Okay, skip the first track. It's just a silly intro. The first song, Breaking, comes next. It shows that Eternal Decision hasn't been sitting idle since the titleless album. That record featured vocals that sounded like an imitation of Metallica's James Hetfield. On this new one that's not so evident anymore. The music itself has evolved into something more mature. Still there's a slight Metallica influence but Eternal Decision stands on its own now. On Ghost In The Machine the band plays heavy metal with some groovy rhythms (though it's not groove metal). And for the mommas and the poppas this CD ends with a ballad. Not all the songs keep my attention from head to tail but I do like Breaking, the alternative song Alien and Beyond with its excellent guitar-solo. This way I like them.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #79Reviewed by David BixlerWell, after having heard rumors that these guys had broken up, here they come with a brand new CD. It seems like they decided to shrug off most of the Metallica soundscapes that dominated their first disc. What ensues is some seriously crunchy, very tightly played, thrashy heavy metal. Though perhaps nothing completely new-sounding, this CD sounds very good, with great song-writing and a very…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Josh SpencerThis sophomore effort by former Metallica rip-offs Eternal Decision is a textbook lesson in downtuned riffery. There's the chug. The gallop pick. The stop-and-go. The stutter. The building mosh. The buzzing groove. The march of doom. The hammer. If you've listened to heavy music much at all, you've heard them countless times. Which makes Ghost in the Machine enjoyable in a very base, low brain…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by D_ListerI think Eternal Decision got tired of hearing the Metallica comparison, and decided to trash that. With this new album Ghost in the Machine they forge a new sound for themselves. Still playing crunchy groove metal, the band threw out the standards and just did whatever came to mind. The songs are original and tight. The vocals are the weak point here, not that they are bad, but they just don't…Similar sounding releases
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