Cost: 99¢
Surprised how long it took for a cheap copy of this to show up. Personally, I find The Machine less interesting than the debut, which mixed death metal and strong Godflesh influences. This throws out the death metal elements and is more standard industrial metal fare--very percussion heavy (now using a drum machine) and with distorted spoken/whispered vocals. Not really my thing, but I prefer the weird and atmospheric vibe this gives off to the stereotypically mechanical and angry industrial acts. Even the layout (factories and bridges) and the lyrics (social commentary) fit more with a bleak industrial theme than the usual bio-mechanical schtick.
One element that did survive from the first album is the inclusion of ambient tracks, although there they existed as short interludes. Here two sizeable tracks are dedicated to sample-laden ambient.
Wonderfully, "Blood Everywhere" contains audio samples of James Vance (of Judas Priest trial fame).
No comments:
Post a Comment