Biomechanical

by Eduardo Rivadavia Although they are fronted by Greek vocalist and keyboardist John K. (also known for his work with Balance of Power), progressive metal band Biomechanical are based in England, where their leader recruited original henchmen Jamie Hunt and Chris Webb (guitars), Jon Collins (bassist), and Matt C (drums) at the start of the new millennium. And in contradiction to their industrial music-leaning name, ensuing albums like 2002's Eight Moons and 2005's The Empires of the Worlds featured an extremely violent but technically advanced style of extreme power metal, often delving in esoteric lyrical subject matter along the way. But John K. decided to fire his bandmates and seize full control of Biomechanical shortly before getting to work on the group's third album, Cannibalised, for which he hired replacements Gus Drax (guitar), Adrian Lambert (bass, ex-Dragonforce), and Jonno Lodge (drums).