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	Title: The Empires of the Worlds Artist: Biomechanical Label: Earache Records Release Date: 8/9/05 Rating: 5 Skulls
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Reviewed by Trollhammer (8/24/05):
WELL THEN! I was NOT expecting what I heard when I put in Biomechanical's debut release The Empires of the Worlds. 99 tracks of pure metal mayhem. Well, to be precise it's really more like 14, but my promo copy is DEFINITELY a rockin' 99!! Earache certainly did well signing these bloody Brits. I really had no idea what to think when I heard it. I suppose the EASY way out of describing it is to say Fear Factory meets Judas Priest, with some technicality here and there.
The guitars are tight as NUTS. Their crushing sound certainly helps too. And the band includes enough orchestral and synth arrangements to give them the whole newer Dimmu Borgir vibe here and there, except they clearly didn't employ a 55-piece orchestra from Prague. The choruses usually employ soaring Halford-esque vocals with lush synth parts to layer it further. And the verses he seems to like to do a Phil Anselmo type thing, except that he doesn't suck at vocals. HUGELY versatile guy on throat duties, hugely creative.
And like Judas Priest, their twin guitar solos are absolutely RIPPING. Squeaky clean and extremely aggressive, the guitarists are those kinds of players that as soon as you hear them, you immediately hate them. Especially if you are also a guitar player. Unbelievable (assholes)! Their guitar sounds consist of a Pantera-ish tone (circa 90-94). They are definitely one of those bands that don't need to tune WAY the hell down to M to sound great. The drumming is fanatical, reminiscent of Ray Herrera with a dash of Hoglan. VERY fast and aggressive. Especially on tracks like "Assaulter" which make you throw the horns immediately.
I really can't go into depth about this band until hearing this album about 400 more times. There's SO much to hear on it. I've heard it about three times, and I feel as if I'm just getting more overwhelmed with STUFF. They cover just about all the bases that make a great metal band GREAT. Here's a great way to decide if you should buy this album. Answer the following questions with a YES or a NO.

Do you like Pantera?
Do you like Fear Factory?
Do you like Judas Priest?
Do you like to have your face sucked in because the metalness is so overwhelming that it actually creates an intense electromagnetic wave that has an anti-gravitational effect on JUST your face?
Do you like METAL?!?!

If you answered YES to at least 3 of the 5 above questions, you MUST OWN THIS ALBUM.
If you answered YES to only 2 of the 5 above questions, you STILL NEED THIS ALBUM!
If you answered YES to only 1 of the above questions, you shouldn't even be browsing this site or any of the reviews so go listen to your fucking Eminem albums that only YOU know you have cuz you're too much of a pussy to admit it to your friends, and you should probably have this album too even though you’re not tr00 enough to even own any metal albums.
If you answered YES to NONE of the above questions, you need to die, and THEN go out and buy this album as a zombie, if for nothing else then to save some face for the afterlife in Valhalla.
Five fucking skulls, and two pairs of horns repeatedly banging. Oh and by the way, their site is probably the coolest website in the history of websites.

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