Machines of Our Disgrace

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Machines of Our Disgrace
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2016
February 10, 2017 (Instrumentals) [1]
Recorded2015–2016
Genre
Length62:10
Label FiXT Music
Producer Klayton
Circle of Dust chronology
Disengage (Remastered)
(2016)
Machines of Our Disgrace
(2016)
Singles from Machines of Our Disgrace
  1. "Contagion"
    Released: February 16, 2016
  2. "Neophyte"
    Released: March 5, 2016
  3. "Machines of Our Disgrace"
    Released: July 29, 2016
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Machines of Our Disgrace is the fourth and final studio album by American industrial metal project Circle of Dust, released on December 9, 2016, through Klayton's own label, FiXT Music. [6] The album is the first new material released under Circle of Dust since Disengage .

Contents

Background and release

In late 2015, Klayton reclaimed the rights to the Circle of Dust moniker, along with all original masters and demos, he announced plans to release remastered versions of all three albums, along with Metamorphosis and Misguided , and finally, a new album. [7] On February 16, 2016, Klayton released the first song from the new album, "Contagion", as a free download. [8]

From March 4, 2016, all five remasters were released, eight weeks apart, with Circle of Dust , Brainchild and Disengage all including songs from the upcoming album, due to be released in December that year. [9] On October 28, Klayton finally announced that the new album, Machines of Our Disgrace, would be released on December 9, 2016. [10]

Themes

The album serves as a critique of scientific and technological advancements, ranging from cyberpsychology ("Machines of Our Disgrace", "Contagion", "Hive Mind"), human enhancement ("alt_Human", "Neurachem") and social darwinism ("Humanarchy"). [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Klayton

No.TitleLength
1."re_Engage"1:20
2."Machines of Our Disgrace"5:25
3."Contagion"5:25
4."Embracing Entropy" (featuring Celldweller)6:53
5."Humanarchy"5:00
6."Signal"0:30
7."alt_Human"5:00
8."Hive Mind"5:57
9."Outside In"6:15
10."Neurachem"4:44
11."k_OS"3:30
12."Neophyte"6:00
13."Malacandra"6:03

Personnel

Circle of Dust
Additional personnel

Charts

Charts (2016)Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers ( Billboard ) [12] 20
Charts (2018)Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers ( Billboard ) [12] 8
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 31

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