Machine Fish is the third studio album from heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Galactic Cowboys

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 and their first for Metal Blade Records

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. The album is heavier, more straightforward, and less progressive than their previous release. Cornerstone praised Ben Huggins' vocals, stating that his voice "scrapes across your ears with an intensity usually reserved for those being eaten alive by great white shark

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Track listing

1. "Feel The Rage" (Colvin, Huggins)
2. "The Struggle" (Colvin)
3. "Fear Not" (Colvin)
4. "Stress" (Colvin)
5. "Psychotic Companion" (Colvin)
6. "In This Life" (Colvin, Huggins)
7. "Easy To Love" (Colvin)
8. "Red Sun" (Colvin, Huggins, Doss)
9. "Idle Minds" (Huggins, Colvin, Doss)
10. "The Lens" (Doss, Huggins, Colvin)
11. "Pattin' Yourself On The Back" (Colvin)
12. "In A Lonely Room" (Colvin)
13. "9th Of June" (Colvin)
14. "Arrow" (Huggins, Doss)

Personnel

• Ben Huggins - Vocals, guitar
• Wally Farkas - Guitar, vocals, keys
• Monty Colvin - Bass, vocals
• Alan Doss - Drums, vocals, keys