1) Experimental/Industrial Bosnian duo from Leipzig (http://www.myspace.com/machineria).
2) Swedish band formed in 2000. Band members include Jox on vocals, Tony on guitar, Christer on bass, Matt on drums and Olars on guitar. Some of their song include 'Sentimental', 'Barcode' and 'Plastic'.
3) Melodic alternative post-grunge fused with new metal, from Little Rock, Arkansas. New generation of intricate, multilayered rock; MACHINA is comprised of members from the bands FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD (vocalist - Phil Taylor) and EVANESCENCE (guitarist - John LeCompt), with Thad Ables on bass and Justin Carder on drums.
4) Synth Band from the early 90's (Depeche Mode type) from Glasgow, Scotland. Unfortunately this is the only surviving footage on VHS. The tape had been stored away until Robert Marshall (the leather jacket wearing rocker in the video (and also the keyboard player)) dug it out and copied it onto DVD then converted by a friend of his and posted here on You-Tube. This song was actually used on a demo tape and submitted to Mute in the early 90's. Unfortunately the lead singer of the band sounded a bit to similar to another singer of a group that had been signed to Mute Records a decade earlier (no prizes for guessing that band).
5) A Finnish Heavy/Power Metal band hailing from Oulu, signed to Shark Records. After their debut EP "Dark Age Digital" (2006) they released their first full-length album "Majestic Machinations" in 2009. More info: http://www.machinametal.com/
6) An energetic slightly obsessive and extremely charming Korean artist based in Tokyo http://machina.link/
Curse
Machina Lyrics
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Misplaced I erase
All the spells you placed on me
Never could have worked
That you couldn't keep
A curse for yourself
Can't wake me up
Hey can't make me up
Can't wake me up
Hey can't make me up
The soil is dry and dead
The city's painted red
The goldens Gods are fed
Souls for sale
There's no roots in the tree
No harvest for the feed
Babylon is free
One world slavery...
Can't wake me up
Hey can't make me up
Can't wake me up
Hey can't make me up
Underneath the plastic skin
Inside the truth lies deep within
Green with envy all their sins
A fortress empty plagues his kin
The hidden leader leads astray
Dawn of evil fades with grace
Can't wake me up
Hey can't make me up/Hey
The song "Curse" by Machina tells a tale of a protagonist who has lost faith and rejected the spells and curses placed on them. The lyrics suggest that these curses were ineffective and lacked any power. The singer seems to be unimpressed by the way things are and the state of the world around them. The imagery in the song paints a picture of a dead and dry environment with cities painted red, and gods being fed on the souls of the desperate.
The song speaks to the theme of disillusionment and rejection of organized religion or other institutions. The lyrics suggest that people are being misled and led astray by hidden leaders who are perpetuating evil. The line "Babylon is free, one world slavery" seems to suggest that while people may believe they are free, they are in fact subjected to a form of modern-day slavery that they are not even aware of.
Line by Line Meaning
Another gift of faith
Yet another attempt to believe in something
Misplaced I erase
I remove the belief as it is not genuine
All the spells you placed on me
All the fake beliefs and lies told to me
Never could have worked
None of the fake beliefs made any difference
I don't believe a word
I don't trust the person who told the lies
That you couldn't keep
The person who lied did not hold the truth, hence failed to keep their promises
A curse for yourself
The person's lies became a curse for themselves
Can't wake me up, Hey can't make me up, Can't wake me up, Hey can't make me up
No one can influence my beliefs and make me believe in false promises again
The soil is dry and dead
The earth is barren, drained of all life
The city's painted red, The goldens Gods are fed, Souls for sale
The city is filled with greed, lust and corruption, where everyone is trying to gain power over others
There's no roots in the tree, No harvest for the feed, Babylon is free, One world slavery...
There is an absence of morality and humane values, with people turning into puppets in a global power game, with slavery as the only outcome.
Underneath the plastic skin, Inside the truth lies deep within
Underneath the superficial facade of society, lies the truth
Green with envy all their sins, A fortress empty plagues his kin
People are jealous of each other and willing to indulge in any sin to gain power, which ultimately destroys their families
The hidden leader leads astray, Dawn of evil fades with grace
The real leaders with corrupt intentions lead the naive down a dark path, making evil look almost bearable
Can't wake me up, Hey can't make me up/Hey can't wake me up, Hey can't make me up
Nothing can change my beliefs or make me fall for false promises, ever again
Contributed by Isabelle D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.