And Utero Dominae Bleeding Machines EP
Self-Released 2006
By Jason Jordan
Like anything I receive for review, I was hoping And Utero Dominaes Bleeding Machines EP would be awesome, but it didnt quite work out that way. Instead, this death-tinged industrial is mostly bland despite the obvious positive attributes professional artwork, decent production, and guest vocals from Steve Austin (Today Is the Day).
While death metal and industrial certainly walk hand in hand on this release, it seems AUD lean more towards the latter than the former, citing the overall repetitive nature that is perhaps the inversion of, say, death-centered material by Red Harvest, Scorngrain, Thy Disease and many, many others. Rather than being obnoxious or atrocious, however, much of Bleeding Machines simply fails to engage the listener. Its not all bad, though. The title tracks guitar riffs and drum rhythms from 2:05 and on are great, whereas the primary melody in The Agony Disease from 2:20 to the songs close is of equal quality.
Aside from Austins presence during the weak, forgettable The Inverted, theres nothing noteworthy about Bleeding Machines. Still, And Utero Dominae arent hopeless, because as I said earlier, the music isnt terrible its just boring. Perhaps the two-piece will be able to inject more entertaining elements into their next endeavor.
Official And Utero Dominae Website
Self-Released 2006
By Jason Jordan
Like anything I receive for review, I was hoping And Utero Dominaes Bleeding Machines EP would be awesome, but it didnt quite work out that way. Instead, this death-tinged industrial is mostly bland despite the obvious positive attributes professional artwork, decent production, and guest vocals from Steve Austin (Today Is the Day).
While death metal and industrial certainly walk hand in hand on this release, it seems AUD lean more towards the latter than the former, citing the overall repetitive nature that is perhaps the inversion of, say, death-centered material by Red Harvest, Scorngrain, Thy Disease and many, many others. Rather than being obnoxious or atrocious, however, much of Bleeding Machines simply fails to engage the listener. Its not all bad, though. The title tracks guitar riffs and drum rhythms from 2:05 and on are great, whereas the primary melody in The Agony Disease from 2:20 to the songs close is of equal quality.
Aside from Austins presence during the weak, forgettable The Inverted, theres nothing noteworthy about Bleeding Machines. Still, And Utero Dominae arent hopeless, because as I said earlier, the music isnt terrible its just boring. Perhaps the two-piece will be able to inject more entertaining elements into their next endeavor.
Official And Utero Dominae Website
