According to Bruckheimer's Law Of Cool, if something features helicopters, guns and explosions, then it is inherently cool. Not that 'The Venom Go Global' possesses these fine ingredients but it certainly sounds like it should, and by that inference makes The Pain Machinery undeniably cool. Emerging in recent times as a group based affair rather than the psychotic rumblings of beat genius Anders Karlsson, vocalist Jonas Hedberg and guitarist Jonas Berndt add weight to TPM's most concentrated aural assault yet. As the band have developed, an emerging danceable element has arisen from the ruins, yet fails to deny The Pain Machinery's noisier, nastier roots. It certainly helps if you enjoy early Nitzer Ebb, but Tarmvred and Converter addicts may have found themselves a new fix if the destruction disco of 'System Error' and 'Fly Catcher' are anything to go by.

Rating 7/10
Review from Rock Sound

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