War Profiteering Is Killing Us All

Suicide Machines

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 9, 2005)
• Original Release Date: August 9, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Side One Dummy
• ASIN: B000A2H894
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #158,944 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The Suicide Machines are back with their sixth studio album. These are some of the heaviest, loudest, and most politically charged songs that the Detroit four piece has ever recorded. Produced by Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, Descendents, Rise Against).

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pick it up hardcore, August 11, 2005

By	Jarrid Crespo "JRawkSteady" (New York City) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This CD seems to be an amalgum of all their styles put together. Now in all fairness, you can't call yourselves the Suicide Machines and NOT sing about politics, (even though their most admired CD is exactly the opposite). Yet, this album does not come off as preachy (like Anti-Flag) or unresearched (like most Casualties songs)... Every track on this album has an edge that they have not traveled to until this date. Whether it be with lyrics or music, this album has it all! 13 songs and an extra 14th track called "95% of the world is third world," and only one or two songs i couldn't really get into. The intro to "Bottomed Out" saddened me quite a bit, but that's just about the only complaint I could possibly have. For fans of DBD and Battle Hymns, check out, TSM dishes out "Capitalist Suicide," "17% 18 - 25", and "Ghosts on Sunset Blvd." - If you're for some strange reason a fan of their self-titled or Steal This Record you may enjoy "Nuclear Generators", "Bottomed Out", or "Hands Tied"...either way, TSM adds so much to this new album that each and every song is more fast-paced, energetic, and realistic. And although this is more hardcore than they have previously ventured, it brings me back to the Battle Hymn days... "DDT!!!!!"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Completing the political transition, and it's not half bad, August 21, 2005

By	Nick Colosi "Nick" (Chesterland, OH, USA) - See all my reviews

So, first, a quick history lesson. I'm a relatively new fan of the Suicide Machines. After hearing "High Anxiety" on Tony Hawk's Underground 2, I went out and bought A Match and Some Gasoline, and since that was an amazing CD, I went out probably a week or two later and bought their debut, Destruction by Definition. I'm hoping to get Battle Hymes and Steal this Record soon, but haven't had a ton of luck finding it in stores.

Anyway, on to the new one. For their sixth time around, the Suicide Machines have made a few changes, some good, some bad, but we could say this is pretty much a CD that familiarizes the machines with the new grounds they broke into with their debut on Sideonedummy. What with the hardcore screaming and the politics, we could say this is A Match and Some Gasoline, taken up a notch or two. It's an amazing CD, let's start by saying that, and I've been playing it almost every day despite the fact that I've bought 3 other CDs in the same week that I bought this one. Jay really brings that energy that we know from their debut album as well as alot of turbo charge anger, shall we say, that he showed us in their previous works. My only concern/criticism on this CD, is the way they're slowly but surely moving away from the punk scene. In a few songs, Capsule and All Systems Fail in particular, they drop the fast paced beat for a slow almost droning scream (We dig our own grave) which sounds like something you might find on a Lamb of God CD, and since I'm not a Lamb of God fan, or a fan of any heavy metal for that matter, I don't know if that's the greatest thing. Now I don't mind the screaming, in fact, when the energy is there, the screaming complements it well. For example, as heavy as it is, the title track blew me away when I heard it for the first time, because it's still got that old Suicide Machines energy that makes you wanna get up and jump around... or in this case maybe bang your head on something, all the same. However, some of the highlight tracks on the CD are the ones that are going back to some of the old catchy punk-ska theme that the guys started back in 96. These highlight tracks would be "Ghost on the sunset strip" "Junk" "Bottomed Out" and "Hands Tied" All in all, I say buy it if you've ever even considered the Suicide Machines, but keep an open mind, 'cause they play around with a few new concept that aren't exactly punk-ish.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An intense, in-your-face, hardcore, punk rock album , November 27, 2005

By	George Dionne (WWW.ROCK-IS-LIFE.COM) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Good
The opening track "War Profiteering is Killing Us All" comes at you like a shotgun blast with frantic guitars and blood-thirsty vocals. Rapid drum beats and break-neck rhythms take a hold of "Ghost On Sunset Blvd," which also has one hell of a catchy chorus. Drug addiction is the focal point of "Junk". Sonically the track mixes a punk backbeat with hints of ska riffage. "17% 18 to 25" vents frustration with the lack of youthful voter turnout. A driving bass line riff leads the charge on "All Systems Fail;" another anti-government statement by the group. "Nuclear Generation" explores how those in power are slowly destroying our environment. "Hands Tied" explores more of that ska sound with funky bass and guitar tones.

The Bad
Nothing notable

The Verdict
This is a rather short album for fourteen tracks; about 30 minutes. What Suicide Machine's lack in length, they sure make up for in substance. War Profiteering is Killing Us All is an intense, in-your-face, hardcore, punk rock album with lots of social and political sensibility. You don't have to agree with their views, but at least listen to their side of the issues.