M.A.N: Identical Abuse – new video

 

‘Identical Abuse’ comes off M.A.N's third album, ‘Massive Audio Nerve’, released in March 2010 through German label Tiefdruck Music. ‘Massive Audio Nerve’ was mixed by Ulrich Wild and mastered by Maor Appelbaum. The video was directed by Gabriel Engberg as were the group's videos for ‘Don’t Wake Up’ and ‘Logocide’, both embedded below, both taken from M.A.N's latest effort. The band plans to release a new digital 3-track single entitled ‘Massive Audio Outtakes’ which will include a previously unreleased track ‘Song#3 The Redemption’, a video re-mix of ‘Identical Abuse’ and a industrial remix of the track ‘Loveless’.

“In general, the tempo on ‘Massive Audio Nerve’ does not vary very much,” writes Ricarda Menn in her review of the album, “the songs are mostly pretty fast and in-the-face, although slower elements are adjoined. At times, parts appear rather predictable and repetitive, but on the other hand, no big experiments are accomplished. It is audible, that lots of effort has been put into this record, nevertheless, some songs only seem like makeshifts. Yet open-minded fans of metal or nu metal in general should give this album a listen, since especially the vocals are presented in a diversified way.”

M.A.N formed in 2007 in Gothenburg, Sweden, from the ashes of nu metal band TRANSPORT LEAGUE. Their first record, ‘Obey, Consume, Reject’, produced by Svein Jensen, was released that very same year. Tiefdruck Musik released the second album, 2008's ‘PeaceEnemy’. M.A.N recently parted ways with guitarist Rob Guz who explained his reasons for leaving thusly: “… I’m also sick and tired of music and of making music, and all the hard work that has to be done to be able to keep up with the severe competition with all other bands. I do not have the passion for it anymore, and my loyalty to M.A.N brings me to this decision; [to] leave my position to someone else; to bring new blood into the band.”

M.A.N features: Tony JJ (Tony Jelencovich) - vocals, Marcus Bertilsson - guitars, Rob Hakemo – bass and Engberg – drums.