Review : AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE – “Double Brutal”

Austrian Death Machine - Double Brutal
released September 29, 2009 on Metal Blade

I bet you’re wondering the same thing as the rest of us: ‘How long can they milk this cash cow?’. The answer: as long as it’s worth the purchase. It’s twenty minutes longer than Total Brutal, thanks to the second disc which is chock full of covers (seven in all; eight if you count the “T2 theme”).

It’s still unashamedly goofy, with plenty of references to Schwarzenegger flicks reworked into infectious metalcore anthems, and guest guitar solos throughout. ADM ventures into even heavier territory on 8 & 23 (a Goretorture cover), adding more dimension than expected. Albums like this are bound to surface occasionally, and I say be thankful for the ones that are this good.

Will there be a Triple Brutal before Tim Lambesis calls it quits on his little project? Hard to tell, but I bet the next is something way over the top. Omnibrutal, anyone?

FCC OK
Skits: 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20
Try: 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 19

Disc 1
01. Double Ahhnold
02. I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle (from Terminator 2)
featuring guest shredding by Andrew Tapley
03. Let Off Some Steam Bennett (from Commando)
featuring guest shredding by Rusty Cooley
04. Who Writes the Songs? (The Real Bomb Track)
05. It’s Simple, If it Jiggles it’s Fat (from Pumping Iron)
featuring guest shredding by Andrew Tapley
06. See You at the Party Richter (from Total Recall)
featuring guest shredding by Chris Storey
07. Hey Cookie Monster, Nothing is as Brutal as Neaahhh
08. Who Told You You Could Eat My Cookies? (from Jingle All the Way)
featuring guest shredding by Mark MacDonald
09. Come on Cohaagen, Give Deez People Ehyar (from Total Recall)
featuring guest shredding by Buz McGrath
10. Who is Your Daddy, and What Does He? 2
11. Come on, Do it, Do it, Come on, Come on, Kill me, Do it Now (from Predator)
featuring guest shredding by Kris Norris
12. Allow Me To Break The Ice (from Batman & Robin)
featuring guest shredding by James Gericke
13. Conan, What is Best in Life? (from Conan the Barbarian)
featuring guest shredding by Rocky Gray & Jason Suecof

Disc 2
01 (14). Intro to the Intro
02 (15). T2 Theme
03 (16). Hell Bent for Leather (from Terminator 2 / Judas Priest cover)
04 (17). Time Travel: The Metallica Conspiracy
05 (18). Trapped Under Ice (from Batman & Robin / Metallica cover)
06 (19). Iron Fist (from Terminator / Motörhead cover)
07 (20). Recalling Mars
08 (21). I Turned into a Martian (from Total Recall / Misfits cover)
09 (22). Killing is My Business…and Business is Good (from everything / Megadeth cover)
10 (23). Tactically Dangerous – Cannibal Commando (from Commando / Goretorture cover)
11 (24). Gotta Go (from Terminator / Agnostic Front cover)

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