“I want to dance on fire tonight.” That’s what Magic Hammer proclaims on its new release Most Extreme Ultimate Thunder. “Extreme” is one way to describe the dizzying chaos of these dance beats. Coffee-sipping music it is not. And you probably wouldn’t hear anything quite like Magic Hammer at any party or club. Sure, there’s the pounding bass. Yeah, there are incessant, hammering drumbeats typical of any dance music. But MEUT pairs the norms of dance with a metal sensibility that redeems the lack of variation in some of the beats.

Magic Hammer does take an unexpected interest in lyrical content, which is surprising for dance music. Whether the songs are about being awake for eight days in a row from pill-popping (remixing Hank Williams III) or falling in love with the person dancing beside you, it’s interesting to hear something other than repeated one-liners.

In spite of a slew of erratic, pulsating beats, synthesized racket and female singsong vocals, the beats are hard to differentiate by the time you’re halfway through the 10 tracks. As the album wears on, it becomes forgettable. But with Magic Hammer, rather than waxing philosophical about artistic motivation, just grab a glow stick, have that last beer that you didn’t need and get on the dance floor.