Master - The Human Machine - guest review
Master - The Human Machine - guest review
Tracklist
01. The Human Machine02. It's What Your Country Can Do For You
03. Twisted Truth
04. True Color
05. Suppress Free Thinking
06. A Replica Of Invention
07. Faceless Victims Expelled
08. Worship The Sun
09. The Lack Of Space
10. Impale To Kill
Guest review by
vezzy July 27, 2010
Although a death metal band, Master have always had thrash elements in their music and politically charged lyrics. This is no exception. The whole album is based on a concept of a totalitarian society, in the vein of writers such as George Orwell. As for the music, I have to say, it has sort of lost the raw and powerful edge of Master's earlier works (such as On The Seventh Day). This time around the sound is cleaner and smoother. The variation and liveliness has been opted out for a more simplistic style. The riffs are now basic, muffled thrash-style with the typical chugging. Speckmann's sick "gurgle-growl" fits well here and as always, is nicely done and he plays some slick bass licks. Another plus side is the melodic solos and fine drumming.
Highlight tracks are "The Human Machine", "It's What Your Country Can Do For You" (Speckmann's vocals are great here, plus some energy in the instrumental), "True Color" (nice thrash vibe), "A Replica of Invention" (old school) and "Impale to Kill" (not bad for a closing track, has that old school feeling again).
In the end, this is a more minimal approach from Master. If you are into thrash-death in the vein of Possessed, only less fierce, you might appreciate this. I recommend listening to it from another source before buying, as it is generally hit-and-miss and it seems to be more intended for a casual listen than anything else.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by vezzy | July 27, 2010
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Posts: 3493 Written by [user id=4365] on 27.07.2010 at 21:09 Make me.
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Posts: 3493 Written by [user id=4365] on 27.07.2010 at 21:25 Besides, it's Master. What more could ya want?
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Posts: 3493 Written by [user id=4365] on 27.07.2010 at 21:30 Enough of your stupid industrial black metal artists.
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Posts: 3493 Written by [user id=4365] on 27.07.2010 at 21:39 Then my death metal reviews shall continue. Actually, they always shall.
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Were you just biding your time for that 3-month guest review probation period to expire so you could review this?  "- Guest reviewers are not allowed to review fresh releases. Please wait for at least 3 months after the album has been released before submitting a review. It won't be accepted otherwise." Release date: April 26 Review date: July 27 
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Posts: 3493 Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.07.2010 at 04:33 ... Purely coincidental.
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