Metropolis (Sister Machine Gun album)

Metropolis
Studio album by
Sister Machine Gun
ReleasedJuly 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)[1]
Studio
Various
GenreIndustrial rock
Length53:24
LabelTVT/Wax Trax!
ProducerJohn Fryer, Chris Randall
Sister Machine Gun chronology
Burn
(1995) 		Metropolis
(1997) 		[R]evolution
(1999)

Metropolis is the fourth studio album by Sister Machine Gun, released on July 15, 1997 by TVT and Wax Trax! Records.[2][3][4] The album spent more than 14 weeks on the CMJ Radio Top 200 chart, peaking at #7.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic gave Metropolis a four out of five stars, saying "even if the group isn't showing any signs of great leaps in creativity, Metropolis is one of the group's most consistent efforts, offering a pummeling array of rattling beats and shattering guitars."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Randall; all music is composed by Sister Machine Gun

No.TitleLength
1."This Metal Sky"2:28
2."Desperation"3:45
3."Temptation"4:38
4."Think"3:49
5."Living Without You"3:51
6."Torque"4:05
7."White Lightning"4:52
8."Everything"4:59
9."What Do You Want From Me"4:12
10."Admit"5:05
11."Bitter End"5:20
12."Cut Down"6:11

Notes

  • Recorded at Warzone Recorders & Chicago Recording Company, Chicago and Battery Studios K2, New York by John Fryer, Chris Randall, Van Christie III, Jason McNinch, and Matt Warren.
  • Mixed at Battery Studios K2 by John Fryer and Chris Randall and Warzone Recorders by Van Christie III and Jason McNinch.
  • Assisting at Battery was Martin Czembor
  • Assisting at Warzone was Abel Garibaldi
  • Metropolis was produced by Chris Randall and John Fryer, except track 4 produced by Chris Randall and Van Christie III. Additional production by Jason McNinch.
  • Most of the analog synth sounds on this record were created using the Studio Electronics SE-1 and sampling was accomplished with the Kurzweil K2500.
  • Chris Randall plays Parker Guitars.
  • The song Bitter End contains an intro sample from the 1996 song Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks, Cannibal Girls by White Zombie, from the Beavis And Butt-head soundtrack.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1997 CMJ New Music Monthly United States "Dance" 11 [7]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Metropolis liner notes.[8]

Sister Machine Gun

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1997 TVT/Wax Trax! CD, CS TVT 7244
Japan 1998 D:Pop/Noiz Works CD DRCN-25024

References

  1. ^ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly (48). CMJ Network, Inc.: 45 August 1997. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Sister Machine Gun > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sister Machine Gun Biography". Chris Randall. Archived from the original on August 10, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Burn, John. "Sister Machine Gun Bio". All Music Guide. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Frampton, Megan (3 November 1997). "CMJ Radio Top 200" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 52 (544). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 6–9. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Sister Machine Gun: Metropolis > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly (51). CMJ Network, Inc.: 62 November 1997. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Metropolis (booklet). Sister Machine Gun. Chicago, Illinois: TVT/Wax Trax!. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)