Industrial music reviews

There are very few albums in which I like EVERY single song. Serpentine Gallery is one of those albums. Beautiful,Atmospheric,Dark,Stunning I don't know how to describe such a masterpiece.

The music falls into the catergory known as "Darkwave" meaning a mixture of Gothic and Industrial influences. The one thing that stands out to me is it is dark but not depressing. The lyrics are hopeful and inspiring.

Tina Root and Susan Wallace were and always will be Switchblade Symphony. After this album Switchblade Symphony turned to more danceable and Trip-Hop style. But make sure to start with this one. You will not be dissapointed!

What can I say about Switchblade Symphony? Tina and Susan's debut on Serpentine Gallery is a gorgeous one! They both lend their beautiful vocals on this CD! They're *TALENTED*, *BEAUTIFUL*, *SMART* ladies who should've stayed together and made more *INCREDIBLE*, *LOVELY* music like this!...

I've heard probably close to 1000 albums in my life and this is in the top 20 and favorite with a female singer (and I'm not the biggest darkwave/goth fan)....Amazing beats, interesting guitars, eerie keys, and amazing vocals. Just buy it already!

From the first song, this album explodes. I'm not a live album fan either, but this one is an exception. As an old time fan I also like the very nice blend of both old and new songs , both fast and slow songs. It is very well done. Too bad every album cannot be as good.

Being just about the biggest NIN fan in the area that I live in, I own both the DVD AND the CD version of And All That Could've Been. As I said in my review for the DVD, Trent's songs are a lot better performed lie. Terrible Lie has a lot more energy live than it did on Pretty Hate Machine (don't get me wrong, the original is great, but the live version is even better), as do Sin and Head Like A Hole. There's just something about how raw and powerful Trent's voice is that makes NIN's concert's spectacular. The audience doesn't drown out the music, which is always good to know; and they know when to keep quiet during softer and more melodic songs like The Great Below, The Mark Has Been Made, The Frail, The Day The World Went Away, and Hurt. Trent also extends a few of the songs, like Sin, March of the Pigs, Starf***ers Inc, and more. He also adds a few extra words in songs, like in The Wretched where Trent chants "there is a place... in the back of my mind... where I used to try... try" during the interlude with the jumpy keyboard.

While this isn't the entire concert, the live album has a song that wasn't included on the DVD. I.E. The Day The World Went Away (which, in my opinion, isn't one of the better tracks off The Fragile). The DVD has La Mer, Complication, and Just Like You Imagined. My reccomendation is that you buy both, just so you can listen to the record in your car or on your ipod when your walking home from school (that's what I did) and buy the DVD so you can hear the extra songs and watch Trent's antics on stage.

Highly reccomended from a big NIN fan!

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why the F#@! is it $55.00+ ????? I don't understand that...

....it is worth the money. Luckily, I paid 'bout $14 dollars for it. Still worth the money. I now need to invest in getting a CD burner because I know I'm gonna wear out this CD once I get a set of wheels.

kmfdm are a hard band to pick and choose favorites with.since every album of thiers differs in style very much. this album is amazing. especially when listened to in the car and loud bass. every old person looks at you and thinks "wtf?" upon first listen, this album may seem a bit boring and will make you want to skip on to the next track,but that is HARDLY what it is. over a period of 2 days, i have gotten used to every song on this album except maybe one or two of them. guess what? they are all awesome!! this is a definate worthy follow up to the almighty xtort. if you have any interest in goth techno clubs or good music in general, then this is your album.

this is the music real goths should like instead of whiny screamo.

...and the Way to Suck Eggs. That's the rest of the title, and it's accurate in its "love it or lump it" attitude: there's no in-between ground with music this intense, you're either in or out. If you think Rob Zombie could stand to be heavier, Nine Inch Nails should be a little less sensitive, or Rammstein should try to be less German, than this is exactly what you're looking for. Ministry have several damn good albums, including their last two releases, but this is their definitive statement, to be locked in a time capsule for future generations to learn how to just get angry. Hardcore enough for punks, metal enough for headbangers, and your parents WILL hate it more than your Korn CDs.

This album simply ROCKS. Crank it up until your ears bleed! Probably the best known Ministry album and it certainly is my favorite. NWO, TVII, Just One Fix, Psalms 69, Jesus Built My Hotrod....it doesn't get any better than that. I would put this in my list of top 10 albums ever.

Great album, an aggro-industrial classic. No other band can or will ever match the fury and anger Ministry had done on this album. Check out also their release "Houses of the Mole."

If your fans of Creed and the influx of alternative rock they brought with them then this is the soundtrack for you. With solid track by Stabbing Westward and Creed, not to mention Garbage and Neve this soundtrack sure does handle some heavy hitters, but thats not all it has...it also has some dead beats. Shawn Mullins bores, Crow doesn't fit and Class of '99, while turning out an impressive cover, gets tiresome by lending TWO tracks here instead of quiting while ahead. The Offspring hand over quality with "THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT" while Soul Asylum neither impressess nor depressess with "SCHOOLS OUT". The only problem here is that with only 13 tracks you need to release 13 quality tracks and even though some tracks are better than others, none of them stand out like they should with the exception of Stabbing Westward, but every track of the Darkest Days album would have stood out. Pick this up if you're a fan of every track here, otherwise stay away. It just doesn't pack enough of a whallop to justify otherwise.

I can't comment about the the rest of the songs but Creed's rendition of I'm Eighteen by Alice Cooper is just awesome. I used to love the old song but, dare I say it Creed's version might just be better

This is one of the best soundtracks ever put together, starts out with a nice remake of Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) by Class Of '99. Not a big fan of Creed so go ahead and skip that song if ya dont care for them. Stay Young by Oasis, The Kids Aren't alright by Offspring and Medication by Garbage are some highlights but the best songs on the CD are Maybe Someday by Flick (Which wasnt even featured in the movie just added to the soundtrack). Neve- Its over now is such a great song and the nice "Helpless" played when the lovely Josh Hartnett makes his presence known in the movie. All in all a very nice soundtrack I listen to it all the time!!!!!!!!!!

There are some album covers you can look at, and just know the music within is going to be hard and heavy. This is obviously one of those albums. Some may argue, but I believe more than other bands, and even more than Ministry's prior album, this is when industrial and metal came perfectly together. Sure there's a few repetitive low-points, but the majority of this album is like a punch to the face. The opener "Thieves" with it's power-drill sample sets the tone, and "Burning Inside" and "Never Believe" take it from there. The next powerhouse is "Breathe", which leads to the climax of the album "So What", which includes the choice lyrics "I only kill, to know I'm alive". These tracks aren't simply heavy, they're also well written, and basically catchy. "Test" even makes rap sound good. I recommend a proper stereo for this.

This is one of the best albums from Ministry. Along with of course Psalm 69, and Houses of The Mole. For those of you wondering, I think that beautiful singing heard in the background of "Dream Song" is Bulgarian choir singing. That's probably my favorite track too. I agree with the reviewer who said it's mesmerizing. An incredible mix of electronics and Bulgarian choirs. My other favorite tracks are Burning Inside, the strange Cannibal Song, and So What. Pick up this album if you're a Ministry fan! Laters.

If you were not around when this first came out, you will never understand the intensity that it signified. There were hard groups, but nothing that sounded like this cd did. After The Land of Rape and Honey, which was just as great, there was something missing in the whole "industrial" scene. This filled the gap, and lost the "disco" edge and lameness that had become of the scene before and after this release. Pure class, get it no matter what.

This soundtrack knows what it needs to be and works really hard at succeeding...and for the most part it really does. From the explosive first track, Filter and Crystal Method set the bar very high, and for the most part the following tracks, while never fulling living up to "Trip like I Do" still fit the mold and deserve to be listed on the same track listing. "Long Hard Road out of Hell" is a great song, dispite the controversy of Sneaker Pimps regreting having to woek with Manson, they still delivered a brilliant song, and the second best on the album. "Satan" by Orbital and Kirk Hammet as well as "Tiny Rubberband" by the Butthole Surfers and Moby really stand out as quality tracks. The redone "FOr Whom the Bell Tolls" is appropriate subject matter, but all in all I was not overly impressed with the track. "Torn Apart" is brilliant (gotta love Stabbing Westward) and Prodigy's "One man Army" is freaking killer. Closing track by Soul Coughing & Roni Size is decent but I would have closed with Slayer's "No remorse" instead. Here is my HUGE complaint...KoRn's "Kick the P.A." is one of the dumbest songs ever, and with the talent that KoRn has shown they possess this was a waste of a track...They could have done SOOOOOO much better. Incubus and Silverchair are fine and Henry Rollins shows he still has it (never lost it)...so all in all Spawn delivers...they just should have cut KoRn before the CD was released!

I was a big fan of Spawn before I got to be a big fan of music. When I found the soundtrack in a garage sale, I jumped on it and had listen it almost a thousand times!! ...When I realized I had a special one: instead of "For whom the bells tolls" of Metalica on track 6, I have "This is not a dream" from Apollo 440 and Morphine, and I must admit it's my personal favorite track on the album!! I'm glad I didn't bought the American version.

Spawn is by far, along with the original Batman starring Michael Keaton, the best comic book remake movie ever. Sadly underplayed, especially to the recent flood of sub-par remakes. Well, not only was the magic and mayhem captured forever on film, the soundtrack played a huge roll in the movie as well, thus making it a vital part of the movie that sadly, now, has seemed to become a forgotten craft: That is of course, the lost art of producing a Great movie soundtrack. Showcasing some of the best and most cutting edge artists of that era, which may have not been very long ago, but nevertheless was a significant time. A time of change within the rock community. A precursor to what would be the short life of Nu-Metal and the rebirth of straight up Rock and Roll, which seemed to split fans right down the middle, and all different ways at that. A cool time and a cool change that was long overdue in the music world. although this is one soundtrack that is definitely dated, it is still a much appreciated and a more often than not listened to addition to my collection. Anyone who loves the movie needs this soundtrack, not to mention anyone who just loves music of the heavier sort, this is an awesome soundtrack.

This soundtrack knows what it needs to be and works really hard at succeeding...and for the most part it really does. From the explosive first track, Filter and Crystal Method set the bar very high, and for the most part the following tracks, while never fulling living up to "Trip like I Do" still fit the mold and deserve to be listed on the same track listing. "Long Hard Road out of Hell" is a great song, dispite the controversy of Sneaker Pimps regreting having to woek with Manson, they still delivered a brilliant song, and the second best on the album. "Satan" by Orbital and Kirk Hammet as well as "Tiny Rubberband" by the Butthole Surfers and Moby really stand out as quality tracks. The redone "FOr Whom the Bell Tolls" is appropriate subject matter, but all in all I was not overly impressed with the track. "Torn Apart" is brilliant (gotta love Stabbing Westward) and Prodigy's "One man Army" is freaking killer. Closing track by Soul Coughing & Roni Size is decent but I would have closed with Slayer's "No remorse" instead. Here is my HUGE complaint...KoRn's "Kick the P.A." is one of the dumbest songs ever, and with the talent that KoRn has shown they possess this was a waste of a track...They could have done SOOOOOO much better. Incubus and Silverchair are fine and Henry Rollins shows he still has it (never lost it)...so all in all Spawn delivers...they just should have cut KoRn before the CD was released!

I was a big fan of Spawn before I got to be a big fan of music. When I found the soundtrack in a garage sale, I jumped on it and had listen it almost a thousand times!! ...When I realized I had a special one: instead of "For whom the bells tolls" of Metalica on track 6, I have "This is not a dream" from Apollo 440 and Morphine, and I must admit it's my personal favorite track on the album!! I'm glad I didn't bought the American version.

Spawn is by far, along with the original Batman starring Michael Keaton, the best comic book remake movie ever. Sadly underplayed, especially to the recent flood of sub-par remakes. Well, not only was the magic and mayhem captured forever on film, the soundtrack played a huge roll in the movie as well, thus making it a vital part of the movie that sadly, now, has seemed to become a forgotten craft: That is of course, the lost art of producing a Great movie soundtrack. Showcasing some of the best and most cutting edge artists of that era, which may have not been very long ago, but nevertheless was a significant time. A time of change within the rock community. A precursor to what would be the short life of Nu-Metal and the rebirth of straight up Rock and Roll, which seemed to split fans right down the middle, and all different ways at that. A cool time and a cool change that was long overdue in the music world. although this is one soundtrack that is definitely dated, it is still a much appreciated and a more often than not listened to addition to my collection. Anyone who loves the movie needs this soundtrack, not to mention anyone who just loves music of the heavier sort, this is an awesome soundtrack.

I'm finding it hard to believe that this received a 4.5 cumulative review. Now I generally love this kind of music; I am a huge NIN, Skinny Puppy, and somewhat of a KMFDM and Stabbing Westward fan. This is just so lifeless, and by-the-numbers though and you really can tell listening to it. Take the lyrics for "Guilty" for instance (one of the higher points of the album). "1 and 1 and 1 make three. 1 and 1 why can't you see. Im killing you, you're killing me" Don't kill me if those aren't the exact lyrics but whatever, just generic uninteresting stuff. There's a reason you can buy this used for what was it....$1.94? OH and you can get there follow up (i think it was the follow up) "Perversion" for one cent!! Yes that's right one f**king cent. There's a little guilty pleasure to be found on here with (i didn't mean to do that) "Guilty" and "Enough" almost shows some promise. Everything else is predictable garbage with the same disco beat to all of it. I don't like being harsh on CDs I own, since I did buy the thing after all, and I did try to give it a fair chance. Some deserve it though. I'll sell you my copy for a quarter if you want it.

I think Gravity Kills gets unfairly dumped on just because they happened to get famous after NIN and Skinny Puppy. Quite frankly, I don't know what it is you wouldn't like about this CD if you liked all those other ones. OK, so it's not the most original thing on the planet, but so what? It's fun to listen to, and that's honestly all I ask. Maybe others demand some kind of earth-shattering experince, but I think that's just being unreasonable.

There are some slight dragging moments in here, but overall it's a solid, if conventional, idustrial rock production. If "breaking the mold" is what you want, then maybe stay away, but its by no means a bad album.

I bought all three albums from here because i saved a bunch of money and I've been meaning to get their cd's for years. Their first is my favorite but they are all good. The first one is so innovative for its time 96 I think.

Not many bands can bridge the gap between rock and electronic. And even fewer seem able to bridge the gap between rock and industrial. The two have faced off at each other for years. There are obvious comparisons to Nine Inch Nails. But Kidney Theives are not trying to be NIN. They have their own difinitive sound, Female vocals, and, in my opinion, a sharper, clearer image of whatever they are focused on. They paint a clearer picture of what they are singing about. I am shocked that this band is not getting more attention.

With all the noise pollution going on these days its nice to pop Zerospace in the old CD payer now and again just to remember how good music can be. Buy this now. No seriously, buy it. It's like NIN without the irritation factor.

Unlike a lot of modern music, the vocals on this aren't that terrible screaming/growling metal nonsense. This CD is the best elements of NIN, and Garbage (before they sucked) combined. As much as I like both these bands, I really think the kidney thieves excel both. If this CD was released in the mid-late 90s, it would have went platinum. Now, everyone listens to screamo, emo and Disney "actresses."