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A killer piece of 90s brutal death metal from NSW, Australia. The guitar talent really shines through. Nicely done, Daniel!

You have done some great talented brutal work in this album, Daniel. Seriously! Well done! Here's my full review that you can also view here: https://metal.academy/reviews/32364/47836

As someone who prefers melodic/technical death metal and other metal genres, I don't really consider brutal death metal my thing in most cases. MOST. With that said, I like this album. This is killer brutal death metal right here! Neuropath recorded two demos in 1995 before disappearing into oblivion, though those who have been in this website for a long while would know Daniel's journey in the decades since the band's demise.

Although there were a few recent shout-outs to the band and their music here, it wasn't until this album compiling the two demos was released by Sphere of Apparition Records in late 2023 that their material would finally hit the stores. And how can a more extreme metalhead not like this pure brutal strength!? All of the band's members are talented, though the two who really deserve the spotlight in my honest opinion are Daniel with his massive guitar skills and Mark Wangmann with his vicious death growls. The new mastering by Bjorn is certainly a true enhancement to the production.

This whole compilation works well as a powerful extreme journey, so describing its songs won't do them justice, though I can mention the songs I enjoy the most in the usual favorites section below. I would love it slightly more if I loved brutal death metal more. Still this is a great well-done example of the genre, and I'm not just saying it to be nice. Mandatory for Horde members and death metal fans in general! Great support comes with true rewards....

Favorites: "My Bleeding Mortality", "Copulation of Insanity", "Vulgar Rebirth", "Rectal Pulpation"

4/5

Here's my review summary:

Dodheimsgard's 3rd album is all done by fate. The band knew it was time to spice up their black metal that was already going mainstream, and here they added industrial elements to their sound, though more techno-sounding rather than Ministry-esque. Not many other black metal bands have tried that kind of equal mix until about a decade later. 666 International can still be a shocking black metal album without being firmly placed in that genre, and that can be quite innovative. As much as Darkthrone established the Norwegian black metal scene with their early 90s albums, it's albums like this DHG album that deserve great appreciation! With an industrial beat and shouting that leads into black metal riffing and shrieking, industrial black metal really takes time to sink in before you're finally intrigued. You can also hear techno rhythms and occasional piano interludes, mixing the calm with the storm. DHG's 666 International has helped a couple metal genres with their survival!

5/5

Recommended tracks: "Ion Storm", "Regno Potiri", "Final Conquest", "Sonar Bliss", "Completion"

For fans of: The Kovenant, Samael (especially if you want to hear the bridge between those two bands' black metal and industrial metal eras), Thorns

Here's my submission for the February Guardians playlist:

DragonForce - "Power of the Saber Blade" (from Power of the Saber Blade, 2023)

January 2024

1. Samael - "Exodus" from Exodus (1998) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

2. Godflesh - "Post Self" from Post Self (2017)

3. Red Harvest - "Absolut Dunkel: Heit" from Cold Dark Matter (2000)

4. Trust Obey - "The Soul is a Temple of Wire Carcasses" from Fear and Bullets: The Tides of Sin (2018)

5. Irving Force - "Void" from Void (2020)

6. Aesthetic Perfection - "S E X" from S E X (2021)

7. Ludovico Technique - "Silence" from Silence (2022)

8. Fear Factory - "Replica" from Demanufacture (1995) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

9. Omega Lithium - "Kinetik" from Kinetik (2011)

10. Deathstars - "The Perfect Cult" from The Perfect Cult (2014) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

11. Mechina - "Tyrannos" from Telesterion (2019)

12. Oblivion Machine - "Reflexion and Dust" from The Moon Ailments Anthology (2017)

13. Sybreed - "Revive My Wounds" from Antares (2007)

14. Pain - "Leave Me Alone" from You Only Live Once (2011) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

15. In This Moment - "Everything Starts and Ends with You" from Godmode (2023) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

16. Khost - "Last Furnace" from Buried Steel (2020)

17. Diabolicum - "Chained on Demonwings" from The Grandeur of Hell (1999)

18. Megaherz - "Kannst Du Den Himmel Sehn?" from In Teufels Namen (2023)

19. SKYND - "Richard Ramirez" from Chapter I (2018)

20. Killing Joke - "Invocation" from Hosannas from the Basements of Hell (2006)

21. Unheilig - "Puppenspiel" from Puppenspiel (2008)

22. Dodheimsgard - "21st Century Devil" from Supervillain Outcast (2007)

23. Mnemic - "Within" from Sons of the System (2010)

24. Gothminister - "Thriller (Extended Version)" from Happiness in Darkness (2008) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

January 2024

1. Polaris - "Harbinger" from Fatalism (2023)

2. Born of Osiris - "Torchbearer" from Torchbearer (2023)

3. Upon a Burning Body - "King of Diamonds" from Southern Hostility (2019)

4. Imminence - "Temptation" from Heaven in Hiding (2021)

5. Norma Jean - "If You Got It at Five, You Got It at Fifty" from Wrongdoers (2013)

6. Half Me - "Concrete Ceiling" from Concrete Ceiling (2023)

7. Alt. - "Apep" from Abeyance (2023)

8. Currents - "A Flag to Wave" from The Way It Ends (2020)

9. Annisokay - "Human" from Abyss Pt. 1 (2023)

10. Our Promise - "Panic Waves" from Panic Waves (2023)

11. Emmure - "I Should Have Called Ms. Glen" from The Complete Guide to Needlework (2006) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

12. BOI WHAT - "PLAN Z" from PLAN Z (2023)

13. Bullet for My Valentine - "Hand of Blood" from Hand of Blood (2005) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

14. Abigail Williams - "The Conqueror Wyrm" from Legend (2006) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

15. Zao - "Fifteen Rhema" from Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest (1998)

16. Killswitch Engage - "My Curse" from As Daylight Dies (2006)

17. As I Lay Dying - "Through Struggle" from Shadows are Security (2005)

18. Parkway Drive - "Flesh, Bone and Weakness" from Don't Close Your Eyes (2004) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

19. Trivium - "At the End of the War" from Vengeance Falls (2013) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

20. God Forbid - "Soul Engraved" from Gone Forever (2004) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

21. Killwhitneydead - "Starring Robert Downey Jr. as "The Addict"" from Inhaling the Breath of a Bullet (2002)

22. PROJECT: VENGEANCE, Traitors, Nik Nocturnal - "Vessel" from Vessel (2023)

23. Carnifex - "Death's Forgotten Children" from Necromanteum (2023)

24. Monasteries - "Spiralled Icon" from Ominous (2023)

25. Darko US - "Come Home" from Oni (2022)

26. Hopesfall - "Escape Pod for Intangibles" from The Satellite Years (2002) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

27. The Number Twelve Looks Like You - "Glory Kingdom" from Glory Kingdom (2009)

28. Iwrestledabearonce - "Tastes Like Kevin Bacon" from It's All Happening (2009)

29. Rolo Tomassi - "Ex Luna Scientia" from Astraea (2012)

30. Converge - "Black Cloud" from You Fail Me (2004)

31. August Burns Red - "The Seventh Trumpet" from Thrill Seeker (2005)

32. The Dillinger Escape Plan - "Parasitic Twins" from Option Paralysis (2010)

Merry Christmas, fellow metalheads! (a day late but never mind) Deathcore parody masters Brojob made a Christmas parody of Lorna Shore's "To the Hellfire". So brutal and hilarious!

Ben, please add the new Bad Wolves album Die About It.

A true atmospheric classic performed live in the final show from these Finnish melodeath legends. RIP Alexi Laiho and Children of Bodom.

Sum 41's 13 Voices hits hard with a lot of the drama and sincerity in this rollercoaster ride of punk gone alt-metal in epic anthems like this one:

And even in deluxe edition bonus tracks like this one:

A f***ing embarrassment of cheesy 80s electro-synths and rapping-like vocals in the verses:

Melodic harmony and dreamy lyrics are balance out with the heavy rhythm and rough vocals in this industrial metal hit:

A truly hypnotic summary of Madder Mortem's earlier melancholic progressive doom:

A killer short yet progressive track with catchy heavy rhythm to headbang to:

A ravaging unique blend of nu/rap metal with Indian classical music:

Fantastic industrial thrash metal that goes f***ing hard:

High-quality industrial metal by this Sepultura/Fudge Tunnel side-project:

Ben, please add the new Children of Bodom live album A Chapter Called Children of Bodom.

Finnish industrial metal with a similar electro-dance vibe to German trancecore band Electric Callboy:

Some more metalcore bands I now enjoy thanks to some amazing discoveries, including the melodic metalcore of these two bands:

The crushing deathcore of Impending Doom:

And the experimental mathy metalcore of The Chariot:

Sorry, Ben, two more requests. Please add these Alter Bridge live albums:

Live From Amsterdam

Live at Wembley

Ben, please add these new releases:

Impending Doom - Last Days (EP)

War of Ages - Rhema (EP)

War of Ages - Dominion

Ben, please add the new Atreyu album The Beautiful Dark of Life.

That is quite the problem there. If a band that isn't hip-hop or alt-metal has a song that has rapping, people can easily think they've gone rap metal. That's one reason why I don't like it when a metal band adds in rapping out of nowhere. It's very likely that anyone who has first heard "And We Run" by Within Temptation would wrongly think, "This band is rap metal now! Who knew!?"

That would be another interesting combo, Daniel, but no, it's just death metal with rap vocals.

Well for releases that have hip-hop instrumentation mixed with that of metal, a couple prime examples of that are Limp Bizkit's Significant Other and Linkin Park's Collision Course remix EP with Jay-Z. Though you do make a good point about Rage Against the Machine, Daniel, despite rapping being an important aspect for that band. Now if you take an extreme metal song and add rap vocals to it, then it's more of a remix instead of a rap metal song. Viper (the RAPPER, not the band Andre Matos was in before Angra), has done that before with Burzum's "Dunkelheit". Someone in a Discord server I was in (I don't use Discord anymore due to toxicity there, by the way) shared this and to be honest, it's kind of an interesting mix, although I'm never really a fan of both artists:

My top 5 rap metal releases:

1. Attila - About That Life (2013)

2. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (EP) (1999)

3. Bloodywood - Rakshak (2022)

4. Linkin Park - Collision Course (2004)

5. Limp Bizkit - Significant Other (1999)

Rap metal is never really a favorite genre of mine, though the combination of hip-hop and metal works out well for that Anthrax song "I'm the Man" and bands like Attila, Limp Bizkit, and the more rapping side of Linkin Park. It's when a metal band adds in rapping out of nowhere that I find quite infuriating ("The Session" by Veil of Maya, "And We Run" by Within Temptation, etc.). Anyway, is rap metal a legitimate subgenre? I would say yes. It's the best way to describe bands like Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine, and Stuck Mojo, adding in rapping and even some of the instrumentation you would find in hip-hop. Then there's trap metal, a subgenre that adds metal elements to the hip-hop genre trap, though according to RYM, it's a descendant of hardcore/industrial trap, not metal. It would be interesting for us to experiment with trap metal in this site, but for another day....

After my brief exploration of melodic/symphonic black metal, I've given A New Dimension of Might some more listening and realized I may be wrong here. Sure there are the aforementioned symphonic black metal aspects in this album, but they're practically nothing compared to the earlier epic fury of Emperor and Windir. The operatic symphonics of Nightwish and Epica take most of the spotlight here. So I'd like those hall entries cancelled and this Trail of Tears album's position in its clans left as is, please Daniel.

Ben, please add these bands:

Jeff Killed John (earlier incarnation of Bullet for My Valentine)

Sum 41 (Their album 13 Voices has the Alternative Metal tag that now fits the RYM 2:1 ratio (for: 8 - against: 3).)

A plain bad laughingstock of a nu metal song:

Disturbed's true anthem which, no matter how disturbing it gets, deserves its fame:

Isn't that Megadeth album kind of weird? Some versions have a censored version of the Nancy Sinatra cover, others lack it entirely.  The former practically turned it into a gag song.

I've heard about this. The writer of the original song, Lee Hazlewood did not approve of the "These Boots" cover that was basically a "vile and offensive" parody. He threatened to sue the band if the band didn't remove the song from future releases, so that's what they've done. The 2002 remastered edition restores that track, but because of that controversy, the altered lyrics were censored. Another remastered edition was released in 2018 with a new re-recording of "These Boots" that contains the original lyrics. Type O Negative had that similar issue during the recording of the album Bloody Kisses with their song "Summer Girl" that was a parody of "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Crofts who did not approve of the alter lyrics and forced Type O Negative to instead make a cover of the song with the original lyrics. Oh yeah, Bloody Kisses has a 30th anniversary vinyl re-release, and there will be a graphic novel based on the album with contributions from members of Anthrax, Lacuna Coil, Black Veil Brides, Biohazard, Butcher Babies, and Fear Factory. And in other gothic metal-related news, Paradise Lost's re-recording of Icon, Icon 30 was released 10 days ago. I should check it out sometime....

A rapid-fire Beat Saber-exclusive song by the self-proclaimed Warp Speed Warriors:

1. Gateway playlist - 4/5 (number of songs commented: 14)

2. Infinite playlist - 4.5/5 (number of songs commented: 12)

3. Pit playlist - 4.5/5 (number of songs commented: 7)

4. Revolution playlist - 4.5/5 (number of songs commented: ALL 27)

5. Sphere playlist - 4/5 (number of songs commented: ALL 28)

For the clans I've made the monthly playlists for (The Revolution and The Sphere), I've listened to the entire playlists! I'm grateful to Saxy, Vinny, and Daniel for their playlist works. I really dig the tracks I've reviewed in the Gateway, Infinite, and Pit playlists made by Saxy and Vinny, and I'm glad the two other playlists I've made have paid off. I recommend them to any fan of the clans' respective genres and anyone who isn't into those genres but wants to get into a great start in enjoying them. Thanks, Daniel, for accepting these playlists, and good work all!

My December feature release ratings so far:

THE HORDE: Disbelief - "Worst Enemy" (2001) 4.5/5

THE REVOLUTION: Zao - "Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest" (1998) 5/5

THE SPHERE: Morbid Angel - "Illud Divinum Insanus" (2011) 2.5/5

The Horde and Revolution nominations (the latter being my own nomination) are incredible gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. The Morbid Angel album isn't all that great though, though I like it slightly better than most death metal fans would. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...

Massive groove-ish death 'n' roll:

Melancholic doomy sludge metal:

Monstrous deathly groove metal:

OK, I have to agree that this isn't death metal per se. However, to my ears, alternative metal doesn't really cut it as part of the album's sound. The "alternative" songs actually have heavier riffing and mid-tempo more in common with groove metal, blended with the deathly while still melodic but not overly melodic riffing of death 'n' roll as you might hear from Entombed's Wolverine Blues. My track-to-track genre analysis would go something like this:

1. Misery - groove metal/sludge metal

2. Believer - groove metal/death 'n' roll

3. Survive - sludge metal/groove metal

4. All or Nothing - groove metal/sludge metal/death 'n' roll

5. Denial - sludge metal/death-doom

6. Assassinate the Scars - death metal/death 'n' roll/groove metal

7. Recession - sludge metal/groove metal

8. Living Wreck - sludge metal/death-doom

9. Humiliation - groove metal/sludge metal/death 'n' roll

10. Outro - ambient FX outro

With that, I'm gonna have to give a NO vote to your Gateway entry for this album, Daniel. Then I'll add in a judgement submission to have added to The Pit with the groove metal tag, so stay tuned...

I've done my review. Here's its summary:

I felt up to facing one of my worst enemies, the heavier side of death metal. This is the kind of devilish aggression I'm normally in a feud with, and yet I can't help but take it on. The chaotic nature smashes me around and leaves me breathless. It's so horrifying yet so good! OK, I have to agree that this isn't death metal per se. Imagine blending together the standard death metal that you might find in 90s Hypocrisy and Bolt Thrower with the sludgy side of Neurosis and Will Haven, and a bit of Entombed's Wolverine Blues. You end up getting an excellent extreme death 'n' roll/sludge/groove metal sound, that barely any other band has tried, with songs ranging from sludgy and melancholic, to dynamic and groove-filled, to deathly while still melodic but not overly melodic, all in monstrous guitars, annihilating bass, devastating drums, and inhumane vocals. So get ready to face a true powerful beast!

4.5/5

Holy f***ing wars... The British speedy power metal heroes are back! Their new single is a catchy fun song to party to. And we'll have to wait to find out two things: 1. Will this appear in the band's next album? 2. Who's the new keyboardist/pianist?

Now made a lot better with the addition of the mighty singing of Amaranthe female vocalist Elize Ryd:

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the January Sphere playlist:

Deathstars - "The Perfect Cult" (4:02) from The Perfect Cult (2014)

Fear Factory - "Replica" (4:01) from Demanufacture (1995)

Gothminister - "Thriller (Extended Version)" (6:55) from Happiness in Darkness (2008)

In This Moment - "Everything Starts and Ends with You" (3:33) from Godmode (2023)

Pain - "Leave Me Alone" (4:10) from You Only Live Once (2011)

Samael - "Exodus" (3:48) from Exodus (1998)

Total length: 26:29

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the January Revolution playlist:

Abigail Williams - "The Conqueror Wyrm" (4:21) from Legend (2006)

Bullet for My Valentine - "Hand of Blood" (3:36) from Hand of Blood (2005)

Emmure - "I Should Have Called Ms. Glen" (4:54) from The Complete Guide to Needlework (2006)

God Forbid - "Soul Engraved" (3:57) from Gone Forever (2004)

Hopesfall - "Escape Pod for Intangibles" (2:28) from The Satellite Years (2002)

Parkway Drive - "Flesh, Bone and Weakness" (5:13) from Don't Close Your Eyes (2004)

Trivium - "At the End of the War" (4:47) from Vengeance Falls (2013)

Total length: 29:18

Here are my submissions for the January Infinite playlist, once again having two long epics in mind:

Kayo Dot - "The Manifold Curiosity" (14:28) from Choirs of the Eye (2003)

Opeth - "Blackwater Park" (12:08) from Blackwater Park (2001)

Total length: 26:36

Here are my submissions for the January Gateway playlist:

Beartooth - "I Was Alive" (3:18) from The Surface (2023)

Bullet for My Valentine - "Riot" (2:49) from Temper Temper (2013)

Ed Sheeran, Bring Me the Horizon - "Bad Habits" (4:10) from Bad Habits (2022)

Five Finger Death Punch - "My Heart Lied" (3:35) from The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 2 (2013)

Limp Bizkit - "Break Stuff" (2:48) from Significant Other (1999)

Megan Thee Stallion, Spiritbox - "Cobra (Rock Remix)" (3:06) from Cobra (Rock Remix) (2023)

Roadrunner United - "The End" (3:35) from The All-Star Sessions (2005)

While She Sleeps - "Self Hell" (4:40) from Self Hell (2023)

Total length: 28:01

Daniel, do you have a good Sphere track you wanna submit? I plan to start working on the January playlist later this weekend. No rush though, I can wait.

Daniel, do you have a good Revolution track you wanna submit? I plan to start working on the January playlist later this weekend. No rush though, I can wait.

Here are my thoughts on all the selected tracks:

Dance With the Dead - "March of the Dead" from Driven to Madness (2022)

3/5. Let's begin with a darksynth project that made a decent album intro of industrial metal. I guess the best part would have over the one-minute mark which sounds pretty cool. Time to bash some zombie warriors!

Static-X - "I'm With Stupid" from Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

3.5/5. This one has some great lyrics to like, "HE'S A LOSER!!!"

In This Moment - "Army of Me" from Godmode (2023)

4/5. Maria Brink is quite impressive at making In This Moment covers of pop hits, like this Bjork classic.

Godflesh - "ARMY OF NON" from PURGE (2023)

4.5/5. This one has the band's unabridged purity. It throws back to the glory days of Streetcleaner with the hammering and screeching guitars alongside the harsh vocals of Broadrick. The diversity in the heaviness adds to their bleak aura.

Celldweller - "The Wings of Icarus" from Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 02 (2012)

5/5. One of the best instrumental songs I've heard, and it was in the trailer for Real Steel! With my brother loving that movie and these kinds of tracks mixing industrial metal with dubstep and TSFH-like orchestration, you bet he might get a kick out of this kick-A action. When the music rises up until the bass drop at exactly one minute in, you know you're in for an epic treat.

16volt - "Perfectly Fake" from Skin (1994)

4.5/5. A perfect hodgepodge of experimentation, similar to what Candiria was doing at that time, but the hardcore elements are replaced with industrial ones.

Mushroomhead - "Episode 29 (Hardcore Mix)" from Remix (1997)

4/5. "You're a nice person... You're a b***h!" F***ing killer remix!

Obsydians - "Ascension" from Ascension (2018)

3.5/5. Obsydians is a band form by members of Sybreed after that split with Sybreed vocalist Benjamin Nominet moving on to Shadow Domain. Cool guitars and vocals here.

Minority Sound - "The End of All" from The Explorer (2012)

3/5. This one starts off pretty cool, but the long ending is a little too much.

Kit Walters - "The Stains of Time (Maniac Agenda Mix)" from METAL GEAR RISING REVENGANCE VOCAL TRACKS (2013)

3.5/5. Pretty good song to love for some cyber metal action from Metal Gear Rising.

Lock the Basement - "Green" from REVITALIZED (2021)

4/5. Although this is more of a HIM/Red Hot Chili Peppers-like track, it fits well for the concept of a strange claustrophobic future of disillusionment and desperation.

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

4.5/5. The dark sinister vibe is spawned straight from this track. The name of that song and this album reference Marquis de Sade’s unfinished erotic novel 120 Days of Sodom. Already, the lyrical message has some deep power.

Omega Lithium - "Nebula" from Dreams in Formaline (2009)

5/5. The humanity-threatened monster continues to roam in this scary yet catchy masterpiece composition. Within the evil synthesized violins and cold vocals, the creature has DNA from the aliens of Nebula who wage war on Earth to tire out the human rebellion.

Code Orange - "A Drone Opting Out of the Hive" from The Above (2023)

5/5. A perfect hip-hop-ish industrial metal track in which this crossover idea works so well!

Fear Factory - "Controlled Demolition" from Mechanize (2010)

4.5/5. This one also stands out with its heaviness, with lyrics detailing the government being blamed for 9/11. Of course, there's something different to blame, so theorists should cut the bullsh*t. In the bridge is a sample of the 911 call from one of the victims in the World Trade Center as the tower started collapsing ("OH GOD! HELP-").

D'espairsRay - "BORN" from BORN (2004)

5/5. D*mn, I love this insane song. The vocals blend well with the instruments without getting drowned out. It's sad that a band this awesome gets poor attention.

Dawn of Ashes - "Ahriman" from The Crypt Injection II (Non Serviam) (2019)

4.5/5. Black-ish industrial metal/aggrotech similar to Psyclon Nine. Enough said.

Waltari - "Far Away" from Space Avenue (1997)

5/5. A catchy poppy industrial metal single, with more of the cosmic keyboards and vocal fuzz.

Gravity Kills - "Never" from Gravity Kills (1996)

3.5/5. A heavy track with decent singing. What else to say?

Till Lindemann - "Lecker" from Zunge (2023)

4/5. I really like this track that has gigantic synths and grooves as Lindemann shines in melody and occasional raspy vocals that he has been using recently.

Red Harvest - "Move or Be Moved" from Newrage World Music (1998)

4.5/5. Excellent preview to a song later appearing in Cold Dark Matter.

Mnemic - "Sons of the System" from Sons of the System (2010)

5/5. This one brings back some of the band's earlier riff technicality especially in the fast thrashy verses, but they haven't forgotten about their more recent catchy choruses worth singing along to.

Control Human Delete - "Transporter" from The Prime Mover (2013)

4.5/5. Black-ish industrial metal similar to that Dawn of Ashes track, but without any aggrotech.

Ministry - "Relapse" from Relapse (2012)

4/5. Al Jourgensen continues to kick a**, as his vocals, guitars, and beats get better and smash through, with some cool samples to add to the punch, though the lyrics are a bit off. This unstoppable drug-hungry force might just be in the famous metal club of Black Sabbath, Pantera, Slayer, and Metallica. Here, Ministry is reinventing the Psalm 69 wheel and adding a bit of an alt-nu metal vibe to the usual industrial metal. The cymbals sounds a little weird in the chaos. The drugs Al has been taking during the recording of Relapse seem to enhance the mayhem. Just hang in there...

Strommoussheld - "Era Depression" from Halfdecadence (2004)

3.5/5. Great bass line in this song, but I have nothing else to comment there.

Bliss Signal - "Bliss Signal" from Bliss Signal (2018)

4/5. This one's also pretty great, adding some blackgaze to industrial metal.

Oomph! - "Ich bin Du" from Oomph! (1992)

4.5/5. This is actually one of my favorite Oomph! songs and, yep I'm saying this, it's metal enough to be in this playlist with some guitars in full prominence at the most needed parts.

Gothminister - "Boogeyman" from Utopia (2013)

5/5. And finally, we finishing this playlist with a complex entertaining 6-minute epic.

Pretty good playlist I've made, huh? Despite some bumpiness throughout, especially in the first half. Anyway, 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 Daniel for accepting this, and I hope the rest of you enjoy it like I've had!