Nu metal has a nu name -- Junker Jorg, referencing an alias for our beloved Martin Luther. Here's your Christian version of Godsmack or Drowning Pool. Vocalist Shane Sowers sings and screams, like in the tune "The Problem With Pain." I wish I was more excited about a quality Christian counterpart of some heavy mainstream bands. Perhaps I'm not because I haven't heard a song that makes me fall in love or remember it for hours on end, plus I don't hear anything unique that's their own. Now, I'd say the same thing about a new Godsmack disc if it didn't deliver something new and superior, so don't think I'm saying this sucks.
Editors' ratings - Doug 3/5, Jason 1.5/5
Other coverage for this album
Art for the Ears 2004Reviewed by Marco PovervestIgnite The Machine was released in 2002. The album contains ten bold and groovy metal songs, a semi-ballad (In You I Believe), and a short intermezzo. Compared to the band's debut, Junker Jörg sounds more like a nu metal band like Limp Bizkit, but then more metal oriented. Often there are raw vocals or rap-like vocals in the verses, and clean vocals in the choruses. It's hard for me to give a…Similar sounding releases
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