Legion of Boom by The Crystal Method

Legion of Boom, the third album from the Crystal Method, came out on V2, and it finds the Las Vegas duo of Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan kicking the doors off the breakbeat sound they helped pioneer. This time they brought a gang: Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland supplies guitar riffs and co-produced three tracks, Kyuss singer John Garcia and Milla Jovovich lend their voices, and beatboxer Rahzel turns his mouth into another rhythm section.

The result is loud, rock-leaning breakbeat that sounds engineered for arena speakers and video game car chases, all fat drums, grinding riffs and dance-floor swagger. "Born Too Slow" is the one that stuck, a heavy-lidded, fuzz-drenched stomper that rock stations kept on their countdowns for years.

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