As its known: Chris Pohl is a (obviously high-free-time) workaholic and multitalented all-rounder (Blutengel, Tumor). After three years of prolific producing in other projects he sent TERMINAL CHOICE back to the studio. New Born Enemies picks up the thread Menschenbrecher left in 2003 but adds more guitars and harsh electro sounds this time. Songs like Call Me and Little Seventeen have a quite heavy approach and just crack out of the speakers, but to call them „Industrial-Metal-Monster“ and a “bridging to Rob Zombie and Co.” is far overstated. I cheekily allege that these guys musically orientate themselves at the hip and commercially successful trend in the States. Many songs get stuck, display varied song structures and should go down well at the aimed audience (Golden Days, Nothing). The bill should come out even, I guess. Though, the built-up tension cannot be kept over the entire running time, especially in the second half New Born Enemies lowers and Chris Pohls sonorous starts to get on nerves. While songs such as Like This and Devil Daddy remind a little of Swedish act Pain, second track and cover version of Yazoo’s Don’t Go just acidly belches.
Altogether New Born Enemies is too lengthy with its 16 tracks.
It’s probably a must-have for Chris Pohl fans; electro- foodies will easily find “more meaty” fare.