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Name .:. Machine Head - Of Kingdom And Crown
Genre : Metal
Source : CDDA
Type .:. Limited Edition
Artist : Machine Head
Label : Nuclear Blast (Rough Trade)
Titel : Of Kingdom And Crown
Tracks : 15
Playtime : 70:09
Size : 495,62MB
Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1
Quality : 936 kbps
[ Tracklist ]
01.Slaughter the martyr 10:26
02.Choke on the ashes of your hate 04:06
03.Become the firestorm 05:00
04.Overdose 00:58
05.My hands are empty 05:30
06.Unhallowed 06:30
07.Assimilate 01:00
08.Kill thy enemies 05:40
09.No gods, no masters 04:18
10.Bloodshot 04:21
11.Rotten 04:33
12.Terminus 01:12
13.Arrows in words from the sky 05:55
14.Exteroception 04:46
15.Arroews In Woerds Froem The Sky (Acoustic) 05:54
Total 70:09 Min
On one hand, itÆs absolutely to Machine HeadÆs
credit that you go into their 10th studio album with
no idea what youÆre going to get. On the other,
thereÆs the sense that their various musical
experiments and continually rolling cast of members
have resulted in a fairly lopsided musical output in
the last decade. Robb Flynn and co have proved they
can dip their toes into other genres, and while they
can be a decent rap metal band, an adequate radio
rock outfit and a reasonable folk punk collective,
itÆs fair to say the only thing they are world-class
at is groovy, tightly wound, tornadoes of riffs and
fury, and classic, thrashing, heavy metal majesty.
LetÆs make no apologies for hoping that Of Kingdom
And Crown would see the band lean fully back into
the celebrated style of The Blackening. ItÆs also
worth mentioning that this is Machine HeadÆs first
attempt at the notoriously tricky concept album,
with an intertwining story of two men: a murderer,
and the lover of one of his victims. Imagine the
relief, then, when opener Slaughter The Martyr comes
in over the 10-minute mark and sounds exactly like
all the elements of prime Machine Head. Even better
news is that itÆs followed by Choke On The Ashes Of
Your Hate, which recalls the most frantic bits of
debut album Burn My Eyes, and features an
unbelievable, face-melting solo from new guitarist
Waclaw æVoggÆ Kieltyka. Both Vogg and session
drummer Navene Koperweiss - formerly of Animals As
Leaders û make impressive debuts here, the latter
pummelling his kit relentlessly on the brutal Become
The Firestorm. Having been written off by many in
the aftermath of 2018Æs divisive Catharsis,
everything so far feels like the work of a band with
a point to prove.
After that furious opening, the band go for a more
epic and grandiose feel. My Hands Are Empty is a
stirring, anguished statement and Kill Thy Enemies
is an intense, mid-paced stomper, full of propulsive
grooves. As good as all of that is, this isnÆt quite
a perfect return to form. A slight bit of trimming
could have streamlined the albumÆs exhaustive
running time, and the chorus of the otherwise
excellent No Gods, No Masters is one of a couple of
more anthemic moments that doesnÆt grab you as
firmly as Machine Head at their best. But, at this
stage in their career, with songs such as the
magnificently meaty, groove-ridden Bloodshot and
Rotten more the norm than the exception on this
record, itÆs safe to say that Machine Fucking Head
are back. Of Kingdom And Crown sounds like an
essential part of their canon. Machine Head werenÆt
entirely broke, but theyÆve been fixed all the same.
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