Saturday, October 11, 2008

MNEMIC - The Audio Injected Soul


MNEMIC
The Audio Injected Soul
Nuclear Blast America
8/10




These Danes meld several different styles into a Frankenstein of metal sounds that is both engaging and brilliant. The band describes itself as 'fusion future’, and that description is a good one as the band has put together an array of interesting influences and tones without forsaking the aggressive nature at the core of their overall sound. This is a band that has put a great deal of thought into their songwriting, and the pieces on this album are refined masterworks of metal that grab the listener by the balls and drags them through a maze of crunching riffs, slamming drumbeats and massive vocals.

Mnemic expands on the sound forged by the pioneering Fear Factory, alternating between growling and tuneful singing with ease on songs like the rocking opener "Dreamstate Emergency". The band's riffs are focused and compact during the music’s heavier moments, ready to lapse into a frenzy of ferocious rhythm at any minute while still remaining cohesive on the melodic passages.

When Mnemic decides to thrash it out, they can hold their own with the best in the industry, remaining as violently forceful as a band like Messhugah without sacrificing the melodic structures that make their songs so dynamically entertaining. S

tandout tracks here include "Illuminate", "Sane vs. Normal" and "The Silver Drop". "Sane vs. Normal" is at once the most eclectic and the most creative track on the record... a schizophrenic rollercoaster ride through a post industrial playground of intriguing textures and superb arrangement.

Although this is the band’s second full length platter, Mnemic could still be considered a new act. If this album gets the airplay on metal radio that it so richly deserves, Mnemic shall emerge as one of the predominant forces in extreme music today.

With "The Audio Injected Soul" they have created an album that is challenging, trend-busting and immediately enjoyable to spin.


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