Stoneburner “This Machine Kills” Once a while a band hits a nerve! Stoneburner delivers a tour de force in the great tradition of bands like Consolidated, Skinny Puppy, Throbbing Gristle, and Rage Against The Machine. He puts the finger on an open wound and is not afraid to clearly articulate our current dilemma. The music is as angry as the message. Exactly what we need right now. It is a reminder of the way industrial music used to be – with a clear political message and the venom to back it up.
“I am not a political person by nature, and to be honest I would rather be writing about pretty much anything other than this. But here we are. They are the bad guys, we are the bad guys, and all of us seem to be doing everything we can to make the situation worse for everyone.
All of us need to step up, put aside our egos and do what we believe is not just best for us as individuals but for our country and the world as a whole. We are all limited in what we can do. For myself, it’s stepping away from writing songs that are stories, or about my own personal issues and writing material that I hope may make the above points clear. You have your own tools. Now is the time to use them.”-Steven Archer, in a hotel from the road, July 4th 2022
