Planned Obsolescence by ONLY HUMAN
No matter the day and age, progressive metal has never strayed from the cutting edge. Only Human are fresh on the scene, but the Danish band are already on the brink of a major discovery with their debut album. Planned Obsolescence warns of society’s pending collapse while pushing the genre in a truly forward-thinking direction.
Planned Obsolescence reckons with technology’s increasingly hostile takeover. “Techno Fascist” comes crashing down amidst a turbulent downstream of low-tuned chugs. The intrusion of beats, blips and synthetic swirls into the heavy mainframe of “Breach” mirrors how technology threatens to render humans obsolete. But while the album is full of existential dread, Only Human still leave us hope. There’s nothing broken or even outdated about their fusion of prog, djent, hard rock and electronic soundscapes. Emerging amidst the dawn of artificial intelligence, the band hits like a deep breath of fresh air. “Defy and learn to walk again”, commands blood-pumping lead single “Automata”.
On Planned Obsolescence, Only Human invent existential prog metal for our dystopian future.
