Well, it appears that I haven't touched this blog since I created it, and I created it last May. No more! Hopefully, I will be able to update this blog as frequently as I acquire new music, but I've been wrong before. Anyway, here's an example of what is to (hopefully) come.
Fear Factory
Mechanize-2010
This. Is. Perfection. No, seriously, I can't really say anything bad about this album. Regardless of what you think personally about Fear Factory's revamped lineup, the music really should speak for itself. This is what the Fear Factory of my dreams sounds like. It's quite honestly the most impressive material I've heard from any band in a while, and while a track or two from Archetype may stand above the average cut from this album, in terms of sheer consistency and overall atmosphere, this is the best material the band has created since Demanufacture and Obsolete, with a ton of material standing even above those landmarks.
All of the band-members are at the absolute top of their games, with Burton sounding like he never stepped away from the mike, and Dino sounding, well, like Dino. Stroud and Hoglan are excellent additions to the cast, providing an unbelievably tight rhythm section.
In all honestly, what makes this record stand above perhaps all previous efforts by the band is the songwriting. The lyrics bite like razors, reminding us all too well what our current world has become. But even more than that, everything fits perfectly. Nothing seems forced, rushed, or sloppy. It just sounds right. Even the guitar solo (horrors!) that Dino plays during Fear Campaign fits the song and the moment exactly. It feels like an integral part of the song, not just a bit that was tacked on at the end of the writing process because the band thought it would sound cool. This album sounds and feels like a surprise attack gone exactly to plan.
To close this, I will urge you to buy this album immediately upon release. I know I will. But not the toolbox edition. That thing is just weird.
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