The Opening Track, Factory starts with a interesting drum start played on the high-hat before it brings in a huge verse and chorus and thats pratty much the tone for the whole album, Raw Metal. Although Stations allows you to breathe for a while it still maintains a sense of raw emotion that hasn't been topped in another of their albums. 'I Only Said', the single that unexpectedly went to no.3 on the NZ singles chart, is the standout track on the album. Throughout, with the aid of Killing Joke maestro Jaz Coleman, lead singer Toogood rails against conformity, mechanistic society ('Factory' and 'The Happy Meal') and vents his spleen in such a angry fashion that its impossible not to feel his angst even if sometimes its unclear just what the hell hes raving on about. Anger, does, of course, mix perfectly with rock and roll - and on 'Churn' Shihad gets the mix almost exactly right.

Estimated despatch 5-10 days after ordering.