Electric Callboy hit the apex of their dance-metal era with floor-filling new album Tanzneid: “It may not represent a dramatic reinvention, but it doesn’t need to”
Electric Callboy have released their new album Tanzneid, following up their breakthrough 2022 record Tekkno with a set that leans further into the German band's blend of metalcore riffing and Eurodance-style electronic hooks. The German group have transformed in recent years from a niche metalcore act with a fondness for early-2000s club anthems into festival mainstays, headlining main stages at events like Download and collaborating with acts such as Babymetal, making Tanzneid a high-stakes attempt to repeat that success.
The review highlights tracks including the title track (which translates as "dance envy"), Hypercharged and Elevator Operator as standouts that fuse brutal riffs with shamelessly catchy, trance-pop choruses reminiscent of Ministry of Sound compilations and novelty pop hits. While the reviewer notes the album doesn't represent a dramatic reinvention of the band's sound, it is presented as a confident, floor-filling continuation of the dance-metal style that made Tekkno such a success.
- Electric Callboy release new album Tanzneid, following 2022's breakout Tekkno
- Album doubles down on the band's metalcore-meets-Eurodance sound
- Reviewer praises tracks like the title track, Hypercharged and Elevator Operator