SAVIOUR ACHINE |
| Line-up: Eric Clayton: Vocals Jeff Clayton: Guitars Dean Forsyth: Bass Guitar Samuel West: Drums, Percussion Saviour Machine is a new experience to me. They are playing a kind of progressive Heavy Metal with influences from ambient, gothic music and opera. It is very well performed and they are all good musicians. For those of you who are familiar with the Swedish Goth band Dark Side Cowboys, this am how I think they would have sounded if they were playing Progressive Heavy Metal. The main problem with this release is that even though I have listened to it a couple of times, there is no track that grabs my interest. The songs are pretty much all the same, and I can't say that I remember any tracks afterwards. I'm sure that Saviour Machine can be much appreciated if you're into this kind of music, but they aren't my cup of tea. Released By Massacre Records. -Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist- |
SAVIOUR MACHINE |
| Line-up: Eric Clayton: Vocals Jeff Clayton: Guitars Dean Forsyth: Bass Guitar Nathan Van Hala: Piano & Keyboards Jayson Heart: Drums & Percussion This second CD from Saviour Machine doesn't differ that much from their debut CD "Saviour Machine" from 1993. The music is still well performed ambient, Goth and opera influenced progressive metal. I can't see any progress at all between the first and this second CD. The music on this CD could easily be from the first. It is still hard to hear any difference between the songs as they are all very reminiscent to each other. Good or bad, I'll leave it up to you to decide. Released By Massacre Records. -Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist- |
SAVIOUR MACHINE |
| Line-up: Eric Clayton: Vocals Jeff Clayton: Guitars Charles Cooper: Bass Guitar Nathan Van Hala: Piano, Keyboards & Programming Jayson Heart: Drums & Percussion This third CD from progressive metal band Saviour Machine is a big step from their previous album "Saviour Machine II" from 1994. The music is like a soundtrack to a rock opera about the bible, and the songs are much better on this one. Another great thing about this release is the CD case. It's all black with the band name, the title of the album and the songs printed in red and silver direct on the plastic. Inside it there's a 16-page booklet complete with all of the lyrics. It's great to have the lyrics available on a concept album like this. It makes it much easier to understand the story of the album. The singer Eric Clayton is the main man behind the most things on this CD. His vocals are sometimes reminiscent to David Bowie. The keyboard player Nathan Van Hala is also in the forefront of it all, always present with his piano and keyboards. Very much of what he's playing is done on the piano. A good decision in my opinion. This is definitely the album to start with if you want to get into Saviour Machine. If you liked the previous work of Saviour Machine I'm sure that you can't resist this one. Released By Massacre Records. -Greger Rönnqvist- |
SAVIOUR MACHINE |
| This is Part II
of the Legend. Part I was released in 1997 and here they are continuing
the story inspired by the bible and the forthcoming apocalypse. The
story is accompanied by progressive metal with influences from ambient,
Goth and opera music. They are sometimes reminiscent to Savatage but
not as much metal. The CD case is following the same concept as on "Part I". It's all black with the band name, the title of the album and the songs printed in green and silver direct on the plastic. The 20-page CD booklet contains all of the lyrics and it helps you to follow the story. If you liked "Legend Part I" this is a must. And you can also look forward to "Legend Part III" that they are planning for a 1999 release. I still think that "Legend Part I" am the album to buy for the first time listener. Released By Massacre Records. -Greger Rönnqvist- |