Superholic by Engine (Metal) (CD, May-2002, Metal Blade)

Album Features
UPC:	039841436426
Artist:	Engine (Metal)
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2002
Record Label:	Metal Blade
Genre:	Alternative, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Losing Ground
2. Suffocated
3. I Know
4. Perfect Star, The
5. Superholic
6. Fascination Street
7. 1 A.M.
8. Home
9. Realize
10. Save Me
11. Mine

Details
Playing Time:	45 min.
Producer:	Joey Vera, Ray Alder, Engine, Bernie Versailles
Distributor:	RED Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Engine: Ray Alder (vocals); Bernie Versailles (guitar); Joey Vera (bass); Pete Parada (drums).Personnel: Ray Alder (vocals); Bernie Versailles (guitar); Pete Parada (drums).Audio Mixer: Joey Vera.Recording information: Preferred Recording.Photographer: Alex Solca.Disc number two for the supergroup side project Engine is more of the same from the debut of three years prior, in that it is a departure from the progressive metal of Fates Warning or the old-school thrash of Agent Steel and Armored Saint; however, Superholic delves more into the down-tuned riffing and menacing scowl of modern metal-alternative methods. The quality is on par with the previous effort, however, in that a few good moments -- the best of which is "Fascination Street," a moody, simmering number that has the most soul of anything present here -- intertwine with a sizable amount of filler. That said, the biggest obstacle for Engine won't be a lack of eminence, but resistance from older fans of the musicians' previous output accepting a very new sound from their heroes. ~ Brian O'Neill