The album’s production is most definitely in the Punk Rock way of life with a style that is quite different to both SLEEP and HIGH ON FIRE. That’s perhaps due to the wild ideas held on the album. The vocal work is impressive and perhaps some of his best vocal work over the last decade or so. Pike VS The Automaton does have an epic “MOTORHEAD” influence to it. Songs such as Apollyon, Latin American Geological Foundation and Leaving The Wars Of Woe may be considered the heaviest songs on the album but these are the most experimental. As the album once again splices different styles of music for a heavy bombastic style of Sludge/Stoner Metal with a snarling Punk-ish, Psychedelic and Thrash vibe. The later stages of the album does veer into experimental style but all handled with Matt’s “Showman” persona. However, the album truly comes in it’s own when Matt takes bold creative steps and plays music we haven’t heard from him before with some Semi-Acoustic/Country/Americana based jams on the excellent song Land. If you dig the classic High On Fire riffage then songs such as Abusive, Throat Cobra, Trapped In A Man Cave and Alien Slut Mum will stand out for many. Running over sixty minutes in length, this album does have a lot of different styles and sounds on each of the songs.
There’s also a ton of cool soundbites from films and shows spliced on the album. As the album draws on themes and sounds from other areas of music we haven’t heard from Matt such as Surf Rock, Punk Rock, and Classic Hard Rock. The album does feel like High On Fire in places but has enough brilliant and thrilling variety not to sound like High On Fire either. The record allows Matt to create and play some of the wildest grooves and songs of his legendary career. Though, Matt does have help with some of his buddies on this release with appearances from Brent Hinds, Jeff Matz, Chat Hartgrave, Steve McPeets and Joshua Greene throughout the album. Pike VS The Automaton is Matt Pike at his most flamboyant, over the top best and allowing his “WILD MAN OF SLUDGE/STONER METAL” persona run wild. Matt Pike finally releases his debut album after thirty years of releasing classic albums with both SLEEP and HIGH ON FIRE. Pike VS The Automaton - S/T - Tracklisting
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