Track Listing

1. Bien Venidos
2. Get To The Gone
3. Permanence
4. Black And White
5. This Is Not
6. Otsego Undead
7. Cold
8. Structural Defect
9. ...In A Bag
10. Burn To Burn
11. Machine
12. A Dios Alma Perdida

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16054 in Music
• Released on: 2001-05-22
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Static-X and their 1999 debut, Wisconsin Death Trip, seemed to garner more interest for singer Wayne Static's gravity-defying hairstyle than for the L.A.-based lineup's genre-defying music. The aptly titled sophomore outing, Machine, is the worthy, if expected, follow-up. The intense, mechanized, futuristic metal found here comes across as a thrash version of Orgy, with a dollop of Ministry and a dash of Powerman 500 tossed in for extra punch. The intense, short bursts that are "Get to the Gone" and "This Is Not" are forceful and demanding, thanks to Static's growl-scream and the rhythmic power of the music. The spooky "Cold" and epic album closer, "A Dios Alma Perdida," would be suitable for a horror-movie soundtrack, while "Otsego Undead" kicks off with a welcome organic drum sound, though the song never really goes anywhere--a problem that resurfaces throughout Machine. Indeed, the album's revved-up vibe, monster riffs, and irresistible energy are all ultimately held down by a dearth of memorable songs. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews

A Solid Album From Static-X
This album isn't as great as WDT IMO, but this still has some of their heaviest songs they've ever made, (Get To The Gone and Structural Defect.) And they even have a more gothic song on this album (Cold) And just some catchy tunes (Burn to Burn, Permanence, This Is Not, and Black and White) But something about this album is missing, I can't quite describe it, maybe it's too "Mechanical" But I just don't like this one as much as WDT, but again, if you enjoyed WDT, give this one a fair shot. I think what this album was lacking so much that I liked about WDT, was the crazy wild vocals Wayne Static did in it. But I still enjoyed listening to this album. 4/5 stars.

My Introduction Into Metal
Machine was my first true Metal CD. All my friends were into Metal at the time, so I had to pick up something with screaming in it. I eventually picked out Static-X due to them being labeled under the Hard Rock category. I had no previous knowledge of who they were at all. Luckily, this CD turned out to be a very solid purchase.

The music on here is full of variety. Most metal bands stick with one style of music and bore your ears as you listen to them. "Cold" is a very slow paced song with minimal screaming. "Machine" is a very fast paced electronic sounding song. The opening on this CD features circus music followed by pure fast pasted metal music. There is something for any Metal fan on here.

At the end of the day, you still need to enjoy Metal music if you expect to enjoy this CD. Anyone else should just shy away from this. The variety kicks this CD up to four stars.

Static X falls flat on their face.
From Nu Metal masters to absolute disaster.
I was expecting a great follow up to the masterful debut.
What did I get?
Boring, unmemorable, unlistenable jibberish.
Skip this one, it stinks.