Mosh It Up Baby
Metal Review
Artist: Austrian Death Machine
Album: Total Brutal
Availability: Out now on cd
This is a tribute band to no other than the Governator himself Mr. Schwartzeneggar. Pet project of Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying. Every song is themed after an Arnold movie or a famous line that he has quoted. Not only is the album pretty funny, but they are also a pretty good metal band. The vocals, when not doing an Arnold impersonation, is of the hardcore hollering type and the music is solid, fun old school thrash metal. The album kicks off in high gear with the song "Get to the Choppa" and ends on a high note with "It's Not a Tumor". Other funny song titles include "I Am A Cybernetic Organism", "You Have Just Been Erased" and one of my favorite tracks, the Predator influenced "If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It". That track has Dutch and the Predator singing back and forth to each other. Here are some of the lyrics:
Predator:
This is my planet now
I'm here to hunt your kind
This is a game to me
You'll all be dead in time
Must I remind you that I have killed your friends
Must I remind you that your life is at it's end

Dutch:
I once was the hunted, but now your time is through
The tides have turned, and now I'm hunting you
If it bleeds, we can kill it

The album is just plain fun with some good thrash riffs, solos and cool sing along background vocals. Definitely recommended for some light hearted metal to bang your head to.
Rating: 7.3

Fan Made video for "IF it Bleeds You Can Kill It"