WREKKING MACHINE - Mechanistic
Termination (NEW*LIM.100*US THRASH METAL '87 - '91*LAAZ ROCKIT*FORBIDDEN)
Divebomb Records 2019 -
Brandnew US Thrash / Speed Metal Killer from 1987 - 1991 ! Limited Edition DCD
- 500 Copies !
twenty page lyric/show flyer booklet.
FOR FANS OF: VIO-LENCE,
FORBIDDEN, DEATH ANGEL & LÄÄZ ROCKIT
WREKKING MACHINE formed in
Santa Cruz, CA during the summer of 1986, and within a year had solidified a
stable lineup consisting of Shawn Smith on guitar/vocals, Doug Livingston on
guitar, Nick Felczer on bass, and Sam "Bam" Adato behind the kit. The
group recorded the I Am Born demo in June of 1987 at Harbor Records in Santa
Cruz, CA—four songs of aggressive thrash that retained a classic heavy metal
influence—before Scott Sargeant joined up on second guitar, allowing Shawn to
focus solely on fronting the band. An unreleased four-track demo, Fatal
Mistake, followed; and in March of 1988, the Shut Your Mouth and Let Us Play!!
rehearsal demo was circulated, featuring 14 tracks—including a cover of Nuclear
Assault's "Hang the Pope." Later that same year, the two-song Merge!!
demo was tracked once again at Harbor Records—the material starting to reveal a
harder-edged sound with a hint more sarcastic humor.
In early-1989, Nick and Doug
relocated to San Francisco to be closer to the high-profile Bay Area thrash
scene, and it was time for the next WREKKING MACHINE demo, Somethin' Happened,
in July. Recorded at Telluride Studios in Palo Alto, CA, the tunes showcased
signs of the more technical direction the band would fully develop in the years
to come. Somethin' Happened was heavily promoted with a massive amount of shows
alongside such acts as King Diamond, Manowar, Candlemass, Annihilator, Sacred
Reich, M.O.D., Dark Angel, Defiance, Heathen, Atrophy, and many others.
In 1991, Scott Sargeant left to
join Lääz Rockit, and was eventually replaced by new guitarist Mike Wells as
WREKKING MACHINE began working on a nine-song full-length at Old West Studios
in San Francisco. Tentatively titled Hear Me Now, the album was originally due
out by the end of 1991 on Resurrection Music in the U.S. and Demolition Records
in Europe. Though performing on the bulk of the tracks, Doug Livingston had
also exited the group before the material was ultimately released under the
name of Mechanistic Termination—first on limited edition cassette in 1992, before
seeing a proper CD release through Mausoleum Records the following
year—boasting tighter production that allowed the crunchy rhythms and technical
flourishes to truly shine.
Backed by Mausoleum, the disc
started to gain traction on niche radio programs and garnered favorable reviews
from Kerrang!, Metal Forces, etc. WREKKING MACHINE continued to play shows, and
Mechanistic Termination was re-released on CD by Mausoleum Records/BMG
Distribution in 1995, but after a disappointing Canadian tour that illustrated
the changing face of the industry's attitude toward metal, the band simply fell
apart.
Now, almost 25 years later,
Divebomb Records is excited to finally present this expanded, double-disc
edition of Mechanistic Termination. Fully remastered by Jamie King at The
Basement Recording, the core album is bolstered by all of WREKKING MACHINE's
studio demos—Something Happened, Merge!!, Fatal Mistake, and I Am Born—for a
total of 22 songs and over 96 minutes of top-notch thrash. As always, the discs
are housed alongside a jam-packed booklet full of ephemera and an extensive
interview with the band.
TRACK LIST:
CD 1
1. Hear Me Now (Listen to Me
Later)
2. Me Myself & I
3. Brother Man
4. I Am What I Am
5. Wrongful Snagulation
6. Without Direction
7. Cripple
8. Scoey's Place
9. Nothin' Ta Do (And All Day
Ta Do It In)
CD 2
Something Happened (Demo –
1989)
1. Wrongful Snagulation
2. I Am What I Am
3. You Think You Know
4. The Voice
Merge!! (Demo – 1988)
5. Critical Mass
6. Merge Or Be Merged
Fatal Mistake (Demo – 1987)
7. Fatal Mistake
8. Critical Mass
9. The Family Ghost
I Am Born (Demo – 1987)
10. I Am Born
11. Road Ta Ruin
12. Don’t Bite It
13. Rat Race
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