Militant Cheerleaders On The Move - Freaks

The Swedish act Militant Cheerleaders on the Move are quite unknown for me as far as I've heard the name of the band which has been mentioned a couple of times. You could guess if I were surprised when I placed this bands debut single "Freaks" into my CD-Drive and Winamp pop-up on my screen. I got hit by a powerfully screamed out "We are the freaks on the floor!" and I almost fell off my chair by the brutal beats which mostly reminded me of Fixmer/McCarthy. Even though the band is promoted by being compared with DAF and Nitzer Ebb I still think that Mr McCarthy's latest project are the most fitting.

On the other hand I feel more of the influences from Nitzer Ebb in the second track "Work Is Violence" and DAF are more responsible of the sounds in the forth track "Athletic". A remix by Sanctum of the title track "Freaks" are also included.

I want to stand up, scream and wave my hands, all because I brutally look forward to this bands debut album. Even thought it's practically impossible, I still wish that the debut album waits for me in my mail when I come home.

This review was written 2005 and initially published on Neurozine.com Jan 01 2005