NATURAL BORN MACHINE – Human

February 18, 2021 Bryce Van Patten Album Reviews, Reviews 0
NATURAL BORN MACHINE - Human
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    NATURAL BORN MACHINE - Human - 7.8/10
7.8/10

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Pride & Joy Music
Release date: February 19, 2021

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Melodic Heavy Rock

Human is the debut album for singer David Readman (Pink Cream 69) fronting Natural Born Machine, a new international Melodic Heavy Rock band. Natural Born Machine is the brainchild conceived in 2019 by bassist/composer Alberto Rigoni (Bad As, Vivaldi Metal Project).  The band features the talents of guitarist Alessio “Lex” Tricarico (Bad As) and drummer Denis “Denzy” Novello (Ardityon) in the lineup.

Straight Forward

Natural Born Machine offers us a refined version of bluesy Metal that relies on strong melodies, powerful choruses and slick guitar work to fill in the blanks. The album was recorded and mixed at AR Studio in Treviso, Italy and aptly mixed and mastered by bassist and creator Alberto Rigoni, whose musical vision has come to life in Human. David Readman’s vocals are clear and clean, and the songs are straight to the point in a Pop Rock format that has a Heavy Metal flavor and spice.

Favorite Tracks

“Moonchild” has a very cool feel that reminds of early Whitesnake, as the vocals and guitar leads are well written and performed over catchy riffs. Another song that takes us back in time is the up tempo “Machine” that has some nice dynamics as it goes from heavy riffing to more subtle parts that show off David Readman’s talents. “Won’t Be friends” takes it up a notch in tempo and power, with cool bluesy overtones interspersed with snappy choruses.

Final Notes

When it comes right down to it, the album does not contain any groundbreaking material, but it doesn’t have to with it’s nice familiar feel and slick mix of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. Natural Born Machine have given us a good album with Human. The recordings are solid, David Readman’s vocals are great on every track as the band steps up and delivers. Fans of Pink Cream 69, Whitesnake and other Melodic Heavy Rock bands will enjoy Natural Born Machine’s debut album Human.

Natural Born Machine - band photo 2021

Lineup

Alberto Rigoni – bass
David Readman – vocals
Alessio “Lex” Tricarico – guitars
Denis “Denzy” Novello – drums

Human – Tracklist

  1. Moonchild
  2. Machine
  3. Won’t Be Friends
  4. Monster
  5. Reborn
  6. A New Future
  7. Beast in The Dark
  8. Reflecting My Day
  9. Stone Man
  10. Rise

Author

  • Bryce Van Patten

    Bryce is an audio engineer and a graphic designer here at Metal Express Radio. From the day he purchased his first album (Machine Head by Deep Purple), he has had a passion for heavy music, which has influenced his whole life. Bryce is from the great Pacific Northwest in USA, and has played in metal bands like Babylon, Holy Terror, The Wild Dogs, Warhead and Egypt through the 80s. He had his first interview for the Portland, Oregon publication The Rock Rag with guitarist Paul Gilbert in his Racer X days. Then he was honored to get to have drinks, and talk for an hour with the legendary Dan McCafferty of Nazareth for his second interview. In 2013, he spent an amazing hour talking to Andi Deris of Helloween, which was the high point of his heavy metal journalism.   In the year 2001, he formed Man in Black Music Publishing. They released recordings by several local bands, and in the spirit of the old Metal Massacre compilations, he created a 2-album series called The Defenders of Metal. The albums featured classic styled Metal bands from all around the world, with bands from Australia to England, and from Argentina to Russia. Currently, he is the producer/creator/vocalist of the Metal band The Black Tuesdays.

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