Mechanical Soul

Mechanical Soul
Studio album by
Front Line Assembly
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)[1]
Studio
GenreElectro-industrial[2]
Length57:42
LabelMetropolis
ProducerBill Leeb, Rhys Fulber
Front Line Assembly chronology
Wake Up the Coma
(2019) 		Mechanical Soul
(2021) 		Permanent Data 1986–1989
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AltvengerFavorable[3]
Backseat Mafia7/10[4]
Classic Rock8/10[5]
The Electricity ClubFavorable[6]
The Midlands RocksFavorable[7]
Reflections of Darkness9/10[8]
ReGenMixed[9]
Release7/10[10]
The Spill Magazine8/10[2]
Sputnikmusic[11]

Mechanical Soul is the seventeenth full-length studio album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly. It was released on January 15, 2021 on CD, vinyl and digitally through Metropolis.[1] It features Jean-Luc de Meyer from Belgian EBM group Front 242 and Dino Cazares from American industrial metal band Fear Factory. It contains a remix of the track "Hatevol" from the predecessor album Wake Up the Coma.

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  2. ^ a b Whitman, Trista. "Spill Album Review: Front Line Assembly – Mechanical Soul". The Spill Magazine. Toronto. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Buljeta, Marija (January 14, 2021). "Front Line Assembly "Mechanical Soul" – album review". Altvenger. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Jackson, Benjii (January 14, 2021). "Album Review – Front Line Assembly – Mechanical Soul". Backseat Mafia. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Arnopp, Jason (February 2021). "Front Line Assembly: Mechanical Soul". Classic Rock. No. 284. London: Future. p. 87. ISSN 1464-7834. OCLC 810314214. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Boddy, Paul (January 15, 2021). "Front Line Assembly Mechanical Soul". The Electricity Club. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Cordwell, Gary (January 14, 2021). "Front Line Assembly – Mechanical Soul". The Midlands Rocks. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. ^ van Vegas, Eli (December 29, 2020). "CD Review: Front Line Assembly – Mechanical Soul". Reflections of Darkness. Münster. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Yücel, Ilker (January 20, 2021). "ReView: Front Line Assembly – Mechanical Soul". ReGen Magazine. Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Carlsson, Johan (January 15, 2021). "Front Line Assembly: Mechanical Soul". Release Magazine. Gothenburg: Release Musik & Media. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Stanciu, Raul (January 16, 2021). "Review: Front Line Assembly – Mechanical Soul". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 17, 2021.