Die Krupps were one of the forerunners of the electro/industrial sound way back in the late 70s/early 80s, but after a decade of perfecting that sound, they moved into Industrial Metal — even picking up Lee Altus of Exodus on guitar. With ten years of electro/industrial experience and a legitimate metal guitar player, Die Krupps immediately jumped to the head of the pack. Despite their excellent pedigree, they never managed to make an absolute mind-blower of an album — mostly due to productions that could never capture the power of their live performances. V-Metal Machine Music is the first album in the band’s 30+ year history that finally manages to capture the heaviness of a Die Krupps live performance in a studio release. Finally, the riffs are huge and powerful, the beats are pounding, the synths are crisp, and the vocals are aggressive. It also doesn’t hurt that Metal Machine Music features some of the band’s best songs, delivering one excellent track after another.
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