Having recorded their magnificent debut in 1993 — which unfortunately failed to attract label interest — SAVIOUR MACHINE stubbornly continued writing new material. The band lost drummer Samuel West, who was replaced by Jason Hart, and a permanent keyboardist, Nathan Van Hala, was also recruited. The arrival of a "keyboard master" in the ranks determined the greater amount of keyboards on the follow-up to "SAVIOUR MACHINE," which received an identical name, only with the number 2.
Along with the increased role of keyboards, the guitar riffs lightened up, and doom metal elements virtually disappeared, giving way to the gothic component. All of this, combined with Eric Clayton's inimitable voice, lent the music an epic and majestic quality.
With their new work, SAVIOUR MACHINE managed to find a record label — not in their homeland, but in Europe, where art is valued more and music isn't viewed through the green prism of commerce. Thus, in 1996 both of the band's full-length albums saw the light of day on Massacre Records, and since 2004 fans in the CIS countries can also enjoy the Californians' music thanks to CD-Maximum.