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Fear Factory - Archetype review



Reviewer:
9.0

392 users:
7.83
Band: Fear Factory
Album: Archetype
Style: Industrial metal
Release date: April 20, 2004
A review by: jupitreas


01. Slave Labor
02. Cyberwaste
03. Act Of God
04. Default Judgement
05. Corporate Cloning
06. Archetype
07. Drones
08. Bite The Hand That Bleeds...
09. Bonescraper
10. Undercurrent
11. Human Shields
12. Ascencion
13. School [Nirvana cover] [bonus]

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SECURITRON Remote Terminal v.3.1.4
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USERNAME: fear_factory
PASSWORD: *******

***USER ACCEPTED***

[fearfactory@bonescraper]#./vir_scan

######################################
RUNNING VIRUS SCAN
.....33%
.....66%
.....100%
STATUS REPORT:
NO INFECTION DETECTED
LAST VIRUS REMOVAL: CAZERAS.vir
SYSTEM RESTORED
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[fearfactory@bonescraper]#./sys_diag

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RUNNING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC
.....33%
.....66%
.....100%
STATUS REPORT:
THE INFECION HAS BEEN REMOVED
THE SOUL OF THIS MACHINE HAS IMPROVED
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[fearfactory@bonescraper]#/sbin/lsmod
SCANNING.... 13 modules loaded
PRINTING INTEGRITY REPORT:

***SLAVE_LABOR.mod
Dependencies: DEMANUFACTURE.mod
Description: High tempo. Test subjects experienced desire to sing along with vocal unit. Headbanging desire also detected.
Integrity: Excellent

***CYBERWASTE.mod ]]]
Dependencies: SOUL_OF_A_NEW_MACHINE.mod
Description: Module contains extreme contents. Please treat with caution. Blastbeats and a high vocal unit distortion detected.
Integrity: Excellent

***ACT_OF_GOD.mod ]]]
Dependencies: DEMANUFACTURE.mod, OBSOLETE.mod
Description: Minor brain concussion in test subjects detected. Hammering of the senses. Caution advised.
Integrity: VERY GOOD

***DEFAULT_JUDGEMENT.mod
Dependencies: OBSOLETE.mod, GODFLESH.mod
Description: Plodding, extreme weight detected. Sonic signal designed for maximum headbanging pleasure.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

***CORPORATE_CLONING.mod
Dependencies: none
Description: Completely original code. Very apt coding detected. Slight vocal module incompatibility.
Integrity: GOOD

***ARCHETYPE.mod
Dependencies: none
Description: High catchiness factor introduced. Coding written in novel way. High proficiency of synthesizer unit.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

***DRONES.mod
Dependencies: OBSOLETE.mod
Description: *WARNING* Copyright infringement detected: chorus command too similar to DESCENT.mod
Integrity: AVERAGE

***BITE_THE_HAND_THAT_BLEEDS_YOU.mod
Dependencies: RESSURECTION.mod
Description: Test subjects report this module is the best melodic sonic construct this machine has ever performed.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

***BONESCRAPER.mod
Dependencies: MESHUGGAH.mod, SOUL_OF_A_NEW_MACHINE.mod
Description: Maximum Effective Pulse Generator overkill. Only this machine can run a module like this.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

***UNDERCURRENT.mod
Dependencies: DIGIMORTAL.mod, RESSURECTION.mod
Description: All traces of "nu" code have been deleted. Module contains original code and apt coding. Research confirms high probability of sonic message residing in receivers memory for an extended period of time.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

***HUMAN_SHIELDS.mod
Dependencies: ISIS.mod
Description: Based on ISIS code, this module is designed to produce a very distinct atmosphere. Unlike anything this machine has performed before.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

***ASCENSION.mod
Dependencies: HUMAN_SHIELDS.mod
Description: Minimalistic outro construct. Vocal unit and synthesizer unit only.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

***SCHOOL.mod
Dependencies: COVERS.mod, NIRVANA.mod
Description: Port of SCHOOL.mod from a different system. Level of conversion: very high.
Integrity: EXCELLENT

CALCULATING OVERALL INTEGRITY
....
OVERALL INTEGRITY: VERY GOOD
REVIEW DROID EVALUATION: Archetypal Fear Factory. A must have.

[fearfactory@bonescraper]#logout
USER HAS BEEN LOGGED OUT





Written on 17.03.2004 by With Metal Storm since 2002, jupitreas has been subjecting the masses to his reviews for quite a while now. He lives in Warsaw, Poland, where he does his best to avoid prosecution for being so cool.


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Comments: 34   [ 1 ignored ]   Visited by: 301 users
07.08.2013 - 02:03
Stunning Cactus
The style of your review was very unique. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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16.07.2014 - 17:35
Deadmeat
Necrobutcher
Yeah great reviewing! i listened to some samples of the album and this review has now made me wanna listen to it!
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Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD!
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17.07.2014 - 09:48
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Staff
Objectively I think this is Fear Factory's lightest and most commercial release to date, but it's still my favorite. Slave Labor, Corporate Cloning, Archetype, and Drones are all some of my favorite FF songs.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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17.07.2014 - 14:10
Rating: 8
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by Troy Killjoy on 17.07.2014 at 09:48

Objectively I think this is Fear Factory's lightest and most commercial release to date, but it's still my favorite. Slave Labor, Corporate Cloning, Archetype, and Drones are all some of my favorite FF songs.

Hmm... I think Digimortal is probably a little more commercial, but that is also a great album, as is this one.
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