silentgods Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Mechanize is a full-fisted blast of passion and innovation that sounds like the missing link between’s 1995’s groundbreaking Demanufacture and 1998’s more texturally nuanced Obsolete. Songs like “Industrial Discipline” and “Powershifter” are crushing and colossal, melding fast and precise rhythms with vocals that pinwheel from raw and scathing to hauntingly melodic while “Fear Campaign,” which features harrowing spoken word passages, quickly segues into a showcase of punishing beats, rapidfire riffs and ghostly keyboards. For the first time in years, the band’s industrial roots glimmer through its street-lethal metal, thanks in part to Fulber, who worked on Fear Factory’s popular industrial remix albums Fear is the Mindkiller and Remanufacture. While Mechanize is instantly reminiscent of Fear Factory’s most potent moments of discovery, it’s hardly a stroll down the old assembly line. Be it the orchestral keyboard swells of “Christploitation,” the keyboard-infused dirge of “Final Exit,” the taped screams and radio transmissions of “Controlled Demolition” or the last gasp-under-shattered-glass samples of “Metallic Division,” the combination of technological advancements and experience of Fear Factory have evolved like a computer virus, constantly reconfiguring itself to maximize its destructive impact. Metal tool box Including: • Digi-pack version of “Mechanize” • Certificate of Authenticity • Bumper Sticker • Sew-on patch • A2 Poster • 7 Fear factory branded tools: Phillips Screwdriver, Flat Head Screwdriver, Hammer, Wire cutters, Tape measure, Extendable Ruler & Pencil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I was going to make some joke about this album coming with a hammer, but it seems too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdamned Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 wow, this is ridiculous! All this effort for an album that is clearly just going to be awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 throw in a Hot Topic gift card! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurrobear Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 wow, this is ridiculous! All this effort for an album that is clearly just going to be awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I'm glad this isn't retarded or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 LOL.. the album is standard old style Fear Factory fare. I'd be happy with the digipack. This is unneeded and ranks up there with that rammstein set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Does it come with an album that isn't Fear Factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgry Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 All that and the album blows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 still not as cool as the Rammstein dildo box set. http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43676_0_2_0_C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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