Industrial Metal

  • Plutonium – Devilment Entertainment Non-Stop (2011)

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    Hailing from Sweden, Plutonium delivers merciless aural attacks of pure and chaotic Industrial Black Metal. There is nothing pretty and ‘techno’ about this release, just raw Black Metal energy fused together with some dissonant samples and relentless riffing. While most Industrial Metal bands these days are trying to sound too ‘nice’, Plutonium delivers pure decadence in their very crushing and powerful sound.

    Opening with the crushing “A Tribute to the Tools of the Cosmic Abostionist”, this one-man band delivers some blistering Black Metal elements paired with some crazy electronics at the end of the song. Having been warned, “Devilment Entertainment Non-Stop” delivers more Black Metal elements with very well crafted and credible drums (but we suspect they are ‘fake’). Things start getting weird with the very martial “Peace Keeper”, a very different track that creates a very bizarre atmosphere.

  • Katanga – Moonchild (2011)

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    In the very weird shit category today we have Katanga and their album “Moonchild”. The band plays Gothic Metal with some Electronic/Industrial elements. The first thing to notice is the typical singing/spoken German vocals. The use of electronic elements is pretty cool through this release, making it very catchy.

    The opening track “Marquis De Sade”, crafts a very psycho-sexual atmosphere and it serves as a great appetizer for this very diverse and interesting release. “Gottlos” delivers catchiness with powerful guitar riffs and catchy electronics surrounded by strong German singing. The ultra catchy “Moerder Der Erinnerung” draws similarities to Letzte Instanz, and with the added female vocals achieves very nice contrasts between the singing parts.

  • Turmion Kätilöt – Perstechnique (2011)

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    Our favorite Industrial Metal degenerates are back with a very pleasant release with “Perstechnique”. After being blown away by them live (read here). We are huge fans from this completely under-rated beast of a band. The band’s previous releases intoxicate fans with brilliant dual-vocal attacks (courtesy of MC Raaka Pee and Spellgoth) and super catchy electronic elements (courtesy of RunQ of Tarot and Eternal Tears of Sorrow fame).

    In “Perstechnique” the band reinforces their position as one of the best bands of the genre and hopefully this leads to world domination (and touring). There are a few songs in English and while the rest are in Finish, we don’t really care since the music is so catchy and intoxicating. The beats of tracks like “Grand Ball”, “Hanska” and “Hellhound Earth” are just magical.

  • The Project Hate MCMXCIX - Bleeding the New Apocalypse (Cum Victriciis In Manibus Armis) (2011)

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    The all-star The Project Hate MCMXCIX is back with another crushing release of catchy Industrial and Progressive Death Metal, and with this release they sound as good as ever. With probably one of the longest album titles ever, “Bleeding the New Apocalypse” (for short) delivers over one hour of pure deranged catchiness in 6 tracks.

    Featuring a new female vocalist, Ruby Roque of Witchbreed and Tobias Gustafsson as the new drummer, the band’s sound is even better than on their previous releases. For those of you wondering how Ruby vocals feature on the band, just imagine Madder Mortem with Industrial elements and you will get the perfect idea.

  • Thy Disease – Anshur-Za (2009)

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    With a very unconventional sound today we have Thy Disease, a Polish band that will surely turn heads when you are blasting this release through your car stereo or out in your back yard. Starting off a second place finish in Poland’s “Metal Millennium Party” back in 1999, Thy Disease has released 5 full-length albums in over 10 years and it’s finally making its way to America through Armoury Records.

    With a very rich mixture of elements in their music, Thy Disease will surely make an impact as one of the bands with one of the most interesting styles in the Metal scene these days. In “Anshur-Za”, the band combines Death/Black Metal elements with some Industrial/Electronic sounds and some interesting chorus sections (featuring clean vocals) that will surely make you scratch your head more than one.

  • Darkseed – Poison Awaits (2010)

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    Ever since their classic “Midnight Solemnly Dance”, Darkseed has been on a constant quest of evolving as a band and has matured musically a great deal into how they sound now, on their latest album “Poison Awaits”. The band’s long time vocalist Stefan Hertrich decided to leave the band in 2006, and from what it looks the band was idle for two years until 2008, when Thomas Herrmann, Tom Gilche, Maurizio Guolo, and Armin Dörfler decided to get the Darkseed ball rolling again.

    With ex-drummer Harald Winkler stepping up for singing duties, the band has managed to retain their traditional sound and we think that they actually improved over their previous releases. Harald’s vocals are very diverse and his deep clean sections are reminiscent of Lacrimas Profundere and similar Gothic Rock bands.

  • Noctiferia – Death Culture (2010)

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    If you ever wondered what would happen if Fear Factory, Meshuggah and Gojira had a genetically engineered son, then it would sound just like Noctiferia does. The band has spent plenty of years trying to find their own sound, and on their earlier days they focused more on Melodic Black/Death Metal. On this 2010, they deliver “Death Culture” an album so rich in both style and content that will have you listening to it for quite a while in order to fully digest it.

    The band features the chugging riffing of Fear Factory, combined with the surgically precise (and impressive) drumming of Meshuggah. On top of these elements they offer aggressive vocals like Gojira, Hacride, etc, making their sound very dynamic and brutal. The band has surely outdone themselves with “Death Culture” since it’s their best effort to date.

  • Mammutant – Atomizer (2010)

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    With Mammutant’s Atomizer, today we have 44:44 minutes of pure lack of creativity and inspiration. The band’s second full-length release is a very dull album to have to sit through and listen. We usually listen to albums at least 3 times before writing a review and we had a hard time getting through this album even the first time.

    Playing Death Metal with Industrial influences the band looks as if Lordi and the cast of Starwars had a child. Playing on the whole creepy costumes/outfits is ok when your music is somewhat decent, but if it sucks, then we assume they just look like jackasses on stage.

  • Pain – Cynic Paradise (2010)

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    We really do not understand the point of re-releasing for the USA an album that has been out for almost a year in Europe, but hey, it’s Pain and Cynic Paradise is indeed a very solid album that we loved since it came out (in Europe!). With their intoxicating Industrial Metal, Pain is the brain child of Peter Tägtgren and is considerably different from any of his other projects.

    “Cynic Paradise” has taken even more electronic/techno influences than before and it’s pushing the boundaries of Industrial Metal quite far with its pop-ish influences in songs like “Follow Me”, which by the way has vocals provided by Anette Olzon from Nightwish. As a very versatile musician, Peter Tägtgren shows that he can do very bombastic music that will please people that are usually repulsed by his other projects (people that do not listen to metal).

  • Fear Factory – Mechanize (2010)

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    The all mighty Fear Factory as back with Dino Cazares on guitars and replacing longtime founding member Raymond Herrera we have none other than Gene Hoglan. “Mechanize” is the bands first full-length album in 5 years and while not one of their best, is a complete improvement over the lackluster “Transgression”.

    For a band that has been so long in the scene, you can always rely on Fear Factory to release a straight forward in-your-face type of release. “Mechanize” is not an exception to this rule, but however like the band’s sound is pretty formulaic by now and it’s just another release with not much inspiration.

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