The Industrial Twilight: Cyberya - "Mindcontrol" [2001]

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Cyberya - "Mindcontrol" [2001]

Artist: Cyberya

Title: Mindcontrol

Genre: Industrial Power Metal

Country: Germany
Year: 2001

Track List:

Ministry of T.E.C.H.
One Hundred Ways
Since I Loved You
Digital Heroes
Invisible
Addicted to Warfare
2000 Years
Mindcontrol
Born
Rumours
Bloodbrothers

This album is a rare example of industrial electronics and power metal mixed together in a really good way. Don't expect to hear something like Amaranthe - Cyberya is both a truly power metal band and an industrial metal band with sci-fi/dystopian image and aesthetics. As you probably already know, I highly value power metal that's influenced by science fiction (especially "hard" sci-fi) and not the usual fantasy stuff about knights and dragons - but it's very, very hard to find. Pulsar, Scanner, Cannon... maybe Gamma Ray at times, and what else? Anyway, if you share my taste, then "Mindcontrol" probably won't leave you disappointed (at least tracks like "Ministry of Tech" and "Digital Heroes" are great). Too bad it's their only album and they aren't going to release anythis else like that, nor there are any similar bands around (well, maybe Xe-None somewhat resemble them, but not too much...)

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2 comments:

UnknownJune 16, 2016 at 6:31 PM
Maybe you'd like Keldian. They don't deal with hard sci-fi, but lyrical themes such as "Space, Future of Mankind, Hyperion Cantos" can be close enough to your taste.
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