Machine Head - Of Kingdom & Crown Album Review!

THEY'RE BACK!

Machine Head are back with their 10th studio album, Of Kingdom And Crown. The album arrived on August 26th.

Flynn said that this album is very much a concept album set in a decimated futuristic wasteland where the sky is blood-red, following two main characters Ares and Eros. Flynn also added that a lot of inspiration for this album comes from the popular anime Attack On Titan. 

Now, when I heard this, I got super hyped because 1: I love Machine Head and 2: I love Attack On Titan. This is not The BLACKENING PART 2, This is its own deity. I have listened to this album twice in full, and I love it.

A strong return to form, from the mighty Machine Fuckin' Head! 

Robb Flynn I feel hit new levels to his vocals and this album is a showcase of his range. Production wise, this is 10/10. It's solid lyrically and instrumentally too. It's a shame some magic feels like it's been taken away due to the exposure to some songs which were previously released on an e.p. 

THE TRACKLIST:

1. SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR

2. CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE

3. BECØME THE FIRESTØRM

4. ØVERDØSE

5. MY HANDS ARE EMPTY

6. UNHALLØWED

7. ASSIMILATE

8. KILL THY ENEMIES

9. NØ GØDS, NØ MASTERS

10. BLØØDSHØT

11. RØTTEN

12. TERMINUS

13. ARRØWS IN WØRDS FRØM THE SKY

14. EXTERØCEPTIØN*

15. ARRØWS IN WØRDS FRØM THE SKY (ACOUSTIC)*

*BONUS TRACKS on DIGIPAK and BOX SET edition.

A fantastic album!

8/10

Here's my review of the Arrows E.P. from June 2021 - https://1stmetalgodsblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/machine-head-arrows-in-words-from-sky.html

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Machine Head - Arrows In Words From The Sky E.P. Review

Machine head are one of my fave bands and I have had the honour of meeting before and they are such lovely tidy down to earth Guys. Their music speaks volumes and dives into so many emotions and feelings and events. I love and appreciate their musical talents so much! So they recently dropped a 3 track e.p. and they have posted sneak peaks into the making of the album and the hype I had was immeasurable and HERE WE ARE!!!! 

Detailing the dark place this material came from, frontman Robb Flynn explained to Kerrang magazine: ​“The lyrics to these songs took to me places inside I didn’t want to go, from the bile and negativity on Rotten, to nothing-will-beat-me-down fury of Become The Firestorm, to the title-track Arrows… being one of the saddest songs I’ve ever written, yet somehow has the power to lift me up out of what was a very dark time in my life. “My hope is that by sharing these dark experiences with the Head Cases of the world, it can save someone else out of that same dark place,” he says.

BECOME THE FIRESTORM - Blast beats in a Machine Head song... honestly didn't expect that. I like it. This song is a whole lotta anger and frustration to me it feels very like reflective of the apocalyptic times of 2020 but that's my take on my feeling for the song. 

ROTTEN - This one is going to be BANGIN' live, i swear down this is going to be such a fucking anthem to hear live. It's groovy and chunky as fuck! "I stare into the black, Anxiety attack, My heart is racing as my throat's constricting, With every cut and scrape, My skin it palpitates, Lying awake, I feel the terror grip me" - I love that verse, i really feel it. 

ARROWS IN WORDS FROM THE SKY - Lot of emotion here, it's a great little flowing ballad. I really feel this song and connect and sing it alot since the release of the song. 

I wish this E.P. was a full album because with material like this, it could be a contender for top tier MH albums. What a fucking 3 track album this is! 

I NEED A PHYSICAL RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM!!!!