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The Blackening (Parental Advisory),Machine Head

- The Blackening (Parental Advisory)
- - 256,265 plays
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  - 75 shares
Machine Head
Released 2007

Halo
09:03
46,842 plays

Beautiful Mourning
04:46
46,423 plays

Aesthetics Of Hate
06:30
40,787 plays

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songs

- 1
- Clenching The Fists Of Dissent
- 10:37
- 27,047 plays

- 2
- Beautiful Mourning
- 04:46
- 46,423 plays

- 3
- Aesthetics Of Hate
- 06:30
- 40,787 plays

- 4
- Now I Lay Thee Down
- 05:35
- 30,818 plays

- 5
- Slanderous
- 05:17
- 22,658 plays

- 6
- Halo
- 09:03
- 46,842 plays

- 7
- Wolves
- 09:01
- 19,768 plays

- 8
- A Farewell To Arms
- 10:13
- 18,882 plays

album review

Machine Head's The Blackening is an over-the-top rage and pummelfest with all the qualities that earned the group its enormous fan base by touring and recording. The record starts out unlikely enough, and gladly enough, with a left-of-center call to arms to the youth of this nation to not accept blindly the words (and threats) of "patriotic brutes." It calls for rage with triple-timed slamming beats and blistering lead guitar breaks, as the piece alternates between death metal, industrial metal, thrash and prog. It blends seamlessly. At ten-and-half minutes for an opening cut, one can tell this is no original heavy metal record. "Beautiful Mourning" is anything but gothic heavy metal; it begins with a taut, explosive riff matched by the drum kit, and then Robb Flynn is off and running, celebrating being "taken under" by her, and the seductive power of both women and death. The thrash element here rivals Slayer at their very best, and breaks new ground within the realm of composition for aggressive music. The intense dual arpeggios between both guitarists -- Flynn and Phil Demmel on "Aesthetics of Hate" (as just one example) are among the tightest ever. The drama produced by Dave McClain's blastbeats and the steady guidance of Adam Duce's basslines comprise a deeply intuitive rhythm section for the six-stringers to fly from. They don't so much fly as fight, though. Other standouts include "Halo," and "Now I Lay Thee Down." Recommended. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

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listener reviews

- - One of the best...
  - - By Zombie McJesus
    - 8/22/2009 23:11:57
  - This sounds like an album Metallica should have made after 1988 had they stayed on track. The influences of 80's metal powerhouses like Slayer and Metallica echo constantly throughout the album, and that fact is more than enough to justify the greatness of this album.
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- - Legend....
  - - By Xlixity
    - 1/25/2009 03:37:22
  - this album is a complete masterpiece...forget everything you thought you knew about
    Machine Head....
    You have no idea....
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