Call it Machinecore, Metalcore or whatever, it’s a fact that ESCALATIONUNIT CHAOS ENGINE (only known as CHAOS ENGINE in the beginning) quite have what it takes to enlarge their fan base clearly with the now third self-financed demo that was released on CD. Except for the printing of the booklet, which can also be called very well-done, everything was done by themselves.
Having been recorded in the cellar of singer and guitarist Henric Steuernagel on a newly bought 16-track recorder, “The Worlds Last Days” is well audible, even though you shouldn’t expect too much sound-wise. However this doesn’t damage the throughout well arranged songs and lets you hope that they will hold a fair record deal in their hands in the future to be able to draw on unlimited resources on the production side, too. Parallels to SACRED REICH’s debut “Ignorance” from 1987 connected with modern influences from Hardcore and Heavy Metal appear every now and then and let you hope for following releases of ESCALATIONUNIT CHAOS ENGINE in the future.
As check out tips, „Nameless“, “Unbreakable”, “Drowning Masses” and “Trip Relax” may be quoted even though all eleven tracks contained here have an equally high level. Just get all further information on the band’s homepage, support the underground and order the latest piece of the “escalationunit”. (Online August 26, 2004)

7 of 10 points

Alex E.

Escalationunit Chaos Engine (that's one hell of a name!) is a German Underground Metalband. There are two versions of 'The Worlds Last Days', their third demo album, on the market. The extended version, with two rerecorded songs from older demos ('World Demise', 1998 and 'Chaos Mutation', 2002) and five new songs. Then there's this version, with only the new material. They have been working well on the production so it seems, knowing that this cd is produced by the band itself. EUCE describes their style as 'machinecore', a mixture between Industrial Metal and Hardcore. You can also find influences of Trash Metal in their music making them sound like bands such as Machine Head and Sepultura (Going back to the 'Roots' of this genre). EUCE combines Heavy and Melodic riffs with typical Hardcore drums. 'The Worlds Last Days' has a very catchy and melodic chorus, certainly a sing-a-long. The guitar crunch is so overwhelmingly heavy that you need to see an ear specialist after listening to this first track. The drumming especially is very tight and top notch, and this is true to the whole cd. The vocals are harsh just like they should be for this genre.
My favorite track is 'War Behind My Eyes' because the verses come over aggressive before a super-heavy, double-bass-driven chorus unleashes the Metal-hammer on your ears, great!
I have also to mention, that not all songs are that catchy. You need some spins to get ready with the band's material. That was at least my impression. But apart from that, all thumbs up as EUCE is a band with future because they are up to date without being too predictable. Check out these guys, they are ready to create their own style and stand out from the mass.

8 of 10 points

Ancha