If Djent sounded like this then maybe I would listen to it.ĥ5 minutes long but can feel like an eternity sometimes. It's almost like a heavy version of Djent at times with the spastic yet controlled rhythm.

The guitars are heavy and have impressive rhythms. There's plenty to indulge over in the lyrical themes of vivisection, religion, and control. Militaries and government themes kind of mesh together a few songs, along with the drums that seem to grasp onto their double handed hi hat beats for dear life. They work in sections where his voice is grating and scrapes through but for half of the album when I hear the voice I just feel like it needs more depth to it. The actual metal vocals aren't as bad as the clean vocals but they still feel just barely amiss. The clean vocals don't do it for me and I honestly dread whenever they come through. The vocals feel like they could be fine tuned. Complex patterning is the meat and potatoes here. It's a shame he doesn't ever use a constant high speed double bass section for longer because in short bursts his speed is commendable. Especially in extended constant high bpm sections. You can feel it like a frog in your throat. While speaking about the drums I'd like to also bring up the killer kick sound. It's a bit awkward in places but mostly he pulls it off. Fast beats with both hands alternating on the hihat cymbal are frequent and I can't think of a death metal album that uses this particular approach more than Fear Factory on this release. This sound is what drives a huge chunk of this album. Opting to go for something that almost sounds like an extra jangly tambourine. The first thing that grabs me is the hihat sound. However when digging through the past one is surprised to discover Soul of a New Machine for it's distinct sound apart from the rest of F.F.'s arsenal. Growing up on Demanufacture set an expectation for following Fear Factory releases to live up to and with a few good songs stretched out over their vast discography they never lived up to those expectations for another Demanu or something better.

The soul of a new machine