Michael Pavlyak

Incredible tone, fast tempos, great drumming that is SO tight it almost sounds like drum machines. If you're into extreme metal stuff, this album will be surprisingly easy to digest, then you should check out their other innovative concept album "Obsolete" Demanufacture is a package perfectly pieced together; the name and the album cover are appropriate and accurately represent the abrasiveness and heaviness, but additionally the whole album sounds crisp and super tight, with dark goth-like synth melodies thrown into the mix that really grabs the listener's attention. It still sounds fresh 27 years later. Demanufacture aged INCREDIBLY well, since it was so influential in multiple genres. Likewise, Fear Factory as a band were from my perspective a pioneer of the nu metal sub-genre. So if you like bands like Korn, Slipknot, or Mudvayne, these guys will totally blow you away. Musically, I relate Fear Factory to bands like Pantera and Meshuggah, but lyrically and conceptually they are on another level. There are some really interesting themes brought to light on Demanufacture, related to machines taking over society and politics. This concept actually carried onto their next albums because obviously this is kind of a relevant premise today. For me, Fear Factory is HELLA unique and super interesting! An incredibly talented guitarist named Dino, who has the mind of an innovator, is the genius behind all the tight riffs. Kind of like how Prince's 1989 'Batman' record contained no songs featured in the 1989 'Batman' movie, this whole album is like the unofficial soundtrack to the 1992 movie 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (despite having no connection to the movie). The T-1000 is all I can picture in my head when I listen to this brilliant metal masterpiece, which terrifies me and thus the name "FEAR FACTORY" rings true!

The most beautiful male-singing-voice ever recorded can be heard on this album. No, I'm not talking about Michael Jackson or Freddie Mercury, I'm talking about Van the Man's legendary ability to emote unlike any other singer. Moondance is worth purchasing BEFORE being listened to, because it's guaranteed to be your new favourite album.

Jim Norton brings his radio talent to the table by telling engaging and crude stories that any fan of the old Opie and Anthony show will appreciate... But his comedy really is for anyone who believes that anything and everything should be joked about. Your kids will love lil' Jimmy.

My favourite Megadeth album. There's so many original riffs and exciting solos compacted into very concise, progressive songs. The third track, Anarchy In The U.K is, in my opinion, a filler song and can be skipped if you're familiar with the original version; it's the weakest song on the album in spite of it being a classic punk anthem. To be fair, it's still very fitting because the rest of the album sounds, smells and tastes like pure anarchy. The artwork is actually a great depiction of the record's tone in that regard. Audibly it's not as polished as the Megadeth records that came before and after, but that is its charm and makes it stick to me. it is very raw, high energy 80's thrash metal and even though factors such as the band's name and the album's artwork may turn some non-metalheads away, this is a very underrated album and in my opinion the most absolute PINNACLE of thrash metal!