Minus the Machine

Rock · 2012 · 12 tracks · 43m

Minus the Machine

Seismic riffs meet breathy, ethereal melodies. A self-produced return to form that balances heavy alternative metal with atmospheric, progressive textures.

It's the sound of a band finally firing their boss and making the heavy, moody record they actually wanted to make.

A gritty, determined reclamation of identity wrapped in layers of atmospheric shadow.

Minus the Machine · vs · 10 Years

Defiant+1.0σ

Defiant saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m

01

Minus the Machine

3:42

02

Battle Lust

2:56

03

Forever Fields (Sowing Season)

3:13

04

Backlash

3:37

05

Writing on the Walls

4:20

06

Dancing With the Dead

3:40

07

Sleeper

4:02

08

Soma

3:25

09

Tightrope

4:14

10

Knives

3:42

11

Birth – Death

1:16

12

…And All the Other Colors

5:16

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the haunting piano intro of the title track into the sudden, crushing weight of the main riff.

The layered vocal harmonies in the bridge of Writing on the Walls that create a dizzying, choral effect.

The way the final track fades into a five-minute atmospheric sprawl of ambient textures and distant echoes.

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