Is there such a thing as rock anymore? It's alternative, or it's pop, or it's metal, or it's industrial, or it's techno. Or, it's Pitchshifter, who are all of the above... and then some. The influence of old-school punk like the Dead Kennedys is obvious, especially on songs like "As Seen on TV" ("When sport utility vehicles are no longer enough, you need the Terminator!"), but Pitchshifter have accomplished the difficult trick of melding several genres into a distinct sound. Perfectly at home in goth dance clubs and heavy metal mosh pits, they sprawl into head-spinning electronica experiments or straight-ahead riffage (the guitar line from "Stronger" sounds like it was written by Rob Zombie), and they're never boring. --Genevieve Williams