August 2025 "Industrial Metal Invasion" Playlist - Metal Academy Radio

First Post August 01, 2025 01:18 AM

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45Xj4PCyW3LavsE8NMtncN

Tracklisting:

1. Sybreed - "Emma-0" from Antares (2007) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

2. KONG - "Hok" from Mute Poet Vocalizer (1990)

3. Godflesh - "Slavestate" from Slavestate (1991)

4. Pitchshifter - "Catharsis" from Industrial (1991)

5. KMFDM - "Inane" from Xtort (1996)

6. Genitorturers - "Lessor Gods" from 120 Days of Genitorture (1993)

7. Lard - "Bozo Skeleton" from The Last Temptation of Reid (1990)

8. Mechina - "Machine God" from Tyrannical Resurrection (2007) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

9. Skrew - "Jesus Skrew Superstar" from Dusted (1994)

10. Lord of the Lost, Tina Guo - "Ghosts" from Ghosts (2025)

11. The Interbeing - "Ruin" from Icon of the Hopeless (2022) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

12. Oddko - "Kitty Girl" from Kitty Girl (2022)

13. A Dark Halo - "It Never Sleeps" from Omnibus One (2023) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

14. Fear of Domination - "Legion" from Distorted Delusions (2014) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

15. Cypecore - "Chosen Chaos" from Version 4.5: The Dark Chapter (2024)

16. Fange - "Mortes Promesses" from Purulences (2025)

17. Rammstein - "Zeig Dich" from Rammstein (2019)

18. Megaherz - "Abendstern" from Götterdämmerung (2012)

19. Source of Tide - "Serenade of Silence" from Blueprints (2002)

20. Ktulu - "In a Gada Da Vida - Iron Butterfly" from 2078" (2000)

21. Dagoba - "The Fall of Men" from What Hell is About (2006)

22. Eisbrecher - "Segne Deinen Schmerz" from Eiszeit (2010)

23. Killing Joke - "Blood on Your Hands" from Killing Joke (2003)

24. Static-X - "The Trance is the Motion" from Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

25. Neurotech - "To Theta State" from Stigma (2015)

26. Omega Lithium - "Pjesma" from Kinetik (2011) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

August 02, 2025 06:37 AM

Here are my thoughts on all the selected tracks:

Sybreed - "Emma-0" from Antares (2007)

5/5. The starting track of this album and playlist has beats and synths rising from the distorted background before unleashing sinister guitar riffing. Vocalist Benjamin Nominét screams his heart out against life struggles mutilating and hurting him.

KONG - "Hok" from Mute Poet Vocalizer (1990)

4.5/5. Another great start, with everything set up by the groovy audible bass by Mark Drillich.

Godflesh - "Slavestate" from Slavestate (1991)

5/5. One of the best songs by these British pioneers of industrial metal, with some of the best bass. Industrial metal is best suited underground and not as highly electronic-focused as bands like Skinny Puppy.

Pitchshifter - "Catharsis" from Industrial (1991)

4.5/5. Another standout, in which black metal-ish guitar tremolos plays over doomy sludge, maintaining the industrial mix.

KMFDM - "Inane" from Xtort (1996)

4/5. This one is INSANE!!! Sascha Konietzko performs his usual vocal distortion alongside rising chords, singing about the band themselves and their greatness. The country-ish guitars are also quite fun.

Genitorturers - "Lessor Gods" from 120 Days of Genitorture (1993)

4.5/5. Another heavy track filled with heavy desire to please the album's listeners, especially from the 30-second opening intro that sounds like Slayer.

Lard - "Bozo Skeleton" from The Last Temptation of Reid (1990)

4/5. Smooth bass once again starts up this mid-paced track with catchy vocals flowing together with heavy instrumentation. This legendary hardcore/industrial combo continues to impress me!

Mechina - "Machine God" from Tyrannical Resurrection (2007)

3.5/5. Attacking in different tempos is this long track, though this version is missing the piano outro.

Skrew - "Jesus Skrew Superstar" from Dusted (1994)

4/5. This one cranks up the thrash, the way Fear Factory and Strapping Young lad would a year after this album's release.

Lord of the Lost, Tina Guo - "Ghosts" from Ghosts (2025)

4.5/5. Amazing piece of beauty and intensity! I love the cello by Tina Guo here.

The Interbeing - "Ruin" from Icon of the Hopeless (2022)

4/5. This one crashes through with more of the pulverizing verses and emotional choruses.

Oddko - "Kitty Girl" from Kitty Girl (2022)

4.5/5. Amazing cyber metal track with touches of Rammstein. But now I can't stop hearing those d*mn meows.

A Dark Halo - "It Never Sleeps" from Omnibus One (2023)

4/5. Another one of my favorites from that A Dark Halo album, sounding haunting while having the lovely clean singing of Mel Rose.

Fear of Domination - "Legion" from Distorted Delusions (2014)

4.5/5. And another favorite track here! Guitar/keyboard melodies reach an intense height, and the ending climax is EPIC.

Cypecore - "Chosen Chaos" from Version 4.5: The Dark Chapter (2024)

4/5. Blasting off is this song with one of the coolest titles ever chosen. It has only a short amount of time for you to actually prepare for the chaos. The blasts and guitarwork strike through with their might. The vocals help make the song sound like industrial melodeath-ish metalcore gone Disturbed.

Fange - "Mortes Promesses" from Purulences (2025)

3.5/5. A good hard-hitter despite some flaws. Enough said!

Rammstein - "Zeig Dich" from Rammstein (2019)

3/5. I prefer Neue Deutsche Härte as a side-dish rather than a main course. Still that second chorus might have potential for a space battle in a German sci-fi film.

Megaherz - "Abendstern" from Götterdämmerung (2012)

2.5/5. Too much of a German romantic love ballad. Moving on...

Source of Tide - "Serenade of Silence" from Blueprints (2002)

3/5. Not a whole lot better, but at least we're back in the English zone.

Ktulu - "In a Gada Da Vida - Iron Butterfly" from 2078" (2000)

3.5/5. A few bonus points for making this Iron Butterfly cover more kick-A.

Dagoba - "The Fall of Men" from What Hell is About (2006)

4/5. Much heavier than the last 5 tracks, so thumbs up for that!

Eisbrecher - "Segne Deinen Schmerz" from Eiszeit (2010)

3.5/5. And we're back into a little more of the NDH. This one's almost like a blend of Rammstein's "Du Hast" and Finger Eleven's "Living in a Dream".

Killing Joke - "Blood on Your Hands" from Killing Joke (2003)

4/5. A groovy highlight from Killing Joke's 2003 self-titled album.

Static-X - "The Trance is the Motion" from Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

4.5/5. This monolithic standout has better vocals, including those growls by Wayne Static. RIP

Neurotech - "To Theta State" from Stigma (2015)

5/5. And now for this 11-minute epic, an ambient electronic instrumental that marks a perfect mini-journey of darkness and hope. I can't believe how perfect a non-metal track like that can be, and how well it fits in The Sphere!

Omega Lithium - "Pjesma" from Kinetik (2011)

5/5. The final track of this album and playlist marks the band's swan song. It's a shining straight anthem, partly sung in the band's native language. I almost feel like crying in both sadness and joy.

Pretty good playlist I've made, huh? I recommend this to any industrial metal fan and anyone who isn't into industrial metal but is up to getting into a great start for the genre. Thanks to anyone who have contributed with their own submissions, and I hope the rest of you enjoy it like I've had!