Soul of a New Machine truly sounds like the birth of a new, inhumanly heavy metal creation. Fear Factory’s 1992 debut combines the punishing grind blasts of Napalm Death and Terrorizer with the mechanical steeliness of Godflesh and Ministry, resulting in a sound that s as aesthetically eerie as it is downright face-mauling. From opener “Martyr” to bangers like “Scapegoat” and “Scumgrief,” Soul of a New Machine is one of the heaviest industrial-metal albums ever, and hearing it on vinyl reveals its true power.