this is a big, hefty throw-together of all the Fear Factory albums reviewed. i chose the evolution of fear, because thats what they call the transcending from their first, Soul of a New Machine, to their last, Transgression(do NOT bother me with mechanize)

Soul of a New Machine - 1992
with the release of FF new album Mechanize, a look back to their still standing achievement is overdue. Soul of a New Machine was Fear's first studio album, released in 1992. a re-released version of it is out with remastered songs(honestly, i've listened to both types, and they sound…

Figure of Six- Brand New Life is out and it needs to be known what kind of song is to be expected from the newly reformatted Figure of Six. here's my 5 good/bad review of the song.

1. its a new Figure of Six song. this song could blow donkey dick and still be awesome just because is Figure of Six.
2. this song blows donkey dick. it just takes everything i know about FoS and throws it out the window.
3. where did the awesome accent go?????? i really miss it. it made FoS so….amazing. there is no…

Droid is a Groove metal band from California. i only heard one song by them, The Resurrection, and i was just blown away. Music Choice really had a good selection that night. after about a year of looking, i finally found their site, and downloaded their new single(supposedly from their new album due out anytime), Condemn the Weak. yet another ballpark hit for this extremely talented band. i've listened to nearly all the album, except for 2 songs- Vengence is Mine and For the Following, but i must sy every song blew me away. it definately deserves…

Austrian Death Machine
Total Brutal
Double Brutal
A Very Brutal Christmas

Alice in Chains
Dirt
Unplugged
Nothing Safe: the Best of the Box
Bank Heist

A Dark Halo
Catalyst

Dark Tranquillity
Fiction

Static-X
Cult of Static
Shadow Zone
Wisconsin Death Trip
Start a War
Beneath..Between..Beyond

Sybreed
Slave Design
Antares
Antares
The Pulse of Awakening

Fear Factory
Soul of a New Machine *original 1992 release
Obsolete
Archetype

Arch Enemy
Doomsday Machine

Orgy
Vapor Transmissions

Team America World Police
Team America World Police Soundtrack

Behemoth
Demigod

Shadows Fall
War Within

Blindside
Silence

Dimmu Borgir
Stormblast

Tool
Lateralus
Ænima

Soilwork
Sworn to a…

here's my long overdue Austrian Death Machine review for their first album Total Brutal. this was a STUNNING album. unlike anything ive ever heard. Hardcore Comedy. you cant get any cooler than that. Austrian Death Machine was created by As I Lay Dying singer, Tim Lambesis. AILD sucks sooooo hard though, cant stand them at all. thats why i never bought this '07 release until last year when i heard their single "Get to the Choppa" on XM. netherless, that name gives it away. this is a parody band for the great Arnold Schwarzeneggar. every song is a quote from…

this is an old primus album from the great 90's. '91 to be exact. but i think this album needs to be resurfaced and rated. its just that great. Primus, as always, unleashed their usual onslaught of odd songs and beautiful skits. this album relies heavily on the funk, unlike the previous album Frizzle Fry. also, new to the primus scene this era, they actually focused on touchy topics: politics, poverty, immigration, military abuse, and druggies. one of the singles was even put on Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3, Jerry was a Race Car Driver. the other single, American Life,…

although this is a very old one, this is definately my favorite of all time. every song was good, no flaws at all. this opened many doors for me, band wise, the first time i listened to it. some of them i even bought albums of later. this was, at the time, Century Media's best setlist. this gets a 5/5 hands down.

Arch Enemy- Revolution Begins
Suicide Silence- No Pity for a Coward
In this Moment- Beautiful Tragedy
Devian- Scarred
Winds of Plague- One Body too Many
Sworn Enemy- Time to Rage
Warbringer- Dread Command
Agony Scene- Barn Burner
Himsa-…

the Metal for the Masses albums (a Hot Topic Exclusive) have always been hard to track down. if you ever see one. BUY IT!!!!!!! BUY IT!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD BUY IT!!!!!!!!! these albums are ALWAYS chock full of goodies. they are sampler CD's for the current top artists in Century Media, and most recently, Nuclear Blast. as i said befor, these albums are next to impossible to find. google metal for the masses right now and see what comes up. 1 album? thats it? yep. anyway, the latest installment, Metal for the Masses Vol. 8 has a HUGE…

Meshuggah's latest release, the live CD/DVD bundle Alive, turned out to be worth every penny. a very good live dvd to spell out what the band has been doing on their Obzen tour, and the live CD to complement. it mainly focused around four areas, Montreal, New York, Toronto, and Tokyo. they sounded spectacular at each one, and the only problems i had was with Jens kidman's Voice on "The Mouth Licking What You Bled" and the guitarists sounds on "New Millennium Cyanide Christ", besides those errors the rest of the dvd was awesome. i found it rather odd that…

I just picked up The Empire Shall Fall, apparently a new band from ex-killswitch engage frontman Jesse Leach. from what i read, Leach left his other band Seemless in late 2009, and soon formed The Empire Shall Fall. their first album Awaken is definately shows Leach is returning to his roots of mixing extremely hard screams with his classic melody. since being away from killswitch for so long(for those of you who are killswitch-challenged, Leach was only in killswitch engage until the 2nd album Alive or Just Breathing), Leach is a tad rusty. i noticed strains in his screams, but…