Machine Messiah Songs Ranked

Machine Messiah is the fourteenth studio album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released on January 13, 2017. The album sold 1,900 units in the United States in its first week. The band recorded Machine Messiah in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren. Machine Messiah is the band’s first studio album in over three years since The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career. The album cover art was created by Filipino artist Camille Dela Rosa. The band stated the concept of the album, saying, “The main inspiration around Machine Messiah is the robotization of our society nowadays. The concept of a God Machine who created humanity and now it seems that this cycle is closing itself, returning to the starting point. We came from machines and we are going back to where we came from. The messiah, when he returns, will be a robot, or an humanoid, our biomechanical savior.”

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10. Cyber God

“Cyber God” which in a similar way to the album’s opening title song, is a more slower and brooding number that is just supremely heavy from start to finish and it’s highlighted by again more of Derrick’s amazing, heavy, melodic roars with some low whispers and soft, clean singing also being added as well.”

9. Silent Violence

“Silent Violence” meanwhile is a more faster song that blasts it’s way from the get-go with an assault of pounding, blasting beats, grinding, fast, blazing, chugging riffing, and Derrick is in top form with his always ferocious, melodic roars, plus Andreas’ leads and solos are just downright excellent here as well.

8. Sworn Oath

“Sworn Oath” which begins with a hauntingly epic guitar intro before kicking into a killer groove with some great, heavy, chugging riffing from Andreas. Derrick’s vocals are also top notch with lots of soaring, heavy roars and yells galore, and there’s also an amazingly memorable chorus which also includes some great double bass drumming by Eloy and some awesome keyboards, and Andreas also uncorks an excellent, sweeping, tasty, shred-worthy, yet melodic solo at the 4:30 mark as well.”

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7. Alethea

“Alethea” is another favorite on here that also starts off with an interestingly catchy drum pattern intro from Eloy Casagrande before the heavy, grinding and bruising guitar attack of Andreas Kisser comes into play. This song is amped with lots of grinding, crunching, and pummeling riff work, heavy, powerhouse drumming and beastly, soaring growls throughout, and another awesome, ripping solo is also tacked on for good measure too.”

6. I Am the Enemy

 “I Am the Enemy” meanwhile is a vicious and punishing headbanger which clocks in at a little under two and a half minutes as it assaults the listener’s eardrums with it’s hard-hitting, blistering drums, ferocious, teeth-grinding, pile-driving riffs, plus a pair of killer, blazing solos (the first one is tacked on at the 41 second mark) and angry, throat-tearing vocals, and a pounding, earth-shaking breakdown (filled with pummeling guitars and killer double bass fills) makes it’s way at 1:23 and is followed by a fast, insane, ripping second solo at 1:42 as well.”

5. Vandals Nest

“Vandals Nest” which is another monster thrasher that is anchored by more lightning fast, careening riffing, fast, hammering double bass drumming that are like a massive uppercut to your face, and Derrick’s roars are blistering as usual, and he also throws in some clean vocals too.”

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4. Resistant Parasites

 “Resistant Parasites” which is an awesome death/doom crusher that features some great bass work throughout by Paulo Jr., and also features powerful, heavy, bone-crushing riffing, great drums and massive, howling roars, as well as some more great orchestration.”

3. Iceberg Dances

“Iceberg Dances” which is an amazingly brilliant instrumental piece (and also another one of my favorites) as it explodes with a superbly brilliant opening riff that sounds almost similar to “True American Hate” by Testament, but done totally different.”

2. Phantom Self

 “Phantom Self” is an absolute powerhouse of a track that starts with an awesome percussion and symphonic sounding intro before thrusting into a crushing and pummeling beatdown drenched with crunching, pummeling, chugging riffs and soaring solo flights, thunderous double-timed drum work, booming bass lines and intense vocals throughout, and not to mention, the epic symphonic elements and sounds throughout really make “Phantom Self” such an epic, powerhouse song, and I definitely consider it to be one of Sepultura’s best songs in their catalogue as well. Such an amazing song, I love it.”

1. Machine Messiah

“The album’s opening title track, “Machine Messiah” is a powerful, slow building and brooding number which sees Derrick singing softly over a bed of slow, steady, melodic chugging and epic, soaring leads and melodies and steady, non-threatening drumming before exploding later on with his harsh screams and yells over more heavier, yet slow, grinding power chords, and the song is also further highlighted by an awesome chorus, plus an awesomely winding, ripping, melodic solo is also tacked on as well.”