April 2021 "The Sphere" Playlist - Metal Academy Radio

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4hFPIgAo31gWbjy9kf230u?si=GYKlGCIBTx-EJWvvnPy_eg

Tracklisting:

01. Ministry – “Ghouldiggers” (from “Relapse”, 2012)

02. Unheilig – “Geboren um zu Leben” (from “Grosse Freiheit”, 2010)

03. Deathstars – “The Perfect Cult” (from “The Perfect Cult”, 2014)

04. Meathook Seed – “Sea Of Tranquility” (from “Embedded”, 1993)

05. Rob Zombie – “Foxy Foxy (Ki:Theory Remix)” (from “Mondo Sex Head”, 2012)

06. Samael – “Slavocracy” (from “Solar Soul”, 2007)

07. Emigrate – “In My Tears” (from “Emigrate”, 2007)

08. Old – “Marzuraan” (from “Lo Flux Tube”, 1991)

09. Skrew – “Burning In Water, Drowning In Flame” (from “Burning In Water, Drowning In Flame”, 1992)

10. Ministry & Co-Conspirators – “Radar Love” (from “Cover Up”, 2008)

11. Master Boot Record – “Display.sys” (from “Floppy Disk Overdrive”, 2020)

12. Oomph! – “Feiert das Kreuz” (from “Sperm”, 1994)

13. Pain – “On Your Knees (Again)” (from “Pain”, 1997)

14. Static-X – “Something Of My Own” (from “Project: Regeneration Vol. 1”, 2020)

15. Fear Factory – “Linchpin” (from “Digimortal”, 2001)

16. Scorn – “Walls Of My Heart” (from “Vae Solis”, 1992)

17. Pitch Shifter – “Deconstruction” (from “Submit” E.P., 1992)

18. Godflesh – “Pulp” (from “The Earache Peel Sessions” E.P., 2014) [Submitted by Daniel]

19. Uniform – “The Shadow Of God’s Hand” (from “Shame”, 2020)

20. Strapping Young Lad – “The New Black” (from “The New Black”, 2006) [Submitted by shadowdoom9]

21. Mnemic – “The Erasing” (from “Sons Of The System”, 2010)

22. Red Harvest – “Cold Dark Matter” (from “Cold Dark Matter”, 2000)

23. Author & Punisher – “Burrow Below” (from “Drone Machines”, 2010)

24. DEAFBRICK – “Força bruta” (from “Deafbrick”, 2020)

My thoughts on some tracks (including my one suggestion):

Godflesh – “Pulp” (from “The Earache Peel Sessions” E.P., 2014)

5/5. The original version in Streetcleaner is one of my industrial metal favorites that can pulverize you into a pulp with the bass and drum machine rolling under the burning guitar slashing through vocals in a hopeless crescendo yelling "PULP" repeatedly until the last breath.

Strapping Young Lad – “The New Black” (from “The New Black”, 2006)

5/5. There's no better way to end my song-commenting journey through this month's playlists with a killer ending to the final album by progressive industrial metal band Strapping Young Lad! The intro riff at over the 30-second mark and the chorus nearly two minutes later are worth repeating. I f***ing love the lyrics and bad-a** vocal range. What's also satisfying is the drumming. It's a wonder this album that's metal as f*** isn't hitting the charts. Long live the music of one of the best bands of all time, Strapping Young Lad! Now that the band is over, the heavy world was bleak...until the heavier part of the Devin Townsend Project.