"A lot of melodic death metal gets written off for being too “soft” as opposed to straight up death metal, but Machinations of Fate prove how death metal can play that fine line of being aggressive while also being beautifully melodic! "
- Tempelores
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"Machinations Of Fate have punched hard and will no doubt appeal to those who dine on Dissection, Kreator and the like. Whether they can make an impact on an ever-shrinking pond of opportunity is debatable but for now, this is a solid thrash/death metal album."
- Musipedia of Metal
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Cincinnati/ Kentucky Death/Thrash maniacs, MACHINATIONS OF FATE, self-released their Tyrannous Skies demo way back in 2012. The brainchild of guitarist Jason Pate, MACHINATIONS OF FATE is rounded off by Lead Guitarist Brian Henn and underground Death Metal legend in-the-making, Ash Thomas (Faithxtractor, Estuary, Shed the Skin) on vocals. The band found a live drummer and bassist and continued on playing live shows through 2013-2014 until other bands / projects began to get in the way and MACHINATIONS OF FATE went on a few year hiatus.
With the band feeling their work was unfinished, they began playing shows again in 2019 with committments well into 2020. The band went back and replaced the programmed drums on their 2012 demo with a real drum performance courtesy of Ash Thomas and in addition, the recording was completely remixed & remastered with a result more powerful than ever!
Now with a complete visual & sonic facelift, and simply re-titled/self-titled as MACHINATIONS OF FATE, this album will be properly re-issued & released through Redefining Darkness Records on CD this February.
For Fans of : Dissection, Ophthalamia, and Kreator
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released February 7, 2020
Machinations of Fate is:
Jason Pate - Rhythm Guitars & Bass
Brian Henn - Lead Guitars
Ash Thomas - Drums & Lead Vocals
Guitars, Bass, and recorded at The Henn Bunker Studio in Elsmere, KY 2012.
Vocals recorded at Frequenscream Studios in Cincinnati, OH, 2012.
Drums recorded at Frequenscream Studios 2018.
Mixed and Mastered by Luke Sackenheim at Bum Ass Studios, Winter 2018.
Final Master by Reaper, 2019.
Cover Art by Hans Trasid at Dis-Art Design
Logo by Mike Lansaw
Layout by Ash Thomas
At just 27 minutes, there's an onslaught of shred in this tumultuous blend of death metal and black metal from Italy. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 7, 2017