''Surgical Meth Machine'' is an

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album by

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's project of the same name. It was released on April 15, 2016. The album was conceived by Jourgensen and engineer Sam D'Ambruoso as a tribute to the late guitarist

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, who Jourgensen called "probably the best shredder guitar player who walked this planet" – to this end, the project was planned to resemble the song "Side FX Include Mikey's Middle Finger (TV 4)" from ''

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'', with all songs clocking over at least 220

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. The project changed direction, however, when Jourgensen moved from

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and got a

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; according to Jourgensen, after this, "the record seemed to slow down considerably."

Track listing

All songs written by Surgical Meth Machine except track 8 by Deborah Smith, Gerald V. Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh and Susan Schmidt.

Personnel

– lead vocals, guitars, bass * Sammy D'Ambruoso – rhythm guitar, programming, engineer, vocals * Betty X, Jello Biafra and Sabina Koenig – additional vocals * Steve Davis – management * Dave Donnelly – mastering * Eric Lothrop – photography * Ben Garcia – artwork

References

{{Authority control 2016 albums Albums produced by Al Jourgensen Nuclear Blast albums