SOILWORK
- The Chainheart Machine
Listenable Records
I know it's a little much to give this album a perfect score, but I can't say anything except positive things about it. However, I may be biased because melodic death metal is my favorite genre in metal. They seem to fall under this category early on in their career changing some over the years. But this album is a landmark release from these Swedish metallers. A good follow-up release dominating over 'Steelbath Suicide' and my all-time favorite Soilwork album in their entire discography. The energy is full throttle throughout the whole album. There wasn't a song on there that I disliked.
The title-track, "Neon Rebels",
"Millionflame" and "Spirits of the Future Sun" are my
favorites. They tune their guitars down
to B I believe, and they're fast the whole way through. The energy is rampant. How these guys put forth such an effort on
here is amazing. The energy they have
and the original riffs. Blast! What a wild guitar extravaganza in these
songs just shining in metal glory. Their
later releases don't compare to this one maybe a close call is 'A Predator's
Portrait'. That's about it, I see this
release as flawless. The vocals
compliment the guitar whole handedly. There were really no clean vocals at all!
The only thing that was not that substantial was the
length of the album. It clocked in about
40+ minutes. I would've had liked to
hear more length or more songs on here.
It still reigns supreme in terms of originality, precision and
uncompromising energy. These guys just
suffered a loss in David but he was not featured on here as he joined the band
I believe in 2012. What a tragedy, though.
I'm surprised that the average scores on here was at 79%. I always liked this album the most but the
critics are the way they are, even in my text here. However, I felt that this was a pinnacle
release by the band.
I ordered this CD to show further support for the band
and music in extreme metal altogether.
Soilwork has so many peaks and valleys in their discography I'll always
view 'A Chainheart Machine' as their best.
The music, the vocals, the leads, and overall sound met perfection. You can doubt me well just listen to the
album. The riffs, leads and vocals are
sublime. I'm glad that this is a part of
my collection. Old Soilwork is dead,
long live old Soilwork! Pick this up a
physical copy don't just cheap out and stream it. It's a critical time for the band, they just
lost a brother, show them gratitude!
Ryan “Death8699” Fanucchi
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