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- Oakland's Machine Head have always been about creating the most honest and intense music possible, since their inception in 1992. The Blackening pushes the band's groundbreaking sound farther than it's ever gone before. Challenging themselves and each other to write a record that would demolish all of their boundaries, the band has delivered 60 minutes of the most structurally complex and technical material that Machine Head have ever recorded. Three part guitar and bass harmonies, dueling solos, and savage thrash intricacy, sit alongside soaring 3 part vocal harmonies, ultimately crashing head first into bludgeoning, Neanderthal riffage. Fighting alongside the band's monstrous musical effort are mainman Robb Flynn's gritty, streetwise lyrics which teeter effortlessly between brutal metal shouting and lush, melodic singing. Going from what has recently been a more introspective focus, the words that grace The Blackening return to the socially-conscious narrative so prevalent throughout their earlier albums, focusing heavily on issues that touch one and all. The limited edition version of The Blackening includes 2 extra tracks, including their stunning cover of Metallica's Battery, plus a bonus DVD on the making of the album.
- Clenching the Fists of Dissent
- Beautiful Mourning
- Aesthetics of Hate
- Now I Lay Thee Down
- Slanderous
- Halo
- Wolves
- A Farewell to Arms
- Battery (Limited Edition Bonus Track)
Average rating (21 reviews)
Epic
ShredderRG | 16/02/2009 | See all ShredderRG's reviews (6) »
An absolutley epic album, Macine Head's finest album so far. With 10 minute epics like 'Clenching the fists of decent', and true epic's liek halo, wolves and a farewell to arms. It also includes an awsome cover of metallica's battery. The DVD extras are very good.
A must buy for all metal fans.
One of the best metal albums ever!!
Swilliams1989 | 05/02/2009 | See all Swilliams1989's reviews (10) »
The say the classic 'Reign In Blood' by Slayer is the heaviest album ever, but for me this is even heavier!! This monster of an album has everything, insane trade off solo's, gigantic riffs, and angry emotional vocals, every song is 5 star. My favourite moments are the vocal performance by Flynn on 'Aesthetics Of Hate' (i'm sure everyone knows the story by now), the guitar solo's on every song but in particular 'Halo' and 'Clenching The Fists Of Dissent', and also the drumming. I'm no drummer but the drums really stand out, they say McClain is one of the best drummers around and its easy to see why. Another thing i like is the production of the album, when you listen to this through headphones its even better! especially 'Clenthing The Fists Of Dissent' which is really atmospheric and sends shivers down my spine.
Overall, buy this album, now!!
Best metal album ever!
theshock | 21/09/2008 | See all theshock's reviews (1) »
Words alone can not describe how good this album is. Im a fan of rock music and not just metal but this is one of my all time favourite albums. The rifffs the lyrics the solos the harmonies, the general structure of the songs. There has been so much effort put into this album you still pick up on little touches many listens later. Just the build up to clenching the fists will have you hooked. If you are a fan of early metallica or any melodic metal you must own this album. I've loved metal for many, many years but this album is something else (this coming from a hardcore metallica fan, tatoos and all) buy it and UNLEASH THE WOLVES!
