Having grown up in Chicago and lived there until a few years ago, I always try to keep up with metal bands rising in the area. A promoter friend of mine recently posted Mechina on Facebook, and I was pretty impressed. I haven't heard many symphonic bands out of the windy city, and these chaps just do it right. Synths, heavy distortion with a technical edge, harsh lows, and soothing female cleans It's all there The latest album came out today and is streaming in full below.