Circle Of Dust, the ‘90s industrial-metal project of artist/producer Celldweller, is back, releasing the anticipated 2-LP vinyl edition of comeback album, Machines Of Our Disgrace out now from FiXT.
Originally released in 2016 after a nearly two-decade hiatus, Machines Of Our Disgrace was Circle of Dust’s fifth full-length album and marked a creative resurgence, fusing metal riffs, glitchy electronics, and raw industrial noise.
A brutal mirror held up to humanity’s accelerating descent into technological dependence, across 13 core tracks, the album unpacks themes of transhumanism, biohacking, surveillance, dehumanisation, and the blurred line between evolution and manipulation. Tracks like ‘Contagion’ and the title track explore our surrender to the machine and the consequences of automation and blind progress. ‘Alt_Human’ and ‘Neurachem’ dive into the ethics of gene editing and synthetic enhancement. ‘Hive Mind’ and ‘Humanarchy’ challenge the illusion of individuality in a digitally homogenised world. On ‘Outside In’ a fragile, human core beneath the circuitry is revealed with acoustic guitars, layered harmonies, and cinematic sound design.
The album combined dark, aggressive, and energetic moods into a cohesive and cinematic listening experience. It’s been described as “a definitive work of industrial rock”.
Now Machines Of Our Disgrace is available as a 2 disc vinyl, featuring the full original album and an entire second disc of original new songs and remixes from Sebastian Komor, The Anix, The Plague, Zardonic, and Voicians. It also features the new singles ‘Invisible World’ and ‘Digital Messiah’ showcasing Klayton returning to his early 1992 roots of the self-titled Circle Of Dust album, taking inspiration from ‘Technological Disguise’ – a nod to his earlier work.
Released with the vinyl is ‘Digital Messiah’, a relentless fusion of mechanical precision and raw aggression, marking a powerful new chapter and primed to captivate both long-time fans and a new generation discovering the project for the first time.
Machines Of Our Disgrace (Definitive Edition) is out now from FiXT.
Digital Messiah and the Circle Of Dust
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