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...however, Wolfmother—with an all-new lineup supporting Stockdale—prove they have the talent and creativity to sustain their remarkable success. With intense, intricate, and looping guitar riffs, high pitched, Zeppelin-esque screeching, and rough, blazingly fast drum beats, “Cosmic Egg?? is over an hour’s worth of epically long, stadium-worthy anthems...
Admittedly, “Cosmic Egg?? does share a number of features with Wolfmother’s self-titled debut. Both albums’ tracks are filled with similarly rendered electric guitar sounds, the very occasional switch to acoustic segments, interspersed squeals, and hearty track lengths. Rapid beats are repeatedly counterbalanced with the scattering of double time, slower tempo sections. But “Cosmic Egg?? takes a step towards even harder ’60s rock riffs and heavy metal intensity...
Alongside this more spartan ethos, “Cosmic Egg?? provides several tracks to balance with a heavier, metallic sound. From beginning to end, “10,000 Feet” is filled with dark, sadistic, repeated low-note chords, a dominating drum set, and shrill, bestial screams. “Sundial” features intricate guitar riffs sequenced with driving, propulsive bass strangely reminiscent of a Black Sabbath throwback. The tracks maintain Wolfmother’s characteristic clumsy, hard rock style...
While “Cosmic Egg?? clearly isn’t the most diverse album, this really doesn’t detract from its overall success. If anything, it provides a unity of sorts. Almost three years after the band’s thrilling debut, Stockdale and Wolfmother’s simple formula sustains yet another record. A heavy metal behemoth, “Cosmic Egg?? is proof that, when it comes to quality hard rock, there can’t be too much of a good thing...
Somatic cell nuclear transfer differs from IVF in that it lacks the normal fertilization process of egg and sperm—the egg??s nucleus is removed and replaced with another cell’s genetic material...