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Instead of being yet another instrumental djent album, Disorder stands head and shoulders above the crowd not only by guitar talent and memorable melodies. It's the electronic blips and dubstep wobbles that makes this an addictive treat for the ears. The Algorithm may be garnering most of the headlines with their blend of metal music and electronics, but A.I.(d) would be perfect for those who want more metal in their electronic djent.
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The final entry in Blut Aus Nord's exhaustive 777 trilogy marked a surprise for many people, but most definitely a welcome one. Gone are the dissonant twists and turns that often alienate those unused to the aural punishment the band is typically known for, this flips their ethos on its head and presents a series of beautiful and poetic songs that give whole new dimensions to their repertoire.
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A very last minute entry to the awards, it would have been a shame had this fantastic and unique outfit not had a nomination. Taking clear influence from Godflesh's crushing industrial metal legacy, CSSABA inject entire new levels of ambient atmospherics into to create a wonderfully textured reformation of their sound.
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Igorrr has become a surprising and popular hit amongst quite a few Metal Storm residents, and it's not hard to see why. Despite being only partially metal, Igorrr's unwavering ability to experiment with more styles and sounds than most bands manage in a lifetime as well as making those experiments huge amounts of fun, Hallelujah, his strongest effort to date, has earned him a place on this site for life.
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MMXII is a tour de force sort of album that is devoid of filler and serves both as reminder and confirmation of what the entire rock/metal/alternative scene owes to the original Killing Joke lineup, together yet again since their recent reunion. This album does not see Jaz Coleman and his cohorts go out of their way to experiment and redefine themselves as a band but instead, what we get is the most memorable, moving and simply beautiful set of Killing Joke songs in years.
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Minority Sound is our latest discovery in terms of cyber metal and boy, are we glad to be The Explorers. Minority Sound have a no-nonsense and direct approach and this release will satisfy all those who crave some expertly crafted, mechanical and raucous cyber metal with just enough synthetic atmospherics to push it all to the next level. Without a single filler track, The Explorer is a mandatory listen to all fans of the genre.
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After many mediocre releases, it seems that Tommy Victor learned something from his tenure as Ministry's guitar player and the result is Carved Into Stone, the best Prong album in years, or maybe even ever. Featuring an alluring mix of thrash metal, industrial rhythms and a great melodic sensibility, Prong delivers on all fronts here, with riffs that are as kinetic as they are memorable.
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This mostly electronic release has just enough djenty guitar riffs and complex rhythms ingrained into all the glitchy drum'n'bass madness to make it interesting for all of us metal fans. Structured much like an IDM album, Polymorphic Code is predominantly about exploring various electronic rhythms, complex ambiance and synthetic melodies; however, when the guitars do kick in, it is very clear that The Algorithm managed to stumble onto an entirely new, interesting approach to mixing electronica and metal.
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Ever wondered what music a crazed, cybernetic alien civilization would be listening to? Well, wonder no more as Umbah has the answer for you in the form of their insane album Enter The Dagobah Core. Featuring a completely unique and demented mix of cyber death metal with vocals delivered by a weird robotic life form that is going through a me(n)tal breakdown, Enter The Dagobah Core is a completely unique creation that needs to be heard.
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Vortech are no newcomers on the industrial metal scene, and it shows with Devoid Of Life, their fourth album already. Flawlessly mixing unrelenting death metal violence (those riffs!) and eerie ambiant electronic passages, the band once again managed to deliver a futuristic, dystopic piece of music, as violent as it is catchy and entrancing. Industrial Death Metal for the win!
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