Fronted by former DROWN/Famous frontman Lauren, and featuring guitarist Alfunction (Cypress Hill, Malfunction) and bassist Bob K. (Dread Zepppelin), SiX are a group who have already had a fair share of experience within the heavier music scene and when given the past business situations of some of the members previous bands, they are also a band who have carried a lot of baggage in their time. As such, its not surprising that a bitter resentment seems to ring throughout each track there, as the band rip through an electronic modern metal hybrid that sounds like a mix of DROWN, 20 Dead Flower Children and Professional Murder Music.

Lauren's vocals here are perhaps a bit more restrained than his DROWN days, but regardless he is no less furious, stabbing out each word he speaks like a cornered animal, while also adding a sense of introspection with a few calming, spoken word styled passages. The guitar work practices both modern metal and industrial tinged techniques, whirring through each song like a buzzsaw, using somewhat alien tones and distortion to coat the array of dynamic squeals and chugging riff based assaults. Meanwhile, a somewhat downtuned bass approach is taken as well, using looming swoops and dark sounding buildups in the background, allowing the songs to take on an almost stalker like quality, as the low end consistently manages to lurk just out of sight in the shadows. On the other hand, the drumming courtesy of Rob Woods is quite crisp and straightforward, sounding disturbingly like a simply programmed drum machine, yet switching things up accordingly with a stylish organic flair; Bolstering the somewhat futuristic vibe the band strive to create through the inclusion of explosive bass drops and sparse waves of eerie electronic ambiance.

As a whole the music sounds tormented and the aggression that is conveyed by Lauren sounds jarringly authentic. The songs are turbulent and unsettling, splicing together searing electronic noise with gritty riffs, while taking advantage of a generally loose feel to do it. Unfortunately though, it is this decidedly loose feel that also tends to make the songs sound a tad disjointed, almost as though the band isn't completely bonded as a unit yet. The material is also a bit turgid, vehemently holding its ground with a mid-tempo pace and can feel a bit rushed as a result, allowing little concentrated force felt to be felt when it attempts to make am impact. Overall it just seems to be a bit thin and could definitely benefit from a few more layers of sound or a more unified effort from the group as a whole. That aside, the song writing is still quite solid and though SiX don't really offer up anything completely new, it is still something that is different from what's being served up in the mainstream at present, and that alone may warrant a listen. With some more time spent together and denser sound in place, SiX could really become quite a fine tuned machine, but at present it sounds more like they are still getting acclimated to each other, rather than functioning as one.