And Four More Ways To Fight - Multi Purpose Chemical

...Multi Purpose Chemical's debut album and oh boy, is it good!
This alt/metal band from Liverpool have been slowly but surely building up a huge fan base all over the UK for the past few years, and after the fantastic and successful Cult EP was released in 2005, the fans have finally got their wish of a full length album, which has been brought to grace our stereos under the name "...And 4 more Ways To Fight".

It's hard ...
...an average Irish folk band, and the stage presence of a heavyed-up Led Zeppelin with more energy!
The album opens with an incredibly catchy harmonic riff at the beginning of "Apostasy", a brutal, yet meaningful, and somewhat balanced beginning to the MPC adventure.
It then continues though, chucking out old favourites, such as "Human" and "Cult", alongside new favourites such as "Quick Fix" and ... more

On October 29th, 2007, an artifact of monumental stature was released into the realms of the public ears...

This is Multi Purpose Chemical's debut album and oh boy, is it good!
This alt/metal band from Liverpool have been slowly but surely building up a huge fan base all over the UK for the past few years, and after the fantastic and successful Cult EP was released in 2005, the fans have finally got their wish of a full length album, which has been brought to grace our stereos under the name "...And 4 more Ways To Fight".

It's hard to describe exactly what genre MPC play, because it is frankly nothing quite like anything you may have heard before!
They mix the heart-pounding power of any self-respecting metal band, with a satirical, comical twist similar to that which Serj Tankian brings to System of a Down, with the light-heartedness of an average Irish folk band, and the stage presence of a heavyed-up Led Zeppelin with more energy!
The album opens with an incredibly catchy harmonic riff at the beginning of "Apostasy", a brutal, yet meaningful, and somewhat balanced beginning to the MPC adventure.
It then continues though, chucking out old favourites, such as "Human" and "Cult", alongside new favourites such as "Quick Fix" and "Food For Worm", and previously-unheard tracks, like "Jimmy Maypole" and "Tender Folk Song".
They even managed to bring back a brand new recording of "Packaged Rebellion", which hasn't been heard since the demo was taken off their website back in 2004.
It could just be me, but the atmosphere changes slightly in "Requiard"; an epic song with poetic lyrics that just make you think, but it's everything but a negative input to the experience.
The album is topped off by an unexpected recording of "Out With The Control", which many will realise is actually a reggae version of the song Human, complete with Andres' fantastic attempt at a Jamaican accent!

The album was somewhat late being released, due to a number of issues, including changes to the line-up of the band.
The original line-up (at least, from when there was a full band) consisted of Andres Lefevre on Vocals, Rob Hoey on Guitar, Jim Wilson on Bass, and Ross McFarlane on drums.
This is in fact the line-up which recorded the album, but shortly after, drummer Ross McFarlane decided to leave the band, to persue his family and career. He was replaced by the incredible Mel "Diablo" Stewart.
Since the departure of Ross, MPC have also lost Guitarist Rob Hoey, for different reasons. Still, eventually the album was released.

Track Listing:
1. Apostasy
2. Human
3. Myth of I
4. Cult
5. Quick Fix
6. Food For Worm
7. Jimmy Maypole
8. Requiard
9. Packaged Rebellion
10. Tender Folk Song
11. Out With The Control

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Update:
I was asked to tell a bit about the best tracks on the album, now I could be annoying and say thay're all as good as each other, but as they *are* all good, I shall give a light opinion.
If I had to choose, my favourite tracks would be "Food For Worm", "Requiard" and "Packaged Rebellion".
These three are, IMO, the most original tracks, and each have a certain feeling to them that you rarely get from listening to a metal band. The comical side of "Food For Worm", the intense atmosphere and lyircs of "Requiard" and the sheer power of "Packaged Rebellion" make them worthy of being called the 'best tracks'!
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In conclusion, as you can probably assume, I think this is a fantastic album, as do HMV, who automatically labelled it under "Essential Metal", and many press reviews.
Perhaps another interesting point, is that the album got a fairly bad review from Kerrang. As unfair as this may seem to most, I personally consider it a compliment to the band, from a magazine who can give HIM 5K's for a live show! 

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