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Artist: SCREAM MACHINE
Album: Nona
Year: 2009
Another project hailing from the United States. Scream Machine is - like their biography says - a 'primarily industrial metal music duo, with rock, punk, hardcore, electronica and gothic influences'. The band was born last year, when after the brother of one of the bandmembers was killed in a terrible tragedy, music turned out to be an excellent way to express his feelings. People surprisingly showed interest in this project, resulting in the first independent release called 'Spider Riot' in April 2008. After, the band managed to get some good recognition all over the internet, and started planning their second independent release - namely 'Nona'.
The first track, “Weak Salvation”, starts with heavy drums and electronic vocals, the synths create a dark electro feel that vibrates through the entire track. Spoken clips add in to create a break at the best points to continue back with the back to the gloomy sounds. Next track, “Folie A Duex”, deep bass sounds before loud intense guitar and drum beats opens the track up with a thump a thump sound mixed with altered vocals an electro intensity, always present. Next track, “Apex Predator”, synths begin slow adding in cymbals and drumbeats also adding rhyming vocals distorted. Very cyber-goth sound with robotic sounds incorporated into the mix. Fourth track, “Things That Make You”, a piano opening this track followed by grinding electronics sounds of swirls bring the music together. Whirled distorted vocals and guitars blend into the composure. Next track, “Masquerade”, its has an almost medieval meets electro intro with beating drums thumping in with messed vocals rhyming into the track. Fifth track, “Perfect”, drums start the track and robotic vocals followed in by guitars. Thorough this track remains slower tempo and closes out perfectly. Next track, “Audio Copulation”, easy sounding beats with guitars and drums, synths join in to create a beautiful aura. The guitars begin to add heaviness into it with machinery sounds. Next track, “Hell’s Winter”, opens with an intro of a spoken clip slowly this track goes into a scary theme music drums beating with slowly spoken vocals. This track keeps an eiree tone throughout. Ninth track, “Anthropophagus”, a hard intro with guitars dominating with vocals in a mutated distorted vocals. Backing it up are bass beats, vocal clips changing it up, ending out softer. The tenth track, “Sick”, a guttural hard metal sound deep bass and screaming vocals distorted. The synths take over during the chorus changing it up a bit before returning to the normal beat.. Next track, “Rattlesnake”, has an electro-drum opening which are shattered by the vocals very robotic with synths twisting the music into a well composed madness. Twelfth track, “Holler Your Home”, a very slow opening lower synths and drums before a louder bass is introduced not changing the solemnest of the opening, the vocals are lower and distorted in a way are eerie. This track has a very goth sound that causes a weakening feeling. Last up untitled bonus track, begins with a spoken bit then adding drums and bass, twisting in between sounds adding in a string that shakes the track up a bit.
This album introduces sounds of metal to electro to goth. Some of the tracks were a bit long and drawn but as an over all album it was entertaining. A great track to throw into as back ground sound, ill look forward to what they bring next.
Vote: 89 / 100
Review by: Arinne
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1. Weak Salvation
2. Folie A Deux
3. Apex Predator
4. Things That Make You
5. Masquerade
6. Perfect
7. Audio Copulation
8. Hell's Winter
9. Anthropophagus
10. Sick
11. Rattlesnake
12. Holler Your Home
13. Untitled Bonus Track
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