Tazer – Taze Is The Rule (Digital Album – Tazer)
There has already been considerable buzz surrounding the Norwegian artist Tazer, who, after a string of remarkable singles, is now unleashing the debut album, “Taze Is The Rule”.
From the very first seconds, the album grabs you by the throat, firing relentless dark Electro sequences and pounding beats straight at the listener. Occasional guitar riffs are thrown into the mix as if even more power were needed. Industrial, Techno, and EBM collide in a fierce hybrid sound that bursts from the speakers at maximum intensity. Add possessed, aggressive vocal lines to the equation, and you begin to understand what Tazer is all about. There is not a single moment of respite across the album. Track after track hits with unrelenting force, as if a sonic atomic war has been declared and there is no escape from the fallout. Tazer sounds hard, aggressive, and uncompromising, yet at the same time feels like an absolute revelation—a project brimming with immense potential. One thing is certain: this is only the beginning, and you will undoubtedly be hearing much more from Tazer in the future.
You can either seek shelter in a nuclear bunker or simply surrender to the project’s brutal yet irresistibly infectious assault. “Taze Is The Rule” leaves little room for anything in between. (Rating:9).
Listen to “Taze Is The Rule”:
About Tazer
The Hell (Norway)-based band formed in 2023. The members are Damien Evil (vocals), T-Virus (guitar), Calico InHell (keys/programming), Oni (bass, backing vocals) and Drumnibal (drums, backing vocals). Musically they offer a blend of industrial metal, EBM and electronic elements.
The band describes its sound as a “relentless fusion of aggression and melody,” citing touchpoints from Combichrist and Hocico to Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein. “Our music embodies a relentless fusion of aggression and melody,” the band says.
They debuted with the single “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill” on November 5, 2024. They followed with the EP “9001 Volts”, released on December 21, 2024 and later offered it in a limited CD including “Taze Your Soul,” “Never Live By Violence,” “StripTazers,” and “Sick of It All.” The debut album “Taze Is The Rule” now gathers that momentum into a first full-length statement.
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