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Track Listings
| 1. Posthuman Manifesto |
| 2. No Wisdom Brings Solace |
| 3. The Line of Least Resistance |
| 4. Red Nova Ignition |
| 5. Into the Blackest Light |
| 6. God Is an Automaton |
| 7. Hightech Versus Lowlife |
| 8. Challenger |
| 9. Downfall Inc. |
| 10. A Radiant Daybreak |
| 11. Destruction and Bliss |
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By Monster Zero
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sybreed are going to be one of those modern metal bands who are technically great, have an interesting sound and always write a decent riff, but who make the same album nine times in a row. Album #5 here suffers from the same syndrome - it's heavy, edged with industrial leanings, slickly produced and gets better the louder you play it, but it doesn't stand out from the last four albums in any real way.
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The package: the cd comes just in your basic jewel case in a card slipcase. I imagine this will be a limited slipcase like on the previous albums. the artwork looks great and the booklet is well packed with lyrics, pictures and art.
The album: i'm a big fan of the band and love their first 2 albums (Slave Design and Antares) but i felt a little underwhelmed with their 3rd album (The Pulse of Awakening). I found it overly mellow and melodic compared to their more aggressive/technical approach on the previous albums. God Is An Automaton (spelt incorrectly on Amazon) jumps straight back into their old style and pushes it a little further. The electronics have a much more symphonic approach in some songs, others they arent heard very much and others they add more a background noise while the guitars and drums take a much more prominant position again. The vocals are also not so 'in your face' this time around and have been worked on to suit the music better, ranging from aggressive to melodic to the occasional growl/deep vocal segment on one song.
Overall, this is the album i've waiting from this band since Anatres. it's fast, sharp, technical and ultimately a Sybreed album. fans of the band wont be disappointed.
The album: i'm a big fan of the band and love their first 2 albums (Slave Design and Antares) but i felt a little underwhelmed with their 3rd album (The Pulse of Awakening). I found it overly mellow and melodic compared to their more aggressive/technical approach on the previous albums. God Is An Automaton (spelt incorrectly on Amazon) jumps straight back into their old style and pushes it a little further. The electronics have a much more symphonic approach in some songs, others they arent heard very much and others they add more a background noise while the guitars and drums take a much more prominant position again. The vocals are also not so 'in your face' this time around and have been worked on to suit the music better, ranging from aggressive to melodic to the occasional growl/deep vocal segment on one song.
Overall, this is the album i've waiting from this band since Anatres. it's fast, sharp, technical and ultimately a Sybreed album. fans of the band wont be disappointed.
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4.5 out of 5 stars
13 reviews
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A must have album!
18 Nov 2012
By Dominic Gagnon
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Sybreed is one of my favorite band. I found in them many elements that i search when looking to a strong outfit. Sybreed is groovy, catchy, technical, great composers, fun and original.
For me God is an Automaton is a great album, but not their best work to date. The reason why is because their is songs on it that for me lack greatness and are too average. Songs that I highlight are: 1) Red Nova Ignition for it's structure, various tempo, it's deathmetal feel. 2) Into the Blackest Light for it's heavyness and blackmetal feel. 3) Hightech Vs. Lowlife because it's different from their catalog. 4) No Wisdom Brings Solace for it's catchy chorus. The other songs lack originality, fun and catchyness. The Line of Least Resistance is good but the chorus don't fit that much in the song even in the album. Destruction and Bliss have potential, start really well but got too long and boring from the middle. Posthuman Manifesto, Downfall inc. and A Radiant Daybreak are just ok.
Overall, Ben the signer is solid and add some black/death feel to it's growls that bring something new on this record. The production is good, but maybe with a little to much bass in the mix. Use of death/black vibes are welcome. On the other side, they could have use more variety in the guitar tone. Guitar riffs are not that much addictive or groovy as it were on their past releases (aka. Slave Desing). The album is too homogenous. But, hey! It's still good material from one of my fav band. I just hope that on teir next record they will create a masterpiece with just highlights tunes that will surprise me by bringing more new elements on the table without compromise the Sybreed recipe.
For me God is an Automaton is a great album, but not their best work to date. The reason why is because their is songs on it that for me lack greatness and are too average. Songs that I highlight are: 1) Red Nova Ignition for it's structure, various tempo, it's deathmetal feel. 2) Into the Blackest Light for it's heavyness and blackmetal feel. 3) Hightech Vs. Lowlife because it's different from their catalog. 4) No Wisdom Brings Solace for it's catchy chorus. The other songs lack originality, fun and catchyness. The Line of Least Resistance is good but the chorus don't fit that much in the song even in the album. Destruction and Bliss have potential, start really well but got too long and boring from the middle. Posthuman Manifesto, Downfall inc. and A Radiant Daybreak are just ok.
Overall, Ben the signer is solid and add some black/death feel to it's growls that bring something new on this record. The production is good, but maybe with a little to much bass in the mix. Use of death/black vibes are welcome. On the other side, they could have use more variety in the guitar tone. Guitar riffs are not that much addictive or groovy as it were on their past releases (aka. Slave Desing). The album is too homogenous. But, hey! It's still good material from one of my fav band. I just hope that on teir next record they will create a masterpiece with just highlights tunes that will surprise me by bringing more new elements on the table without compromise the Sybreed recipe.
3.0 out of 5 stars
I bout it just to have it, but by far Sybreed's only hiccup
6 May 2013
By Justin Burke
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Compared to Slave Design, Antares, and Pulse of the Awakening this album is not very good (in my opinion) and is by far Sybreed's only hiccup. Personally I only like PostHuman Manifesto, and of course Line of Least Resistance off the album. If you like the song Challenger of their Challenger ep you'll probably be disappointed. To me I felt as if the album was to dull and just couldn't get into it. I liked Bens new vocal style, but it just didn't work with the album to me and I felt as if it wasn't as cyber, industrial, or spacey like Antares was which got me into this band.
5.0 out of 5 stars
welllll
28 Feb 2013
By Tyler J Meisenheimer
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
i ordered this and basically its the best sybreed CD yet. every song is awesome and different. sybreed has a way to make metal sound kinda funky.
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