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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: ACID_FOX on August 29, 2010, 07:09:57 AM
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I have no idea how many of you guys listen to them, but they are truly phenominal, and I've come to realise that The Blackening is one of the best metal albums ever.
Anyway, discuss.
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I dig the first record and the last two. Good stuff.
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The Blackening is the best them:
SEMI-GOD TIER:
The Blackening
EXCELLENT TIER:
Burn My Eyes
The More things Change
GOOD TIER:
Through the Ashes of Empires
SHIT TIER:
Supercharger
ULTRA-HYPER-SHIT TIER:
The Burning Red
I like the title track from The Burning Red, though; and Supercharger's "Bulldozer" is pretty cool. Also, The Blackening is just flawless. Even with "Slanderous"' silly lyrics it's awesome. And A FAREWELL TO ARMS :metal
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I think they're decent.
saw them live last year opening for Metallica and must say that I enjoyed it.
Can't agree with you about the Blackening though. It's decent but not more.
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Awesome band. Saw them open for Metallica last year. Wanna get into them when I have money.
EDIT: inb4 Deep Purple album Machine Head
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Listening to "My Misery" right now. Good shit.
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Yeah I saw them open for Metallica last year too, really good, unlike The Sword :(
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Halo's riff :metal
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Yeah I saw them open for Metallica last year too, really good, unlike The Sword :(
THE SWORD ARE AMAZING
Halo's riff :metal
:2metal: Hands down one of the heaviest riffs in my opinion :2metal:
*Goes to listen to it*
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Burn My Eyes and The More Things Change are my favourites. The Blackening wasn't too bad either.
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All I have listened to is Burn My Eyes and The Blackening. Both are awesome albums. :metal
I will try to get into them when I get a shot.
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I own Through the Ashes of Empires, but I very rarely get the urge to listen to them. There are better metal bands out there.
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They announced their final Blackening tour that will finish in 2011? talk about milking it :-\
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Machine Head are awesome in pretty much every way.
I was nuts on The Blackening when I first got it, but it's dropped off a bit again. I mean, it's still better than most metal albums made in the last ten years. I've said this a million times, but I consider A Farewell to Arms one of the best metal songs ever written. But while most of the longer tracks on that album are excellent, Halo has a bit of a 'long for the sake of it' feel, and Slanderous, though the cursing isn't without purpose (I haven't listened to that song in a while, but if I remember correctly, he's saying we create division between each other needlessly by turning all sorts of things into negatives and bashing each other when we could accept our differences and avoid it), still feels awkward a lot of the time.
Burn My Eyes, on the other hand, is actually flawless, and easily one of the best metal albums ever made.
Through the Ashes of Empires is strange. I find when I listen to it right through, there isn't a weak spot on the whole album, but if you take separate songs, most of them are a tad short of the tracks on The Blackening and BME. Still, there isn't a bad track, or even an average one, on the whole album.
I've been umming and aaahing about The Burning Red and The More Things Change forever. Both are still pretty good albums. TBR is the better of the two to listen right through, and probably has a better set of best tracks. It kind of has the upper hand for me simply because TMTC is just the band trying to make Burn My Eyes 2, and not doing so well, whereas on TBR, they're trying something different, and not doing too badly.
Supercharger is terrible. Bulldozer, pretty good. Deafening Silence, okay. The rest, terrible.
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I have love Machine Head for quite some time. I still remember seeing an ad for Burn My Eyes in a Guitar World magazine and going and buying that record. Sooo freakin' good.
The Blackening was just an epic record in my opinion, start to finish... including Slanderous; such a good riff.
Can't wait for those guys to FINALLY get off tour and make me a new record! :)
Alex
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The Blackening is one of my favourite Metal albums. Every song is amazing :metal
Hope the new album is just as good.
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Meh. Back when I was really into thrash, I listened to Burn My Eyes nonstop, almost every day. As I grew out of thrash I grew out of them as well. I've always meant to give The Blackening a shot but the track lengths cause me to be a bit apprehensive. They just don't seem like the kind of band that could effectively write 9-10 minute songs that keep my attention throughout. But who knows, maybe it's a great album and I'm completely wrong. I may never know, because I really have no desire to listen to it. :-\
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I'm STILL obsessed with The Blackening, and that obsession started in early April.
Halo's riff :metal
Probably my favorite song. It strikes the perfect balance between brutally melodic and slow and menacing.
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I've been jamming 'Unto the Locust' nonstop for about the past week. I meant to check this out when it was first released, but somehow it slipped under my radar completely and I just now picked it up. This album continues the trend they started with 'The Blackening' and continues in a similar direction. The songwriting varies between brutal and melodic throughout the whole disc, and strives to create a balance between the rhythm, Flynn's vocals, and the leads. Excellent lifting album! If you liked TB at all, it is just unfair to yourself not to check this thing out. :metal
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https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/machine-head-entire-bloodstone-diamonds-album-available-for-streaming/
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We Still Write Songs That Are Way Too Long Blackening'ish.3.0
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Yeah and I can't stand Robb's voice.
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Robb is the biggest thing about this band that could use improvement or replacement. I've never felt like his voice matched the music, only rarely. And he's a complete tool.
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Merged into the Machine Head thread.
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I don't really like what I've heard of this album at all to be honest.
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Robb is the biggest thing about this band that could use improvement or replacement. I've never felt like his voice matched the music, only rarely. And he's a complete tool.
His clean vocals are far superior to his harsh vocals - which just sound like a teenager having a tantrum.
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So The Blackening turned 10 today.
https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/03/27/machine-heads-the-blackening-turns-ten-years-old-today/ (https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/03/27/machine-heads-the-blackening-turns-ten-years-old-today/)
Still THE metal album of the 00's for me. Just flawless from start to finish!! We should host a plug.dj listening session for this album and blow some minds!!
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Train of Thought VS The Blackening ?
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Train of Thought VS The Blackening ?
The Blackening just destroys ToT as far as I'm concerned (I don't rate ToT that high even compared to DT albums). It is literally better than any other album of the 00's that I can think of.
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It's good but I got tired of Robb's harsh vocals.
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I feel like you only like about 5 bands and take every opportunity to shit on all the other bands out there whenever you can, I'd really like to know why? I know this comment in particular isnt necessarily condescending but 9 out of 10 times it is (Megadeth this, Slayer that, etc.. get original)
So The Blackening turned 10 today.
https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/03/27/machine-heads-the-blackening-turns-ten-years-old-today/ (https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/03/27/machine-heads-the-blackening-turns-ten-years-old-today/)
Still THE metal album of the 00's for me. Just flawless from start to finish!! We should host a plug.dj listening session for this album and blow some minds!!
I'd definitely be in, timeless album. I'll never get tired of this one.
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The Blackening is awesome. Locust has a few killer songs, like the title track, and I never bothered to check out Bloodstone & Diamonds - but I always come back to The Blackening.
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The Blackening is just perfect. Such a brutal, well written and performed metal album, wonderful. Still just as enjoyable today.
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The Blackening is just perfect. Such a brutal, well written and performed metal album, wonderful. Still just as enjoyable today.
Pretty much yea. I think the plug.dj session went well last night. Was a great album to listen through. A few of us are thinking of doing it more regularly with album listening sessions. Be good to see some new faces :tup
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I have the Blackening going in the car right now. :metal
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New to this thread, also a bump. Been a fan since The Blackening, but my favorite album from them is Bloodstone & Diamonds.
Can’t wait to hear Catharsis, and I got my tickets for the Evening With tour that’s about to start. 🤘
According to Flynn, this won’t be their heaviest album, but the most melodic. Let’s see what it can do.
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What I've heard so far of the new album really hasn't filled me with much confidence at all.
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The band actually posted the review of the new album by Decibel magazine on their website. It slams it as Nu-metal garbage. Robb has said that he considers this the successor to The Burning Red, which I have never heard due to how much it has been slammed. The stuff I have heard hasn't clicked. Hopefully, when I see them next month they focus on more classic material.
https://www.machinehead1.com/blogs/news/decibel-magazine-slams-catharsis
Of course, the magazine takes a drive-by slam at Megadeth by mentioning Super Collider. I actually really enjoyed that album so who knows.
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Bloodstone & Diamonds, despite being weaker than I had hoped, had some pretty sick riffs here and there. I'm not sure if that 2016 single "Is There Anybody Out There?" is gonna be on the new album, but it gave me such a bittersweet feeling. Lyrics are awful, and the rap/metal-ish verses are pretty cringeworthy, but at the same time there are a few good hooks in the chorus and some cool riffs, and the breakdown is also pretty cool. The whistling seems like a poor attempt to re-create some of the "Darkness Within" magic but fails.
The latest single is good, definitely better than the former. I didn't expect to enjoy this less agressive side of MH, but truth be told my favourite parts of the song are still the heavy ones. Definitely gonna check out the album but keeping my expectations low to hopefully be pleasantly surprised like I was with that last single.
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I wasn't impressed with 'Beyond The Pale' but I really enjoyed the title track.
Surprised at the lack of love for Bloodstone. I consider it superior to The Blackening (just beats it), more mature songwriting and better melodies and production. Don't get me wrong though, I love The Blackening.
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The band actually posted the review of the new album by Decibel magazine on their website. It slams it as Nu-metal garbage. Robb has said that he considers this the successor to The Burning Red, which I have never heard due to how much it has been slammed. The stuff I have heard hasn't clicked. Hopefully, when I see them next month they focus on more classic material.
https://www.machinehead1.com/blogs/news/decibel-magazine-slams-catharsis
Of course, the magazine takes a drive-by slam at Megadeth by mentioning Super Collider. I actually really enjoyed that album so who knows.
Although this doesn't fill me with much confidence I'll make up my own mind. I mean, I'm hardly a big fan of TBR (it's probably my least favourite of theirs) but then again I also love Supercharger, which often gets slammed. Ever since Machine Head released The Blackening (which is my fave of theirs and basically flawless imo) I've been hoping for them to release something even better. I know this is a pretty much impossible task and I came to terms with this years ago. That being said I have no expectations from these guys and if they release a good album with some great songs, I'm happy.
Bloodstone & Diamonds, despite being weaker than I had hoped, had some pretty sick riffs here and there. I'm not sure if that 2016 single "Is There Anybody Out There?" is gonna be on the new album, but it gave me such a bittersweet feeling. Lyrics are awful, and the rap/metal-ish verses are pretty cringeworthy, but at the same time there are a few good hooks in the chorus and some cool riffs, and the breakdown is also pretty cool. The whistling seems like a poor attempt to re-create some of the "Darkness Within" magic but fails.
B&D was a really nice surprise for me. As I said, I had no real expectations and I really enjoyed it (Game Over was particularly :metal :metal :metal). This new one will hopefully do the same. I haven't been particularly looking forward to it, if it's great then amazing, if not then I know there will be plenty of awesome stuff coming this year. Machine Head have given me so much incredible heavy music over the years that I can forgive them the odd dud.
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The band actually posted the review of the new album by Decibel magazine on their website. It slams it as Nu-metal garbage. Robb has said that he considers this the successor to The Burning Red, which I have never heard due to how much it has been slammed. The stuff I have heard hasn't clicked. Hopefully, when I see them next month they focus on more classic material.
https://www.machinehead1.com/blogs/news/decibel-magazine-slams-catharsis
Of course, the magazine takes a drive-by slam at Megadeth by mentioning Super Collider. I actually really enjoyed that album so who knows.
That's quite cool that the band posted a negative review.
I wasn't impressed with 'Beyond The Pale' but I really enjoyed the title track.
Surprised at the lack of love for Bloodstone. I consider it superior to The Blackening (just beats it), more mature songwriting and better melodies and production. Don't get me wrong though, I love The Blackening.
It was pretty damn good IMO, but TB is just on another level to everything.
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Yeah, their peak, for me, was Ashes and Blackening. I don't see them ever topping those records.
As for the negative review, Robb has been doing his best to temper fan expectations for a few months now and I think this is just part of that. It's like he knows there will be a backlash and is just getting in front of it. I don't fault an artist for doing what they want even if I don't like it. My expectations dropped once he started his FYI crusade. I'll still pick up the album, but I am very cautious.
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Yeah, their peak, for me, was Ashes and Blackening. I don't see them ever topping those records.
As for the negative review, Robb has been doing his best to temper fan expectations for a few months now and I think this is just part of that. It's like he knows there will be a backlash and is just getting in front of it. I don't fault an artist for doing what they want even if I don't like it. My expectations dropped once he started his FYI crusade. I'll still pick up the album, but I am very cautious.
Makes total sense and I think it's a pretty smart move.
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New song 'Bastards': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Ig3RGdVMY
They're making it really really hard to look forward to the album with this one. Even disregarding the cringy lyrics like 'the pussy generation' it's just a really weird song for Machine Head, sounds like a Stone Sour ballad combined with some semi-heavy B&D style heaviness near the end.
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It's different for sure but also really bad. I don't think they needed this :-\
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Its really happy for Machine Head.
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Sooo I listened to Catharsis a couple times all the way through, and I gotta say it’s a disappointment. I wouldn’t say it’s as bad as all the critic reviews that I’ve read, but it’s nowhere near the amazing run of Ashes/Blackening/Locust/Bloodstone. Triple Beam is a complete joke that should never have made the album. The rest is kinda blah.
That being said, Heavy Lies The Crown......wow!!! :metal :hefdaddy That song is one of the best MH songs ever written. Definitely wanna hear that one live!
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Going to the show in a few hours...gonna be kick ass.
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Show was amazing. Great set as well. I'd recommend going if you're unsure.
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Can’t wait for the Chicago show
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Only one listen so far and there is some cool stuff on it, but it will take a bit for it to sink in. It’s definitely not as bad as some of the reviews make it sound, but I don’t think it’s up to par with the last couple and definitely not as good as The Blackening.
The Blackening is one of my favorite metal albums of all time and I don’t think they could ever top that, but they still have been putting out solid albums IMO. Time will tell though how this one holds up for me.
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Catharsis sucks, people. At least it sucked for me, sorry. I think they were really onto something with their Blackening->Locust->B&D album run but this album is to Machine Head what Supercollider is to Megadeth. I guess they tried to do something along the lines of 'The More Things Change...' but with lazy riffs and with Robb being reaally deep up in his own ass with his lyrics, and it ended up being kind of a slightly better version of 'Supercharger' instead.
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Catharsis sucks, people. At least it sucked for me, sorry. I think they were really onto something with their Blackening->Locust->B&D album run but this album is to Machine Head what Supercollider is to Megadeth. I guess they tried to do something along the lines of 'The More Things Change...' but with lazy riffs and with Robb being reaally deep up in his own ass with his lyrics, and it ended up being kind of a slightly better version of 'Supercharger' instead.
Those songs do come alive live though. I haven't heard the album, but of the ones they played live they were great.
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I'm one listen through and it isn't as bad as the reviews, but it also isn't exactly great. There's one really good song, some okay/decent ones and a few that are just yikes.
Still looking forward to seeing them next week. The setlists look great so there shouldn't be an disappointment there.
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I follow them on Facebook and every now and then they'll add in a song, or shift the songs position in the set.
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Catharsis sucks, people. At least it sucked for me, sorry. I think they were really onto something with their Blackening->Locust->B&D album run but this album is to Machine Head what Supercollider is to Megadeth. I guess they tried to do something along the lines of 'The More Things Change...' but with lazy riffs and with Robb being reaally deep up in his own ass with his lyrics, and it ended up being kind of a slightly better version of 'Supercharger' instead.
Those songs do come alive live though. I haven't heard the album, but of the ones they played live they were great.
I believe you! Machine Head are a brutal live band, that's for sure. They made From this Day sound amazing live, I can bet they easily can do the same for these songs.
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I really hope they play Clenching in Chicago.
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I really hope they play Clenching in Chicago.
I was hoping for Slanderous but we didn't get it. They pulled that out I think in PA.
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This album has really grown on me. There are a few songs that I’m not too crazy about, but overall I think it’s a real solid album and don’t get the hate for it. I don’t go to many concerts these days, but really wish I would have seen them last week when they played in NYC.
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Robb is sick and ended last night's show halfway through and already canceled tonight's. He's seeing a specialist today to determine how to proceed and if they need to cancel more dates.
https://bravewords.com/news/machine-head-tonight-s-cleveland-show-postponed-robb-flynn-suffering-from-severe-lung-infection
I see them (maybe) next Friday so this is something I will be monitoring.
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They still haven't played a show since last week and they have canceled tonight already. Honestly, I'm hoping for a cancellation of the Chicago show. With only 9 shows left on the tour, they should just pull the plug now. I'm not interested in being at the show where Robb gives it a go. With the kind of travel and effort that I have to go through to get to a show, I don't want them at less than 100% of their best.
I'll catch them the next time around when he's healthy.
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It seems like Machine Head has a history of having to cancel a lot of shows. I know health is beyond your control, especially in this case when it’s affecting the singer’s throat, but it just seems like more times than not when they tour there’s at least some cancelled shows. Still upset that I missed the NY show. Just a crazy time at work and I was fighting a cold too so it was probably for the best.
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Yeah, I’m also supposed to be at the Chicago show tomorrow. As much as I’m dying the see them again, I wouldn’t wanna see Robb give less than 100% and be miserable. This whole situation sucks.
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https://youtu.be/MAfNzNvaii4
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Yup, Chicago is on.
Somber texts between my buddies and I as we try to coordinate travel to the show. Kinda funny to be so disappointed to be going to a show. Well, here's to hoping that things work out.
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Machine Head is done. Phil and Dave both quit. Robb says the remaining tour dates will serve as a farewell tour for the band.
https://loudwire.com/machine-head-farewell-tour-members-quit-statement-video/
Pretty sad. Guess it's good I got to see them when I did.
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Same here...I'm glad I went to their Headline show. This is a bummer. Hope he continues to make more music though.
Maybe I'll check out their Tuscon show.
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I’m confused. Everywhere else it says they’re breaking up, but in the video Robb said that he’ll see what the future holds for him and Jared. Which is it?
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I’m confused. Everywhere else it says they’re breaking up, but in the video Robb said that he’ll see what the future holds for him and Jared. Which is it?
To me it sounds like they might collaborate in the future, but not under the name Machine Head.
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Wow, haven't followed this band for a long time, but them breaking up is too bad.
Also, reading up on this thread, I wonder how thay Chicago show ended up being? I sure as hell wouldn't appreciate it either if I paid for a show and the singer was in advance like "well, I don't feel good yet but I'll try my best and in the meantime you guys just make a lot of noise to compensate!".
And unfortunately I think the latest album is really bad. But I never checked out Bloodstone and Diamonds, so will do that.
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Wow, haven't followed this band for a long time, but them breaking up is too bad.
Also, reading up on this thread, I wonder how thay Chicago show ended up being? I sure as hell wouldn't appreciate it either if I paid for a show and the singer was in advance like "well, I don't feel good yet but I'll try my best and in the meantime you guys just make a lot of noise to compensate!".
And unfortunately I think the latest album is really bad. But I never checked out Bloodstone and Diamonds, so will do that.
The show was great. You couldn’t even tell he was sick. Great energy and performances from all.
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I’m confused. Everywhere else it says they’re breaking up, but in the video Robb said that he’ll see what the future holds for him and Jared. Which is it?
To me it sounds like they might collaborate in the future, but not under the name Machine Head.
I felt like it is the opposite. Rob says in the video that this tour will "celebrate this lineup of Machine Head" and to me, the word "lineup" is the most important in that phrase. To me, hes not saying that they will celebrate the full career of the band, but that they will send these guys off in a farewell and maybe he and Jared will continue.
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I’m confused. Everywhere else it says they’re breaking up, but in the video Robb said that he’ll see what the future holds for him and Jared. Which is it?
To me it sounds like they might collaborate in the future, but not under the name Machine Head.
I felt like it is the opposite. Rob says in the video that this tour will "celebrate this lineup of Machine Head" and to me, the word "lineup" is the most important in that phrase. To me, hes not saying that they will celebrate the full career of the band, but that they will send these guys off in a farewell and maybe he and Jared will continue.
But then why state it's Machine Heads Farewell Tour now.
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Machine Head just posted this on their Facebook page. Celebration of the band lineup, not the farewell of the band.
DAVE AND PHIL TO EXIT MACHINE HEAD⠀
After 23 years with Dave McClain pounding the skins at the drum throne, and 15 years with Phil Demmel shredding the guitar on stage right, both members have decided to move on from Machine Head and open a new chapter in their lives.⠀
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The upcoming Freaks & Zeroes Tour of North America (that starts this Thursday in Sacramento, CA) is still happening, and will be a celebration of the music that the line-up have created throughout the years. The split is amicable, and the guys are looking forward to playing these very special shows for the Head Cases of North America and ending this era on a positive and classy note.⠀
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Head to our YouTube page to watch Robb's emotional announcement.⠀
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To clarify: this is the Farewell Tour of this line-up of Machine Head, not the Farewell Tour of Machine Head, as has been reported in the media. ⠀
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Machine Head wish to thank Phil and Dave for their significant contributions to the band, both musically and lyrically, as well for the spirit, genuine passion they infused into the music, and legendary live performances brought along the way. ⠀
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Machine Head ask that you, the Head Cases, the Freaks & Zeroes, the Lion Hearts of America, come down and have a drink (or 5), a joint (or 3), rage at the shows, let your freak-flag-fly, and celebrate this unique moment in time with us. ⠀
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Well, there we go. Now I'm interested in seeing what he'll do being the only remaining original member.
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Well, there we go. Now I'm interested in seeing what he'll do being the only remaining original member.
Technically, he's been the sole original member since Bloodstone and Diamonds. That was the first album without Adam. Dave joined on the second album and Phil joined on their fifth.
They are more Megadeth/Iced Earth then I had realized.
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See? MH will carry on. Robb and Jared will find 2 new (hopefully awesome players), and will release a (hopefully) awesome album that will rip Catharsis to pieces.
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At least Rob admits that it was him that caused them to leave.
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Definitely showed personal growth by admitting that. Would have been nice if it didn't take this to bring it.
I'm wondering if this ends up like when Shawn and Chris quit Megadeth. They felt stifled and locked out of the writing process so they quit and formed their own band.
Catharsis was an odd record. I hated it initially but with repeated listens I came to enjoy it.
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Definitely showed personal growth by admitting that. Would have been nice if it didn't take this to bring it.
I'm wondering if this ends up like when Shawn and Chris quit Megadeth. They felt stifled and locked out of the writing process so they quit and formed their own band.
Catharsis was an odd record. I hated it initially but with repeated listens I came to enjoy it.
Dave and Phil probably didn't like Catharsis at all.
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Agree with the last two posts. I enjoy some of Catharsis, but not nearly as much as most of their other albums. I always had the impression that Catharsis was all about Robb and the direction he wanted to go, but not so much the other guys in the band.
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I've lost track of this band with the last couple of albums, but love their earlier stuff. Good to see that it looks like they are handling all of whatever is going on like men.
Even though I'm a fan, I must ask, would many really actually care if Dave did decide to call it quits on the band? maybe I've just lost too much touch with them.
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So, Robb got Logan and Chris back to go out and perform Burn My Eyes in its entirety. Doesn't sound like they are necessarily back in the band, but that Robb might be biding his time until he figures out what to do.
http://bravewords.com/news/machine-head-announce-burn-my-eyes-25th-anniversary-tour-featuring-original-members-robb-flynn-logan-madder-and-chris-kontos-announcement-video-streaming
I also saw a quote from Phil somewhere and he said he wasn't really involved in the writing of Catharsis at all and that he absolutely hated it. He said MH had turned into a Robb solo act.
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I’m impressed that he was able to rally those guys in such a short amount of time, it’s like he never missed a beat. I wonder if he’ll try and persuade them to rejoin permanently.
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From what I understand, this is a 25th year reunion tour of the album and Kontos & Mader are not official members of the band. Adam Duce isn't in the mix probably because he was fired back in 2013 and he filed a lawsuit against the band in 2014 that was settled out of court. Who knows what the settlement was but the language in the settlement may prevent Duce and Flynn or Machine Head to work together. Or, Duce just said no to the offer. Just speculating on that.
I'm extremely curious to see how this works out. I think Robb Flynn understands how big of an album Burn My Eyes is and the sentimental 25 year mark is a big thing. Bringing on the players (sans Duce) for the anniversary would excite people and may bring people out to shows.
I enjoy the music but I'm not a fan of Flynn. His ego is huge and he comes across as kind of a jerk. If he's worked it out with Mader and Kontos so they can at least be civil, then the tour should go well if those guys can still play. If crap starts to happen, then it will be shut down.
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So they released a studio performance of Davidian and they look good. They also released more details on the band status. Robb is going to be introducing 2 new members soon and they will apparently make up the future Machine Head. The shows will be 2 sets. First set will be with the new members playing various songs from the band. Set 2 will be Burn My Eyes with Kontos and Mader.
http://bravewords.com/news/machine-head-classic-lineup-re-records-debut-album-davidian-live-in-the-studio-video-streaming
Building on their wildly popular An Evening With… format, these not-to-be-missed shows will be a three-hour musical extravaganza, comprised of two parts:
Part I - will feature a battery of Machine Head’s modern classics, such as "Imperium", "Halo", and "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears", featuring frontman/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern performing alongside two, soon-to-be-announced, ragers on guitar and drums.
Part II - will feature the Bay Area band’s classic debut album, Burn My Eyes played in its entirety for the first time ever. And if somehow this historical event could not be monumental enough, taking the stage for this part of the set will be Burn My Eyes-era alumni and Machine Head’s original drummer Chris Kontos and original guitarist, Logan Mader.
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That's cool. I wonder if Robb wanted Kontos and Mader back in the band full time and they declined or this was always an anniversary thing in Robb's mind. Seems like a lot of $$ to pay since the tour will involve 6 total musicians.
Back up plan - if it doesn't work after a few shows with Kontos & Mader, Robb kicks them out and has the new lineup play burn my eyes.
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That was a pretty damn good performance. Awesome drumming.
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Anyone heard the 3 new songs they released. They are actually good!
I've been a big fan for years but can't think of a single song I've liked since Bloodstone & Diamonds. These three new songs give me hope Rob has still got it in him.
All three songs have their moments but Become the Firestorm is the best of the bunch. The last two minutes feel like they wouldn't have been out of place on The Blackening!
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Anyone heard the 3 new songs they released. They are actually good!
I've been a big fan for years but can't think of a single song I've liked since Bloodstone & Diamonds. These three new songs give me hope Rob has still got it in him.
All three songs have their moments but Become the Firestorm is the best of the bunch. The last two minutes feel like they wouldn't have been out of place on The Blackening!
Hmmm....I have not. Will get onto them and report back.
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Yeah, those tracks were decent. Certainly a step up from the last one. I see it's a 3 track single but hopefully there's an album soon.
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Man, now here's a band that I've always struggled with.
Bought 'More Things Change' back when I was like 16 and loved it. Obviously, 'Burn my Eyes' only served to clinch that Machine Head were one of my all-time favorite bands.
Then, well, then Robb kinda chased his tail for a couple of records, and as far as I was concerned, the band were no longer something I needed to check out.
But then...well, you guys all know the rest. I mean, 'The Blackening' is one of my all-time favorite metal records.
Honestly, Robb kinda reminds me of this guy I was in a band with once. Dude was a really creative guy, but was so malleable. He'd buy a new Korn cd and the next thing you knew he wanted us to tune down and do away with the solos. He'd buy a Foo Fighters cd and the next thing you knew, he'd want us to focus on 'short and snappy' rockers. It was like, you could always tell what he was listening to, bc he's was always trying to push the band in that direction. As opposed to just letting us be 'us.'
Reading Phil's interviews over the past few years, my heart totally goes out to the guy.
Still...these new tracks sound great!
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MACHINE HEAD - CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxyxGqLm8fU&ab_channel=MachineHead)
That's some good ol' trash! :metal
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MACHINE HEAD - CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxyxGqLm8fU&ab_channel=MachineHead)
That's some good ol' trash! :metal
Hmmmmm....not sure about this one.
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The new record smokes - huge riffs all over the place. I haven't cared for Machine Head's output since Locust, but this one is kicking my ass. Definitely the best since The Blackening.
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The new record smokes - huge riffs all over the place. I haven't cared for Machine Head's output since Locust, but this one is kicking my ass. Definitely the best since The Blackening.
Yea it's pretty good. I actually quite liked Bloodstone & Diamonds and was going to say it's their best since then, but realised the only album between the two is Catharsis, which was terrible.
I really like some of Unto the Locust so not sure I'd say it's best since The Blackening, but it certainly feels more in the same vein as The Blackening. It could seriously make it into my top 10 of the year.
Standout song at this point? Become the Firestorm!
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I forgot to pre-order this and now Amazon says delivery wouldn't be until the end of September(???). Disc seems to have sold well. Just have to wait until it gets back in stock. I did like all of the tracks they released as singles/EP over the last couple of years so I am looking forward to it.
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Hmmm....I didn't have much interest in this but now I have a little interest. Wasn't that keen on the songs they released over the last little bit but I'll have to check this out.
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Enjoyed that, on first listen 3 tracks stood out the most:
-SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR
-UNHALLOWED
-ARROWS IN WORDS FROM THE SKY
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Went to get the Megadeth on the weekend and decided to grab this also. I'm glad I did because this album is fucking sensational. Only one listen but definitely could be up there with the Blackening. Crushing album! :metal
MACHINE HEAD - CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxyxGqLm8fU&ab_channel=MachineHead)
That's some good ol' trash! :metal
Hmmmmm....not sure about this one.
Funny how things work, loved it on first listen here to the full album.
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The new record smokes - huge riffs all over the place. I haven't cared for Machine Head's output since Locust, but this one is kicking my ass. Definitely the best since The Blackening.
Finally got around to this and the above pretty much says it all. This is a fantastic album.
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Yeah, I'm enjoying it a lot.