Fear Factory Mechanize
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Hawks
February 3rd 2010


87743 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I'm actually really interested in getting this and I will eventually. Industrial metal was never my thing, but I'll give it a try.

coneren
February 3rd 2010


11111 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I havent heard anything from these guys in a few years, I think I'll try this out

Wizard
February 3rd 2010


20510 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Nice Deviant. How did you know?

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
February 3rd 2010


32289 Comments


You don't remember me taking that photo do you?

Wizard
February 3rd 2010


20510 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I was drunk as shit.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
February 3rd 2010


32289 Comments


Well that explains the chainsaw, you were muttering something about how that tree was "giving you attitude"

TheSpirit
Emeritus
February 3rd 2010


30304 Comments


No way, Wizard is way way to kvlt to cut down trees. He actually enjoys nice walks in the forest during brisk Canadian dawns.

Wizard
February 3rd 2010


20510 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Let me tell you, that tree wasn't laughing by the end of the night!!!! Damn fucking tree, I hope you enjoy being a chair that I can fart on!



No way, Wizard is way way to kvlt to cut down trees. He actually enjoys nice walks in the forest during brisk Canadian dawns.



Seriously, this is the truth!

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
February 4th 2010


10727 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Album stream: http://candlelightrecordsusa.bandcamp.com/album/mechanize





A solid effort. Will be picking this one.



Hoglan is insane here, though one step below his landmark work on "Symbolic" imho.



The riffs are intense and well put, but monotonous somehow, making the drums sound one-dimensional as well. But this is industrial i assume :-D.



To my ears, FF is No. 2 of industrial metal, Meshuggah being No. 1.-

Willie
Moderator
February 4th 2010


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I've always thought that Gene's best work was on Death's "Individual Thought Patterns" album. He'll probably never have a chance to do an album like that again, unfortunately. He's kind of been cast into a certain role because of SYL.

lostforwords
February 4th 2010


451 Comments


"I've always thought that Gene's best work was on Death's "Individual Thought Patterns" album"

Totally agree.

As for Mechanized, in the beginning I missed some of the groove, I think that's because my favorite album by FF is Digimortal (and then Demanufacture),but I changed my mind real easily, this album rules, it's their best in years (since Archetype imo)

CerberusLives
February 4th 2010


52 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

How has no-one mentioned Powershifter yet? That song fucking destroys.

KILL
February 4th 2010


81580 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

we all got kinda bored with that tbh

Wizard
February 4th 2010


20510 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I've always thought that Gene's best work was on Death's "Individual Thought Patterns" album. He'll probably never have a chance to do an album like that again, unfortunately. He's kind of been cast into a certain role because of SYL.



This is why you're staff and will always have a better opinion on all things metal compared to most.



This is fucking awesome! I've been hearing alot of top 10 talk running around this album. Doesn't quite feel like that, but this will most likely end up in my most-improved band section!

Meatplow
February 4th 2010


5523 Comments


I didn't even know he did the drumming on that album, and i've listened to it hundreds of times.

It explains a lot though.

Powerban
February 4th 2010


2384 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off



This is fucking awesome! I've been hearing alot of top 10 talk running around this album. Doesn't quite feel like that, but this will most likely end up in my most-improved band section!




Yeah I was a bit quick to say that. Metal is looking extremely good this year and I know about 5 releases that will be better than this in my opinion. Not to add the amount of surprises which will pop up.



Don't detract it from the album though, probably up in my top 5 for "fun" metal releases.

Metalstyles
February 4th 2010


8576 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

whooo, first shizit, now this. Industrial has once again broken into the Most Popular Albums column. All Hail!

bloc
February 4th 2010


70120 Comments


Not a big fan of FF, but damn, it truly brings a tear to my eye...

KILL
February 4th 2010


81580 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i thought everyone knew gene was on itp and symbolic

nazcapilot
February 4th 2010


20 Comments


This is a WONDERFUL return to form for Fear Factory. They really stepped up their game for Mechanize. It wasn't a perfect album, but it ranks up there with Demanufacture, for sure. I wish that there were more tracks, there are only around nine tracks [minus "Metallic Division"] and the standard FF release has about eleven.

I LOOOOOOVE the material on Mechanize, I just wish it was longer.

I wonder if this will make them heavy enough to tour alongside Meshuggah. THAT WOULD TOTALLY ROCK!!!



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