The Torture Technique starts out promising enough, but ultimately offers little. "Salvation" opens the disc with some fat drums and dense guitars noticeably absent from
Sister Machine Gun's less than stellar debut. The 1994 Wax Trax release quickly spirals downward as subsequent tracks revert to the spoken verse to lightweight chorus prescription that failed
Sins of the Flesh. To Chris Randall's credit, he expands his programming skills ("Salvation," "Brother Bomb") and vocal performances ("Cocaine Jesus") enough to mimic industrial rock success stories
Ministry and
White Zombie, instead of exclusively copying
Nine Inch Nails. The Torture Technique isn't as dry or repetitive as
Sister Machine Gun's first release, but Randall's marginal improvements aren't enough to warrant a recommendation. ~ Vincent Jeffries