Phil Demmel speaks on new Machine Head record

[Brett]

"So with this one, I was involved in the beginning. Rob (Flynn, vocals/guitar) and I really had a chance to kind of go back to a little bit of our history in the early 80’s thrash stage. There’s a lot of fast riffing, kind of intricate, technical stuff. We kind of wanted to push ourselves. Everybody in the band, we just kind of wanted to push ourselves musically. So what can you expect from The Blackening? Long songs! A couple 10-minute songs, a couple 8-minutes songs. Just really the most intricate and most technical Machine Head record to date."

Several 8-10 minute songs on this one.

01. Clenching the Fists of Dissent
02. Beautiful Mourning
03. Aesthetics of Hate
04. Now I Lay Thee Down
05. Slanderous
06. Halo
07. Wolves
08. A Farewell to Arms

Yea, tr00ness aside, i'm REALLY looking forward to this. The last record was leaps in the right direction.

 

[Brett]

I'd also like to add that Burning Red and Supercharger are piles of doo-doo. Everything else I dig.

 

[AsModEe]

doesn't Machine Head suck? I remember hearing them once and wanted to stab my ears.

 

[Ryan VH]

i actually like machine head. i cant wait to see them on tour with LoG

 

[Kvlt Wench]

They should be Vio-Lence again.

 

[craptastic]

MH has always sucked, people still give a crap about that band?

 

[El Stormo]

I'd also like to add that Burning Red and Supercharger are piles of doo-doo. Everything else I dig.

Haven't heard Ashes of Empires, but agreed.

 

[unknown]

that's a cool album cover, but 8-10 minute songs mean fuck all...what matters is how good they are

 

[El Diablo Fantastico]

Ashes of Empires was pretty good. If this new album continues in the same vein or improves upon it then it should be quite damn alright.

8-10 minute songs mean fuck all...what matters is how good they are

From the an interview with Robb Flynn:

"We wanted to take listeners on a journey, but within the context of a song. We didn't want it to be riff soup. The first thing people say is 'Oh, 10-minute songs. It could be St Anger where you have three riffs for 10 minutes.' This is 10 minutes and 35 molten metal riffs. There's shade and light in there too, but it's pretty much full-on metal"

Sounds slightly promising

 

[Metal head87]

Meh, I'll pass. Vio-Lence>Machine Head, not that it needed to be said of course.

 

[raeon]

Haven't heard Ashes of Empires, but agreed.

Deffinately worth it, opener Imperium has killer riffs... but yeah, I've heard all the other albums and didn't like them so much. I think I'm gonna buy this one if it's indeed in the same vein as Through The Ashes

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

doesn't Machine Head suck? I remember hearing them once and wanted to stab my ears.

they do indeed suck.........balls

 

[Kvlt Wench]

They should be Vio-Lence again.

.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

They are alright

 

[Vic Rattlehead]

Wouldn't it be fucked up if this ended up being just like St Anger?

 

[Brett]

I thought Vio-Lence was terrible, but meh.

 

[Brett]

that's a cool album cover, but 8-10 minute songs mean fuck all...what matters is how good they are

They wrote 25 songs for the new record.

I bet they'll be good. Phil and Robb are a great team.

 

[fos]

cant wait for it any dates.

 

[derek]

Through the Ashes of Empires was not a terrible record, not a classic but it at least displayed a willingness to return to something more metal than the previous lacklustre efforts.

This one could be worth picking up.

 

[Brett]

Through the Ashes of Empires was not a terrible record, not a classic but it at least displayed a willingness to return to something more metal than the previous lacklustre efforts.

This one could be worth picking up.

It WILL be worth picking up.

Carve that into your desk 100 times plz so you dont forget!