Mayhem Maniac Machine is the sophomore release from German technical death metal band Deadborn, who happen to feature two ex-members of Necrophagist. Comparisons to that band, or other leaders of the tech-death movement like Obscura, Spawn of Possession, or Nile, are really remote, as Deadborn don't bludgeon the listener with tons of shredding, jazzy bits, and stop-start arrangements, but feature tight, brutal ensemble work, similar perhaps to early Decapitated. Vocalist Mario sounds like a cross between Nile's Dallas Toler-Wade and Vader's Peter, as his deep throaty growls lurch in and out of the tight, pulverizing riffs from guitarists Jo & Kevin and Slavek's acrobatic drumming. Some of the highlights are "Bionic Abomination", "Replicants Device", and the hyper-blast mayhem of "Second Order Cybernetics", but overall most of the songs here are quite decent, though after a few spins they all start to sound a bit similar. Deadborn are definitely a band to watch out for, as I don't think they've fully hit their stride here on Mayhem Maniac Machine but seem to have all the tools to deliver that 'killer album' in the very near future.
Track Listing
01. Premises of Cryonics
02. Profanatic Reanimation
03. Bionic Abomination
04. Insane Motor Cortex
05. Replicants Device
06. Slaves of Megatron
07. Reinvented Power Process
08. Second Order Cybernetics
09. Kraftwerk D
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