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Artist: MAN.MACHINE.INDUSTRY
Album: White Trash Devil In A Jesus Christ Pose
Year: 2010
The main followers of this webzine might remember this band from a recent review (the 'The Devil's Blues' EP) and a recent interview. For the ones who have missed those - Man.Machine.Industry, or MMI, is a Swedish industrial metal trio that was born in 2000. It took them one year to release their debut CD 'Mention', which was recieved well by the local press and audience, and after the band started playing live as much as possible. Since then the band released one more album and played some big shows including the Findustrial Metal Festival as a headliner. What I know now and what I didn't knew at the time of the review of the 'The Devil's Blues' EP is that the songs of that EP were taken off the recording sessions for this 'White Trash Devil In A Jesus Christ Pose' album but didn't make it - which should mean that the songs on this album are even better. Lets put it to the test.
The first song is blessed with the lovely title 'Who I Am Is How I Kill'. It comes with bashing drums, straight to the point riffing and rawish clean vocal lines. Overall it's a powerful midtempo track. 'The Hunt' follows pretty much the same path of midtempo bashing industrial metal with straight to the point riffing. The song is slightly more powerful, and the welladded electronic samples give the song a more modern approach. 'At The End Of The Tunnel' comes with a future pop alike rhytm, old school industrial metal riffing and recogniseable vocal lines. The more subtile approach of the sampling fits the track excellently. 'Knuckle-duster' comes with a wave spine in the sampling and drums, accompanied by tight riffing and diverse vocal lines. One of the most accessable tracks on the release. 'Almost Gone' is a bit more atmospheric, with piano and wave keyboard sounds and a dark bassline melted together excellently with the vocal lines. The riffing and the drumming give the track a powerful edge. 'Broken Bones & Twisted Minds' comes up next. It's a fast bashing industrial metal track with diverse guitarwork and recogniseable powerful vocal lines, coming together in an accessable package. The next song is maybe the most surprising track of the release, namely an Iron Maiden cover: 'Running Free'. MMI turned this song into a gentle, wave influenced industrial metal track with midtempo drumming and diverse vocal lines. Well done. 'Hell, Sinners & Demons Awaits' brings us a nice and mellow mix of wave and cyberpunk, with a more outgoing chorus. Overall the song is accessable, without losing its powerful edges. 'Make The World Sleep The Sleep' is an old school, wave based track built on tight drumming and an excellent bassline. The vocal lines and riffing are added to the right places, and the little keyline and sample intermezzo's sound refreshing. My personal favorite track on the album. 'Why Heroes Fade Away' is an atmospheric, sometimes even melancholic, wave track with industrial metal influences. The repetetive riffing fits the song very well, and together with the drums and vocal lines make it a powerful emotional piece. 'To Face The Dirt From Below' is a diverse and experimental industrial metal track, switching from nearly accoustic parts to nearly sing-a-long industrial metal parts. Overall the track sounds surprisingly fresh. 'As In Life As In Death' is a powerful straight forward industrial metal track, with diverse and bashing rhytms and ditto riffing, with a gentle chorus. Maybe the track with the more "metal" edge on the album. 'The Rise And Fall Of The Insane' is already the final track on the release. It comes with wave sampling, cyberpunk drumming and pure industrial metal riffing, making it one of the more diverse songs on the album.
Man.Machine.Industry delivers a strong and tight industrial metal album with 'White Trash Devil In A Jesus Christ Pose', hiding influences until the far corners of wave and cyberpunk. All tracks are decently built, there's enough variation inbetween and within the tracks, and the experimental touches near the end sound surprisingly fresh. In the end a well deserved high score for these Swedish lads, and I honestly can't see any industrial metal fan not liking this.
Vote: 92 / 100
Review by: Gerardo
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1. Who I Am Is How I Kill
2. The Hunt
3. At The End Of The Tunnel
4. Knuckle-duster
5. Almost Gone
6. Broken Bones & Twisted Minds
7. Running Free
8. Hell, Sinners & Demons Awaits
9. Make The World Sleep The Sleep
10. Why Heroes Fade Away
11. To Face The Dirt From Below
12. As In Life... As In Death
13. The Rise And Fall Of The Insane
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