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Much like ‘FUCKING SNAKES’, most tracks on ‘Trve’ clock in at around three minutes and feature a rush of high-octane, black metal riffs played in an unsettlingly optimistic major key, synth motifs that verge on the triumphant and, in a first for Love Sex Machine, vocal harmonies that lift the listener for a brief, beautiful moment before the next wave of groove-laden, nihilistic sludge forces you right back down to your knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCollaboratively recorded by the band themselves, engineer\/studio owner Frédéric Pecqueur and producer Sanford Parker (Eyehategod, Yob, Harm’s Way), ‘Trve’ is a record defined by embracing fatherhood as the world teeters on the brink of collapse. 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In the meantime, we are re-issuing their classic sophomore album\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsexual Anger\u003c\/em\u003e – a collection of massive riffs delivered with so much raw ferocity that Metal Sucks called it the \u003cem\u003e'heaviest thing in metal'\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eAsexual Anger\u003c\/em\u003e is simply a rare beast of a record, and one which is very close to our filth-loving Pelagic hearts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMerging contemporary post metal with the intricate grooves of Meshuggah and Intronaut and a healthy dose of filthy Southern sludge in the vein of Eye Hate God or Crowbar, LOVE SEX MACHINE crafted an idiosyncratic sound of their own over 10 years ago already. Throughout these eight tracks LOVE SEX MACHINE show tremendous dedication to their riff craft, reducing the guitar work to its absolute gut-wrenching essence. 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