Review Summary: Imagine present-day Scar Symmetry trying to mimic Fear Factory.
Industrialcore. Just repeat that word of a genre mix to yourself. Sound promising? Didn't think so. Pointing out worthwhile 'core bands isn't exactly like trying to find used products at a Gamestop. We have groups like Mnemic to thank for this inconvenience. While talent and enjoyment is certainly present, as with any decent genre that has potential, these guys aren't making the case any better for those who provide us with said aspects. A listen through all of
The Audio Injected Soul isn't even necessary to discover how and why.
Describing these boys from Denmark is almost as easy as labeling a group like Job for a Cowboy. If one were to take the generic sound (and quality) of Scar Symmetry after Christian Alvestam's departure and see them attempting an industrial style, the results would likely follow as found here. Get rid of the solid guitar-playing talent and add even more redundancies in the beats, and you have the final recipe ready for listeners to sigh through. Getting any level of fun out of
The Audio Injected Soul is also hard to come across, despite the initially catchy opening track "Dreamstate Emergency," which loses steam shortly after the second chorus. Unfortunately, the rest of the album can't even accomplish this.
What's even worse to realize while listening to Mnemic's sophomore studio album is that even though it's a bad album that never had a chance to accomplish much, you can hear faint strives of decency (emphasis on "faint").
The Audio Injected Soul can at least be called tolerable for avoiding huge slumps, it's just such an unremarkable drag that praise is a struggle to attribute. Once you've heard even part of "Dreamstate Emergency" or "Jack Vegas" you've essentially got a taste of what the album sounds like at-best. In other words, this album is completely avoidable and does next to nothing that warrants giving it more than a resounding shrug.
