Customer Reviews

Cannibalised

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I think the problem the earlier reviewer was mentioning wasn't that the vocals were too soft, but that the mastering was way WAY too loud. This is a really crappy recording that shouldn't have been mastered this hot. The sound crackles because everything is being overdriven. This is a great album, and excellent work, but I agree it needs to be remastered. Really disappointed with the production on this album.

These guys are awesome on every level and the album is great. So why did I give it two stars. When I put this in my car I could barely hear the vocals. So I thought it was my car. I put in my computer with a good speaker system and I could barely hear the vocals. THE VOCALS ARE TOO LOW. Such a shame. If you pay attention though, you can tell that this album is awesome but since I can barely hear the vocals I get frustrated and don't care to listen to the album. I hope they fix this and re-issue the album

First off i know about polyrythms and ideas of being techinical etc. I'm the x Byzantine drummer and thats what we prided ourselves after was making some ultra technical, but listenable music. Biomechanicals first album was very good, produced well, good vocals and sounded more focused. Yes i do agree also that the music is way to loud and the vocals are pushed back in the mix, but that may not be so bad considering they go no where. Basically it sounds like a guy blowing his load or being so jacked up on coke that he's ready to just explode and scream babbling nonsense from feeling good. Make a long story short..its not tight, focused, or even well written music, as i said it sounds like a bunch of thrown together ultrasonic noise to me. Thanks.

When I heard this album was out, I was so excited to download it, since "Empires" was my favorite album of that year...only to be disappointed.

What to expect here? This album continues off where the last one did--that is, it sounds more like a 2nd half of a CD album than a new one. Don't get me wrong, all of the excellent vocals, guitars, and signature sounds this band has are all present here. It's just that nothing really stands out. The first 3 tracks have the same feel as the ending portion of "Empires". The rest are just bland, with the exception of the ballads. The ballads, unfortunately, only traverse farther from the band's sound and make them sound like a horrible King Diamond copy. I'd really like to give this a better review, but it is just going to be another burned CD tossed in the garbage can.

To mister 2-star reviewer: if you plan to rate an album, please consider all aspects and don't take 3 stars away just because you're unsatisfied with the vocals, which just vary in volume throughout the album. They sound fine, if they were louder it would leave less room for the music itself, which is out of this world.

Biomechanical has crafted an album here that is hard to digest with the first couple of listens. But when you take your time, and let this monster take place in your head, it will be an album of epic proportions. It is much more complex and more aggressive than their first effort. I can't give this album less than 5 stars, it is definitely one of the best albums i've listened to the last couple of months.