Mahhhh... are Ultravox back?? Maybe not, but listening to these 13 audio tracks was a really nice trip down memory lane.

Finally, after forty years - the obvious need to (sur)vive had channeled the creative energy of the band members into other fields - we have the chance to re-immerse ourselves in the sound of METALVOX.

In 1982, the punk movement, musically speaking, had already completed its cycle, or rather, it had transformed into something else. The evolution of synthetic instruments added an important addition to the traditional guitar-bass-drums setup of the previous decade, and in these tracks, we witness the transition from analog to digital: the new sounds create rarefied, almost metaphysical episodes, and only seemingly hallucinatory ones. In reality, the harmonic structure is perfectly clear, revealing a minimal and bitter slow-core.

Dreamy vocals, paroxysmal phrasings that overlap with inspired lead guitar counterpoints, supported by the new boosters of the time; sounds of Dub origin and lyrics drunk with disenchanted fatalism come into contact and finally pair up, generating sidereal atmospheres.

Absolutely not recommended for lovers of Indie, rock 'n' roll at all costs, and for those who, due to age or different choices, missed the New Wave scene. Absolutely recommended for those who were madly in love with the early Ultravox, but also Soft Cell, New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, and of course Depeche Mode: in short, all the best of the early '80s music scene.

Moonstruck. Surprising. Surgical. To be listened to many times in a row, continuing to wonder: why, why did you make us wait so long, METALVOX?