Released on: 25th October 2019
Have you ever been filled with a solid euphoria that arrests your psyche. Because Biomechanicals— same energy. The sophomore album from Swedens magnificent Metalite titled Biomechanicals is a devise of pure empirical pleasure. And if it were a book would quickly become a papier-appendage.
It is hard to pin down what distinguishes Biomechanicals from the slew of other symphonic albums. Symphonic metal is undoubtedly over saturated and female fronted is not so much a SEO as a genre in itself. Biomechanicals, although ticking all of the above criteria, is hard to put into words because the album exquisitely contrasts tones before timbre. Creating startling dynamics throughout its songs.
It is good to remember that you cannot polish a turd but the only thing you would need a hanky for while listening to this album is wiping your chin at how jaw dropping the pace is anyway. These are riffs that are catchier than a shoe lace in the river Thames with beats that guide rhythms rather than push them. Biomechanicals is a rare thing. An engaging sequel that exponentially surpasses its predecessor.
Elation is an apt description of the feeling that Biomechanicals inspires. And for such a severe message conveyed through this album, a deeply sociological and environmental tune, it sure is uplifting. And executed with so much conviction that it is hard not to get carried away. Especially when you have made a microphone out of the nearest prop to your right and dance with the colour of fire you hold in your heart.
8/10
