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Overall, Mnemic’s music is extremely original and well organized, and Mechanical Spin Phenomena flows well as an album. Finally, the drummer, Brylle, uses a similar drumming style to that is found in fellow Nuclear Blast Records label buddies Hypocrisy (specifically their 2005 release Virus), which contains a lot of acoustic drumming, only very rarely does Mnemic deliver any heavy blast beats. This however occurs rarely du to the excellent mixing and production of the album. Mikkel, the bassist, is also exceptional talent, considering sometimes his heavy bass lines distort and/ or override the guitar work of both of Mnemic’s guitarists. The duo guitar players work together well, Rune playing a 6-string electric and Mircea playing a 7-string, delivering crushing riffs with only Rune taking the music to melodic breakdown. Guitarists Rune and Mircea are also exceptional talent in the band, although sometimes the guitar distortion makes it difficult to tell. The vocalist, Michael, with his Backstreet Boys looks, has a very unique style of harsh but not heavy growl/ scream that fits with industrial atmosphere of Mnemic’s music, and his clean singing mixes well with the melodic death tone that also fuels Mnemic’s music. Mnemic is also one of the most experimental bands as far as the headphone sound goes, using a type of atmospheric rhythm called AM3D, Mnemic is able to make a industrial sound literally take a spin around the listener even as the death metal riffs take over the music. As a whole, Mechanical Spin Phenomena is a much better constructed and flowing album then Mnemic’s 2004 sophomore album The Audio Injected Soul, even though it doesn’t contain as many standout tracks that ruled The Audio Injected Soul. Mechanical Spin Phenomena, the debut album from the highly underrated Danish industrial melodic death metal act Mnemic, proves that even industrial metal can deliver hard hitting bass lines, crushing riffs, and punishing drum lines suitable for any death metal fan while still delivering awesome melodies, space age atmospheres, and that ‘mechanical spin’ that makes Mnemic’s music so original.