Machine Messiah (album)
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| Studio album by Sepultura | ||||
| Released | January 13, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | Fascination Street Studios | |||
| Genre | Death metal, groove metal | |||
| Length | 46:05 50:40 (Deluxe Edition) |
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| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
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Machine Messiah is the fourteenth studio album by the Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released on January 13, 2017.
The band recorded the Machine Messiah in Sweden (drums recorded in Stockholm and the rest in Örebro) with producer Jens Bogren.
Machine Messiah debuted at #86 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 1,900 units in the USA in its first week.
Machine Messiah is the band's first studio album in over three years since The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career.
The band stated the concept of the album, saying, "The main inspiration around Machine Messiah is the robotization of our society nowadays. The concept of a God Machine who created humanity and now it seems that this cycle is closing itself, returning to the starting point. We came from machines and we are going back to where we came from. The messiah, when he returns, will be a robot, or an humanoid, our biomechanical savior."
The album cover art was created by Filipino artist Camille Dela Rosa.
Machine Messiah received positive reviews, with many critics calling it one of Sepultura's best ever albums. Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, saying that, "Machine Messiah continues to build on the diverse proggish elements displayed on Dante XXI, A-Lex, and Kairos, while re-engaging with the thrash and hardcore that made 2013's The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart so compelling." He described the album as an "ambitious, angry, hungry outing", and that, "Sepultura remain vital in their creativity; they expand their palette dramatically while fully integrating the sounds that brought them here."
Sonic Abuse said, "Machine Messiah is an open-minded, gloriously heavy album that allows each of the artists within the band to flourish." And that, "Sepultura remain a most potent act and Machine Messiah is a metallic masterpiece that embraces the multicultural nature of music at a time when divisions between peoples are more prevalent than ever. Truly stunning."
New Noise gave the album 5 stars out of 5 and said, "Sepultura have very well created one of 2017’s most noticeable records in Machine Messiah. While Green provides capturing vocals and lyrics, the instrumentals truly stand as a testament to incredible musicianship." And that, "Sepultura have crafted an album to be incredibly proud of, and one fans will adore. Machine Messiah is a record that embodies the strengths of the past, innovative combination, and excellent musicianship on all levels.
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