The Prodigy’s ‘The Day Is My Enemy,’ the same rage for a different age
The Prodigy have been making electronic music for the bigger rooms since long before stadium credentials and festival headlining were common place for the industry elite. Between 1992 and 1997, the British trio dished out three seminal albums, penning their unapologetically anarchic stance as a solid route for rave music to take its cultural peak without compromising on the energy of pilled-up Britannia’s golden heyday. The seven years that separated Fat of the Land and 2004’s Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned saw the festival staples hold their corner on legacy and live merits, but there is little denying the groups work until now failed to touch upon the epic properties of their inaugural full-length offerings. The Prodigy have never changed the musical world, but they’ve sure as hell remained an eye-opening reality of it.
The Prodigy release fourth single, ‘Wall of Death,’ from upcoming album
The Prodigy know what electronic music is lacking... distorted guitar licks and visceral malaise for the EDM status quo. First there was "Nasty," the trio's warning shot that signified their triumphant return. Then came the title track, "The Day Is My Enemy," establishing a mayhem-induced return for Howlett and co. "Wild Frontier" shortly followed, along with the announcement of a 10-stop tour through their home country. The fourth single to emerge from the trio's forthcoming album The Day Is My Enemy has all the hallmarks of their last studio album, Invaders Must Die, and the grunge-heavy, amphetamine-laced electronica that they built their legacy on. "Wall of Death" is not particularly ground-breaking for the gorup, but for what the track lacks in new school flair it more than makes up for in thunderous, rave-ready aggression. With less than a month until their 6th studio album finally hits the streets on March 30th, The Prodigy's return is sounding raucous -- if not a tad bit familiar,