Orgy

Vapor Transmission

(Reprise Records)

If you want to revive those old feelings of teen angst, then Orgy’s new album, “Vapor Transmission,” is your guide to bitterness.

The album will either inspire you to pull out your old fishnet stockings, or inspire you to take a trip to the used record store.

“Vapor Transmission” is redundant. Themes of hurt, regret, broken heartedness and, of course, frustration about jocks and parents show up in every song, making Orgy seem guilty of stealing a ninth-grader’s poetry notebook.

With their lyrics, the musicians sound like they’re trying to incite a rebellion among ninth- and 10th-graders, blaming society and parents for all of their frustrations. Even with all the angst, Orgy never manages to reach the depths of “deep whiny college rock” like other bands, such as Radiohead, do.

Almost every song sounds the same, opening with the same promising techno beat, but destroying all hope as it eventually pounds away into a heavy, grinding guitar riff.

Orgy is trying too hard, attempting to squeeze too many genres and ideas into one album. The album is a giant casserole of industrial-futuristic-metal-techno-post-grunge-teen angst.

The first single, “Fiction (Dreams in Digital)” has already appeared on MTV’s TRL. Frankly, it was a good choice for a debut single. It’s one of two songs on the album that actually shows signs of strength. The lyrics are more mature, and you can almost feel the confidence in the chords of the guitar.

The other track that shows promise is “Eva.” It creates hope that Orgy has some talent, even if the band has failed to demonstrate it adequately on this album. “Eva” is different from the rest. It gives off a more relaxed vibe, showing personality and even a little character.

Orgy’s overglamorized, futuristic feeling of angst is summed up in the title of “Dramatica.” Outside of the chorus, lead singer Jay Gordon sounds like a whiny child who doesn’t get his way.