D.E.M

Sept 2004 - Sept 2006

Deus Ex Machina (DEM) was formed in early 2004 after Azra-el took a break. Ryan, the ex-lead player for Azra-el and Bhelliom started writing and rehearsing music with Lincoln(drums) and Justin (Fen-rir) on second guitar. Due to their inability to commit, Ryan roped in Gene ( TBK, Bhelliom) for drums and Mak(ex-Angel of Sin) on bass.



Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

The band gig with new members Shailendra on drums, Mithun on permanent vocals, and new bass player Daniel, with Rory on guitars. They record a self titled demo, available only for trades in early 2007.

Jan 2008- Current

Deus ex Machina undergoes 2 line up changes and write throughout 2008 and early 2009. Tharenii from Stillborn and Caspar join the band in 2008 till 2009. Due to some inevitable circumstances, Anand and Thomas join the lineup just before the launch of the new album I, Human.

Great songwriting, competent musicianship and intelligent lyrics make this a surprisingly catchy release from Singapore.With Impiety and Rudra having embedded Singaporean Metal on the world map, it was only a matter of time before we bore witness to more great releases from this exotic region.As musicians, the band shines with each member masterfully displaying his respective craft, and fortify the band’s differentiation from the generic Death Metal pool. - Sputnik Music

"Vocal attack is lynchpin in accordance to thrash mode , . Drumming is scalar and fuller Music as a whole is methodical yet traditional. Lead guitar playing is hurricane to the core, with a non-compromising & ravishing character," - Metal India



"It is floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall musical method with mayhem. Listener beware! " - Today Paper



"We cannot deny them some form of originality. They play a kind of death metal that originates from thrash. They mix it with some old fashioned heavy metal and they frequently try to find a mysterious touch." - Lords of Metal

"Singapore's Deus Ex Machina is that rare commodity within the extreme metal circles, a band with a thoughtful and innovative lyrical concept.The strengths of Deus Ex Machina's I, Human are its intelligent thematic content and more progressive death metal approach. The bottom line is that there much creative talent and ambition with Deus Ex Machina;" - Danger Dog Music



"Now this was quite a surprise. Singapore's Deus Ex Machina's first album, The War Inside, turned a few heads with its proggy take on Death Metal, but was disadvantaged by having a different singer for each track, causing a lack of flow and uniformity. However, I,Human features an all-new lineup with a single vocalist, and the result is very good!" - Encyclopedia Metallum

"The songs often shift from one extreme to another, from death metal riffs to a sudden switch to an acoustic and soft interlude, and then suddenly a whole wall of sound crushes the listener again" - Heavy Metal Tribune



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Reviews/Interviews



New review at Metal Crypthere Feb 2010



New Review at AsianDeath.com



- New Review here at

MetalRage.com (5 Oct 2006)

- Interview with Metalrage (6Oct 2006)

Review by Lords of Metal



Review by FHM



While local music has been on the upsurge of late, the metal scene is still very much tucked "underground". A few brave souls like Deus Ex Machina have decided to break the pattern by releasing a "commercial" album and sending a copy to FHM. Inspired by nefarious bands such as Martyr, Death, Carcass, Meshuggah and Iron Maiden, the quartet plays in-your-face-death metal that shivery parents or pastors would disapprove of.



Listen to When: You just got fired from your job, or your girlfriend has left you for another woman. Support The War Inside - FHM Singapore Sept 2006



- Review by Metal Coven Under the new reviews section.



A very special and honourable mention by frontman of French Thrashers, No Return, Moreno here



Another review in Bosnian by ISK Webizne and Radio here



A new review from Spain located here in Spanish thanks to Reux Magazine Online!