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(1989 – present)

SAVIOUR MACHINE was founded in California in the summer of 1989 around the nucleus of brothers Eric Clayton (vocals, lyrics) and Jeff Clayton (guitars). Supplemented by Dean Forsyth (bass) and Samuel West (drums), the Claytons recorded a few demos in the 90s, which culminated in a deal with Frontline Records and the released of their eponymous debut in 1993. The first album had strong influences from Queensrÿche and U2, and displays a highly gothic atmosphere; this combination yields an almost doomy sound, but the material is kept sophisticated with keyboards, Eric’s incredibly strong baritone vocals, (similar to Peter Murphy’s) and deep lyrics mainly focusing on the End Times as prophesied in the Bible.

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  • Klitermnistra

    Just amazing!!!

    17 Mar 8:05pm Reply

  • silverlage

    Man, just really listening to the song Saviour Machine. You can hear how Eric mimicked this style a bit, especially in the beginning.

    8 Mar 2:33pm Reply

  • mrmichel0927

    Ooh new main pic!

    3 Jan 1:31am Reply

  • mrmichel0927

    Haha I like Legend Part II a lot more now...it has a different atmosphere, one that takes getting used to, but just as much a masterpiece as any of the others.

    28 Dec 2012 Reply

  • silverlage

    Agreed. Don't think there are many other Christian artists that went as far as they did with it. Similar artists should be more secular artists.

    3 Oct 2012 Reply

  • wingkon

    Similar artists are Christian bands, but not the same genre. Tourniquet are thrash, Mortification are death and Antestor are unblack

    28 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Kati_kinnetik

    I'm not a Christian, but damn... Their music is amazing. Eric's voice blew my mind.

    17 May 2012 Reply

  • mrmichel0927

    @ACanonne I think that "Legend Part II" is my least favorite so far, the mixing on that one was different and I didn't like the songs as much. They seemed to be trying to do too much all at once; sometimes simplicity is better. But "Legend III:I" was an excellent return to form and I can't wait for the official release of "Legend III:II"

    17 May 2012 Reply

  • MixAnesthesia

    Cool band

    10 May 2012 Reply

  • mrmichel0927

    @silverlage, Yes, the name is a reference to Bowie.

    25 Apr 2012 Reply

  • silverlage

    and E Nomine to a certain extent.

    19 Apr 2012 Reply

  • silverlage

    Similar artists would be bands like The Mission UK and Sisters of Mercy

    19 Apr 2012 Reply

  • silverlage

    Did they get the name of their band from Bowie's mention of 'Savior Machine' in one of his songs?

    19 Apr 2012 Reply

  • ACanonne

    Just got "Legend Part II", it seems to be a different kind of music..

    28 Mar 2012 Reply

  • mrmichel0927

    Yes, it's based on listeners. Really, only two of the similar artists would even begin to sound like Saviour Machine (Saviour Machine has such a distinct sound). I would say that last.fm should change it to tags, but I've seen a lot of terrible tagging over the years. So I'm not sure what the best system would be...

    25 Mar 2012 Reply

  • AlfredoVitoria

    Saviour Machine is the best thing religion has brought

    8 Jan 2012 Reply

  • mokkasiini

    aren't the similar artists listed there based on the listeners, not tags? since people who listen to saviour machine tend to listen to other christian bands too (even those that are nothing like SM), that's the reason for all of those bands up there that aren't really similar except for the lyrical theme. atleast that's how i thought last.fm worked...

    7 Dec 2011 Reply

  • treeohair

    "Christian" for this group not more stupid than tag "gothic metal". And who in general has told, what tags necessarily should speak about a musical direction?

    28 Nov 2011 Reply

  • patryxdeth

    @OceanSoul - That is because people will not stop using the stupid "Christian" tag. I completely agree, most of the "similar" bands here have absolutely nothing in common musically. Just goes to show how useless content-based tags are on last.fm!

    27 Nov 2011 Reply

  • T1ermes

    Fields of the Nephilim are a gothic metal band with male vocals, but their style is still quite different.

    8 Nov 2011 Reply
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