The Prodigy ‘Invaders Must Die’ album review

After a 5 year break, the Prodigy are back with their fifth album, Invaders Must Die, claiming it to be their best yet. With countless hits, such as Firestarter and Breathe and four albums hitting the top spots, are the Essex boys still able to prove that they have more to offer us after 18 years of bringing electronic beats to many generations of ravers? Evidently so, with the album charting at number 1 in its first week, even knocking Kings of Leon off the top spot.

Invaders Must Die shows a mix of their old skool rave roots, whilst bringing in more aggressive rock elements, particularly evident in Run With The Wolves, which is a track built around Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl’s drum part. Grohl’s rapid drumbeats mixed with Keith Flint’s anthem-like chants mould perfectly to provide a cutting edge track which is certain to have this year’s festival goers bouncing around. Other stand out tracks include Omen and Invaders Must Die which received chart success and echoes the likes of electro act Does It Offend You Yeah? Unsurprisingly, this comparison is aided by the fact that the Does It Offend You Yeah? singer James Rushent co-produced these tracks.

So have the Prodigy really brought us their best ever record? Arguably, its nothing completely different and new from previous records but it won’t fail to have the fans dancing their socks off with their glowsticks and whistles in hand.

4/5