g//z/r - plastic planet

released: 1995
label: tvt

i'm going to assume that most of you are familiar with the band fear factory,yeah? and if'n you are you know that the band decided to go into another direction after their first album (SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE),yeah. they dropped the death metally vocals and tone and went into a more industrial metal direction (ie: front line assembly/ministry). so if'n you dig all of that bidness you'll dig this bidness as well.

and yes.
before you go there i know they went into that direction because front line assembly member rhys fulber started producing and playing on their albums.
so there.

"but what's with the band's name? what does that even mean? i mean what kind of a name is guhzrrr? that's just dumb,bro."

that "g//z/r" is the name geezer with the vowels removed.
in this case it's geezer butler.
he played bass in a little band called black sabbath.
maybe you've heard of it?
he does the same thing here but is accompanied by fear factory's burton c. bell on vocals (and that's why i'd made the fear factory comparison up yonder if'n you hadn't put that together already. this was the only album he provided vocals for.) and guitarist named pedro howse (who went on to play on the band's next 2 albums. they only released 3) and drummer deen castronvo (who has played with the likes of ozzy osbourne and steve vai and journey (just to name a few). and don't worry. i know that you see the mentioning of journey and are probably thinking "awwwwwmaaaaaan!" but not to worry. he's solid. i promise. and besides. you know that "wheel in the sky" is a fucking solid jam so shut it. no. he doesn't play on the recorded version but he's done it live. fuck it! he's done it live!)

so yeah.
that's just about all you need to know about this album.
it's decent.
should you check out the other 2 albums?
yeah.
but BLACK SCIENCE is the better one.
ok then.
what're you still doing just sitting there?
go.
i have shit to do.
stuff to watch.
wigs that need brushing.
mannequins that need re-positioning.
fine.
use the front door.
yeah.
i know all about that thing in the alley.
i don't know what it is either.

DL