The Blackening - Machine Head

[~Flirty~Twilight~Freak~]

Umm... dudes... just get this album right now.

It is pretty goddamn awesome.

 

[Brooklen =)]

yeah...i dig it.

 

[MC Slish]

This could be huge. Perfect corabo of thrash, industrial and DM. It's as if Slayer were trying to play like Opeth.

 

[frenchhcosurfer]

people are calling this the best metal album of the year, and have been since it came out a month or so ago... it gets a lot of play on sirius too. i used to like these guys a lot and i guess im just being unfair but i cant imagine the album is _that_ good - is it up to par with burn my eyes, and their older stuff?

 

[Chris713]

I think if i liked Machine Head I would like this album, but I think its the vocals. I just can't look past them to enjoy the very well written music.

 

[helensh]

I have that problem with a lot of banRAB, but I am able to get my head around the vocals on this album. Great stuff, especially solos on Halo.

 

[kilcoynedonahe]

I heard it, but i didn't like it

 

[♣ALT]

I can usually get past bad vocals if the music is good enough, but, as i've tried to explain to my frienRAB with no luck, they have "Butt Metal" vocals.

 

[Nina Cullen]

Anyone care to upload it please?

 

[Hate M]

ive never liked machine head and i dont really like much metal, but this album is like metal perfection.. surprisingly good.

 

[mike_camuglia2000]

I figured I'd hate this album as I really do dislike Machine Head, but somehow they've managed to pull off a good album. Its a notably solid release with some really good material. Its not really Machine Head-esque.

 

[Ms Thang]

Im impressed...In my opinion a welcome return to form for MH

 

[perfumeNR]

I've heard really great things about this album, looking forward to giving it a spin

"LET FREEDOM RING WITH A SHOTGUN BLAST!!!!"

 

[s_is_for_skye]

Ok I've just got hold of it... not bad at all. Will give it more listens by putting on my MP3 player and post back with a better summary.

 

[Bushido]

Yeah definitely get's better with each listen, but would have loved a better snare sound. Why do so many metal banRAB concentrate on guitar sound and then give you a biscuit tin snare. The music loses so much power that way.

 

[ms_froggie3718]

Like some of you have noted, the vocals can be gruffy, but the death metal growl is par for the course for this type of exteme metal. On cuts like "Now I Lay Thee Down" which alternates between straight singing and screaming, vocalist Flynn comes across endearing especially late in the song, when his voice cracks on the chorus, and creates a cool as sh$t industrial effect. Most singer would have used a different take, but it works for the song.

 

[isp]

Dunno how you can call this death metal vocals... Just a bit deeper, suits the dark tone of the album. ****ing amazing. And yes i know this post is a bit late.

 

["Brick"]

I don't see why people don't like the vocals, I think they actually sound pretty good. Kinda thrashy vocals IMO