The bigger part of the Industrial scene might have anxiously awaited the new TREPONEM PAL opus. 19 years after their debut album Treponem Pal and 9 years after their latest studio release Higher are a damned long time the French expect of their fanbase. The late Paul Raven and his signature is already an exchange for this. So, it doesn’t wonder that quite a touch of Ministry or Killing Joke flashes up, however the sound world created by the Weird Machine furthermore earns the grade “diversified in a pleasant way through and through”. Keen to experiment also hits with a deadly mechanical precision. The opener Dirty Dance starts the engine with a psychedelic freaky dance interlude until Planet Crash as a phat rocker gets the machinery rolling with a propulsive beat. Completely against the stream The Mad Box surprises with Infectious Grooves meets Industrial style and Hardcore Massive Soldier on top, how could it be different?, exposes as an absolute cool groove best for cruising. The industrial crushing “monotony” isn’t missed out of course: Sonic Life or the Freak Machine may give a fix to Godflesh fans. To what extent The Revolutionist, Religion and Manimal, the three bonus tracks the Weird Machine conveys, impress isn’t said by me. The promo doesn’t allow the steel ears to enjoy these tracks. I impute that the French are as consequent that they don’t let the machinery cool down but rather press it ahead without mercy. Even if the timbre could be cooler when pulling out all the metallic stops, the Weird Machine is a successful release that will enthuse the one or other expecting Industrial metalhead.