Silicon Messiah

Artist: Blaze
Label: Jvc Japan
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988002400034
ASIN: B00004W3Q0

Release Date: 2000-06-07

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Tracks:

Ghost in the Machine
Evolution
Silicon Messiah
Born as a Stranger
Hunger
Brave
Identity
Reach for the Horizon
Launch
Stare at the Sun

Customer Reviews:

A Metal Masterpiece.......2001-12-21

This album outshines most any metal album that I can think of. With it's ripping riffing (cute, eh?) and it's excellent vocals, lyrics and musicianship all around, it throws all other metal albums for a loop.
Done in a "classic" metal style, very guitar heavy with no Synth, lots of guitar solos, etc. Silicon Messiah rips into you from the first to the last. The track "Stare at the Sun" is honestly one of the best metal tunes ever written. It's beyond discription. Check these guys out for yourself.

Hasn't left my CD player for weeks!.......2000-08-07

In my humble opinion, Blaze (Bayley)'s album "Silicon Messiah" is a masterpiece, one of the best metal albums of all time. Exaggeration? Some of you may think so. I don't. His voice is amazing (which could lead to conspiracy theories: was Harris doing something "bad" to it when producing Bayley's albums with Maiden?), the band plays brilliantly, the lyrics are great too, and it's one of those albums which will be hard to take out of your CD player.

Totally refreshing... sounds both 'old' (in the classical sense, meaning it doesn't sound like 90s metal at all :) ) and new.

It really has a style of its own, so it's hard to compare to other bands... let me think... it doesn't sound like Maiden (both old and new) at all. Bruce Dickinson's "Chemical Wedding" is a bit closer to this one. Maybe also a little bit of Dio's "Strange Highways". Or... yes, that's it, Rage's "Ghosts".

I'm almost "afraid" to say this, but as much as I love Maiden, Bruce and "Brave New World", I think "Silicon Messiah" completely and absolutely outclasses it.

What metal should be..................2000-07-17

Silicon Messiah is one of the greatest albums in the history of heavy metal. It combines earth shattering guitar riffs with some of the most thought provoking lyrics the metal genre has ever experienced. Additionally, the vocal performance by Blaze Bayley is by far the best of his career.

Even many of those who were critics of his work with Iron Maiden will be swayed by this album when given a chance. Andy Sneap, producer, brings out the most from Blaze's deep and powerful voice. Something which bass player extraordinaire, Steve Harris, was unable to do while producing Blaze's two albums with Iron Maiden.

This album is packed with excellent songs. There is not a single weak track out of the bunch. Themes include the future of humanity as it expands into outer space, the evolution of computers into sentient life forms, human psychology, and alienation. The music is obviously influenced by diverse forms of metal. Many of the guitar riffs will remind one of ferocious thrash a la Iced Earth, while many of the solos remind me of Iron Maiden. All I can say is that it works very well!

If you like metal, you will like this album.

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