Machine Girl's Distortion-Fueled Opus Soundtracks Neon White's Chaotic Spiritual War

As of October 29th, 2025, the New York experimental band Machine Girl has released its seventh full-length album, "PsychoWarrior: MG Ultra X." The album, which turns its gaze on what the band's frontman Matt Stephenson describes as "a very psychologically damaged culture and society," presents 14 tracks of digitally thrashed and distortion-scoured mutations of noise rock, EBM, and hardcore.

According to Stephenson, the only way to push back against the degrading forces that shape our world, such as social media and technology, is by taking a "battle stance against our hard-wired programming." This ethos is reflected in the album's frenetic, chaotic sound, which the band says is the perfect accompaniment for the fast-paced, violent video game Neon White, where players take on the role of a masked sinner temporarily freed from Hell to clear Heaven of a demon infestation.

Aided by longtime drummer Sean Kelly and new guitarist Lucy Caputi, Stephenson storms through the album's tracks with a sense of purpose and conviction, never allowing the listener a moment of rest. The result is a sonic assault that aims to challenge and disorient the listener, mirroring the band's belief that "any chance of resistance against these systems starts in the mind."