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MACHINA/the machines of God
Rock · 1999 · 10 tracks

MACHINA/the machines of God

The Smashing Pumpkins

November 1999 · Metro Music (3)

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A high-stakes, spiritual confrontation wrapped in a dense layer of metallic noise and existential longing.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
04
I of the Mourning
4:37
05
The Sacred and Profane
4:22
07
Heavy Metal Machine
5:53
08
This Time
4:44
09
The Imploding Voice
4:25
10
Glass and the Ghost Children
9:56
12
The Crying Tree of Mercury
3:45
13
Speed Kills
3:26
15
With Every Light
3:56
16
Blue Skies Bring Tears
5:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the guitars on 'I of the Mourning' sound like they are physically weeping through a layer of digital distortion.
The mid-track transition in 'Glass and the Ghost Children' where the music dissolves into a hypnotic, spoken-word psychodrama.
The absolute wall of fuzz that hits during the chorus of 'Heavy Metal Machine', pushing the speakers to their breaking point.
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