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| 2.0 poor | Jared Floryan | May 24th 16 |
Surgical Meth Machine is a project conceived by Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen, and considering the disjointed and unsubtle aura that this self-entitled debut album gives off, one could mention that SMM is living up to the moniker at least. While I can understand Jourgensen's intent regarding the creation of this 2016 offering Surgical Meth Machine, I can't say it's something I would continue coming back to time after time. If anything, the recording represents how way past his prime Jourgensen is; releases such as The Land of Rape and Honey and Psalm 69 did well in showcasing Al's unrestrained side, though he had a sense of genius to back that up. Change was inevitable taking into account that many a year has come and gone, but this just isn't some star-studded evening of zazz.
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| 2.0 poor | Trey STAFF | April 18th 16 |
Two-dimensional as hell. Imagine the TV II song from Psalm 69 spread across almost the entire album, but not as good.
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| 3.0 good | DatsNotDaMetulz | April 14th 16 |
It's just Ministry without any restraint on Al's twisted mind. He just doesn't care anymore and it shows. The music is frenetic and unstructured, the electronics are jumbled, and it, for the most part, works out. It's not going to win any awards but it's a fun listen if you want a slightly more unhinged Ministry.
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| 3.0 good | Sine | October 15th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Yep321 | July 8th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | Elynna | April 27th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Spec | April 18th 16 |
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