing actual CD albums, but their songs are usually readily available as MP3 singles and downloads in various online stores. ![]() A huge variety of other songs have been featured in movies, games, TV shows, and commercials across the board. I first discovered Celldweller around 2004, after playing the video game Enter the Matrix, and looking at the game's music credits for cool stuff to download. The songs convey a certain mood and style that's distinctively futuristic or otherworldly (songs from the latest album, Wish Upon a Blackstar, are especially spacey in nature). It's not all noise though: many of the band's music incorporates orchestral elements, and most songs have strong, structured, catchy melodies. Most of their songs have strong beats, rip-roaring guitar, loud screamy vocals, and a strong undercurrent of electronica. I'd classify Celldweller's music as a form of industrial metal, for it is hard, intense, and highly energetic. ![]() Klayton's second Celldweller album wouldn't come out until 2012, but in between, he produced a conceptual soundtrack and a plethora of remixes and exclusives. ![]() Celldweller debuted in 2003, and has been sporadically active since. In the 90s, he was the front man for a band called Circle of Dust (of which I haven't heard anything, but they've put out five albums). This band consists primarily of just one dude: Klayton, a performer and DJ from Detroit. Celldweller is one of those bands you've probably heard repeatedly on TV and in video games, but never realized. ![]()
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