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I can picture a fight scene, or Connor being pursued by her evil captures as this is blared out, as it’s a track brimming with a 90s synthetic pulse and industrial dynamism, that would make Trent Reznor proud. There’s no let up in the intensity either, “Start Your Engines” gets you fired up from start to finish, and the middle section is just incredible, synthwave at its finest.

For a moment, you can relax throughout “Neon Requiem” as it’s more comforting, almost as if Brut is wrapping his arms around you, and when combined with the saxophone it casts the mind back to the 80s pop culture of The Human League and Gary Numan. Conversely, the explosive straightforward sounds return on “Iron Sanctuary”, but it’s “The Misfits The Rebels” which gets me moving again. The drum and bass parts are expansive and tempestuous in nature, and when placed alongside that slower section, the beat drop is incendiary and riotous.

The relentless energy of the music is cranked up again with “Speed or Perish”, as the concept album takes us on a thrill a second journey into our tyrannical future. Once again, the mix of tempos works perfectly, and with the chilling message of “No Mercy for the Last” wrapped around the huge electronic beats, it further emphasises the talent of Brut.

“The End Complete” is a fitting title for the finale of the trilogy, and so much is squeezed into the 6 minutes. It’s sounds like a warm embrace at the end of a fierce battle, as bodies are splattered everywhere and is delivered in a sombre, more reflective manner. It builds to a huge crescendo, as any battle does, with the befitting orchestral arrangement in the right place at the right time. This is a huge piece of work from Carpenter Brut, brilliant, evocative and thought provoking. C’est magnifique.