Release Date: 14 October 2022
Label: Hammerheart Records / Napalm Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8715392223426
Genres: Hard Rock & Metal  
Release Date: 14 October 2022
Label: Hammerheart Records / Napalm Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8715392223426
Genres: Hard Rock & Metal  
Description
Death/Thrash Metal classic re-issued!
It's sort of hard to believe that Master has been around for almost 40 years now. We remember seeing these guys at nearly every club in the world back in the days, and front-man
Paul Speckmann and crew never disappointed. The discography is an impressive collective of honest, brutal Death Metal that is straight from the book of said genre. From 1990
up to 2018 Master has produced solid to great releases, and they have never gone away and have become more brutal with age.
"The Human Machine" from 2010 is a mild kick in the chest void of subtlety or reserve. It's well-produced, fast-paced Death Metal that has a technical side emanating from it, quite
polished one might add. Maturity through Death Metal often means a band either waters down its style and subject matter in accordance to some imaginary borders or they
manage to progress from the roots and grow from within. Master has managed to grow without letting up. In fact, Master's "The Human Machine" could stand up well against
death album from 2010 or so, it's both viable and stirs the senses.
The songs are typically Master: free-thought-promoting, sensible dirges, and violent reactions to all things inane or unjust. In the long lineage that is Master's discography, the ever
constant theme is subjugation, be it internal, mental or governmental. Speckmann's vocals are so reminiscent to Tom G. Warrior from Celtic Frost it is haunting. His influences show
throughout the album, as does the proficiency of the band he has assembled with Alex Nejezchleba on guitars and Zdenek Pradlovsky drumming. The trio is amazingly talented
and produces through a mere trio what some bands can not accomplish with five members.
From start to finish, "The Human Machine" is a Death Metal lesson. This is the way Death Metal should be presented: fast, thought-provoking and legible. Another fine release from
a vastly underrated band is ready for ingestion.
Tracklisting
Sadism
Moon Wizard
Defender
Ereb Altor
King Zog
Obtained Enslavement
The Night Flight Orchestra
Subway to Sally
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master