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Audio Injected Soul

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I have both Mnemic albums and since this one came out I was ready to get myself a copy. Mnemic is really a distinctive band beside having Meshuggah's influnces in their music but they made it their own unique metal sound. I love all the different odd time signatures incorporated into their songs blending with heaviness, harsh and clean melodic vocals and melodic passages. I can't get enough of Mnemic!!! To execute this type of musical performances takes brilliant minds and talents. Top notch metal work from Mnemic. I am sure there will be more awesome albums to be put out by them over time and I am also certain that they will be huge!!! Highly recommended for metal fans!!!

Many people have said the new Mnemic album offers nothing new, and it's all been done by Meshuggah with the "odd time signatures", or by Fear Factory with the "futuristic mechanical metal" genre. But the thing is, (and many closed-minded people may argue) it's never been done this well. Mnemic truly come into their own on this album and though they're a bit more melodic on The Audio Injected Soul than they were on Mechanical Spin Phenomena, they don't really compromise any heaviness at all. Plus, The Audio Injected Soul is very polished and well produced. Best tracks on here are "Dreamstate Emergency", "Door 2.12", "Deathbox", and from track 7 til the end. The last track, "Wild Boys" is a brilliant cover of an old Duran Duran song. That's why it doesn't fit the album, cause it's not their song, and a lot of bands tend to throw a cover at the end of the album if they recorded one. Also, a couple notes: Towards the end of the album especially, Mnemic sound A LOT like Soilwork (which isn't a bad thing by any means). And the only semi-gripe I have about this album was the hype of it being recorded with AM3D Audio Technology for a full, surrounding experience on headphones, and it is, but only for the 2 songs they recorded with the technology. And even then, one of the songs is the short intro to the cd, which is of a man walking with a drill of sorts... Cool, but no music. So other than "Deathbox" and the aforementioned intro titled "The Audio Injection", all other songs are recorded like any other. Regardless, being a huge Mnemic fan since the last cd, this album definitely gets a 5 out of 5 from me.

Every track from Dream State Emergency is better than the one before. If you like soilwork then you will like Mnemic.

With pummeling death metal riffs, start-stop arrangements, double kick-drums, and both hardcore barks and clean vocal harmonies, are all spun together through a dizzying maelstrom of technology; and, really, all the listener can do is hang on for dear life. Future Fusion Metal band Mnemic has done it again. Denmark's Mnemic offer a futuristic metal style evocative of post-industrial outfits such as Fear Factory and Strapping Young Lad. Formed in the town of Aalborg, circa 2000 the group unleashed its debut album, Mechanical Spin Phenomena, in 2002, through Nuclear Blast. Timely appearances at Europe's major outdoor summer festivals followed, and having gained generally rave reviews and a small but loyal following, Mnemic proceeded to record their second album, The Audio Injected Soul and now the moment we've been waiting for is here. If you like Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, and Meshuggah, then u will definately wanna get this.

Recent In Flames meets Fear Factory, this is my take on it. These guys aren't anything close to Meshuggah, the drums come nowhere close at least, i could see how the vocals could sound like Meshuggah thats about it. Anyway, i'm a long time supporter of Fear Factory, and i must say the clear spots in the vocals are impressive and are accurate to a Burton C. Belle comparison. Anyway, catchier riffs and drumwork in this one, you can even hear basslines on occasion. The production and musicianmanship are better on this release than there last album and the mixing is well done. After listening to Mnemic's 2003 release "Mechanical Spin Phenomena" i wasn't very impressed. That album sounds like a more brutal early Static-X spinoff. This record has a more Mnemic trademarked sound, that i could get used too. If you like these guys you'll probably like Bleed the Sky, Fear Factory, or Sybreed.

This is Mnemic's second album Audio Injected Soul which was realeased last year. This was one of the best metal albums I bought along with new albums from Machine Head, Shadows Fall, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Exodus, Lamb Of God, and others. Inspired by the likes of Messhuggah and Fear Factory, Mnemic combines brutal death metal inspired guitar riffs, an excellent rhythm section, and breathtaking melodies that get stuck in your head. Every song on here is phenominal. From wonderfully catchy numbers such as Dreamstate Emergency, Illuminate, to angry headbangers in Door 2:12, Sane Vs. Normal, Jack Vegas, Deathbox, to the closing song Wild Boys, this masterpiece of an album is a pulse pounding journey of brutality and melody. A must have for fans of Messhuggah, Machine Head, Strapping Young Lad, Soilwork, The Haunted, and Fear Factory. Buy this album now.

If you wanna rock out to some Ear Drum Pouding Metal, this Cd is for you! Amazing 3D sound Techniques Blows your Freakin mind. especially on the intro to Deathbox. they're the first band to use this effect I believe. Based on their first CD, Mechanical Spin Phon., there really wasnt any improvment needed. so how do you follow up a great Cd? RELEASE ANOTHER GREAT CD!

All in all Buy it! dont download, you dont get the 3D effects!

Hailing from Denmark, Mnemic is a prime example of what the future of metal could be, and with these guys in the mix, the future looks very bright. This isn't nu-metal or aggro-rock a la Korn or Linkin Park, Mnemic combines hard death metal riffs with engaging harmonies and sweeping choruses to create something truly special. Songs like "Door 2.12", "Illuminate", and "Overdose in the Hall of Fame" are great tracks, while "Dreamstate Emergency" is amazing to say the least. If you are a fan of old Meshuggah or Fear Factory, I strongly recommend picking up Mnemic's "Audio Injected Soul", it's just the right metal fix you need, and it will help you remember just what real metal is.

Oh god they went downhill. The clean vocals are so strained it hurts the ears to listen to. They also took a page out of Soilwork's book and made all of their songs have screamed vocal verse mixed with clean vocal chorus, sadly they're songs are 1~ minute longer than Soilwork's and don't have guitar solos... which means theres basically 2 minutes of filler that could have been cut out. If they had done this I might have given The Audio Injected Soul and extra star.

I've been a Menmic fan since I first saw the video for "Liquid" on Uranium in mid-2003. Since then I've been trying to get the debut. After a while I finally got my hands on it and enjoyed. But this is a better album. The album starts with "The Audio Injection", which is an intro. Nothing to say about it except that it's pretty cool. But the first real track, "Dreamstreet Emergency", is freaking heavy and has great singing/screaming. Other great tracks include "Sane VS. Normal", "Door 2.12", "The Silver Drop", and "Deathbox". All the songs rock, but the above mentined tracks are my favorite. On top of that, the album artwork is pretty cool (not that it has anything to do with the music). The only bad side to this album is "Wild Boys". I hate Duran Duran. Well, at least the cover is better than the original, but that's not what this review is about. Overall, the album is great. It's a must buy for fans of Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Sybreed, industrial/metal, and even extreme metal fans will like this.