They kicked their career off with an almighty hiss and a roar, thanks to breakneck 90s dance anthems Breathe and Firestarter. Twenty-five years on, The Prodigy are showing no signs of slowing down with the British quartet's sixth album their angriest, most violent sonic assault yet.
The Day Is My Enemy often sounds like Liam Howlett, Keith Flint and Maxim are preparing for full-scale warfare. Songs like Wall of Death and Rok-Weiler are brutal in their determination to attack all your senses and, armed with Flint's punk sneer, they sound like they're redlining every level on Howlett's mixing desk.
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In small doses, it's thrillingly visceral stuff. But over 14 tracks, with generic throwback filler like Wild Frontier, those relentlessly pounding breakbeats can become tiresome.
