Monster Voodoo Machine - Suffersystem (1994) Industrial Metal Review

 I didn't find out about this 90's industrial band from Canada until relatively recently. Someone mentioned them in the comment section of a Fear Factory video and being a huge FF I had to check 'em out!


Suffersystem was released in 1994.

Source: discogs.com


"Threat By Example" is an awesome track, it definitely reminds me of FF but it has a lot of hardcore punk influence too which I love. It also features a sound sample of the monster Anguirus from the Biotech is Godzilla series!


"Motionless" is pretty heavy, sort of doomy like Black Sabbath. I don't care as much for the vocal style on this song. 


"Inside These Walls" has some really awesome native-sounding drums which reminds me of Sepultura on their Roots album. It has some nice gang-shouts that remind me of 80's thrash though I suppose thrash was heavily influenced by hardcore punk and not the other way around.


"Adding Insult to Injury" is a faster-paced thrashy sounding song that really gets your headbanging. Great riffs and more gang-shouts which I can't get enough of. 


"Slowburn" is, not surprisingly, slower but heavy and groovy. I really like it. Nice guitar solo too. Rare for an industrial band.


"Removal" and "Temple" are okay but I'm not big on this song. The vocalist is okay for this type of music but not that great and it does hold the band back. The music is a bit generic too.


"Defense Mechanism" is different from the previous songs, more like techno and it features piano. I don't particularly like it. 


The album closes with "Sunspots" which opens with some really heavy doom riffs and is awesome. A great way to close the album. 


Overall Monster Voodoo Machine's Suffersystem is a decent if somewhat forgettable album. If you really love industrial, do check it out, but for everyone else I'd say this is skippable.

Source: discogs.com


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