Machine Head is an American heavy metal band formed in 1991 by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. They have released ten studio albums, two live albums, one extended play, one video album, and thirteen singles. Later that year, Logan Mader and Tony Costanza were hired as guitarist and drummer respectively. Costanza left the band shortly afterwards, being replaced by Chris Kontos. In 1993, they signed to Roadrunner Records and released their debut album, Burn My Eyes, in 1994. Their second album, The More Things Change..., was released in 1997.[1]
| Machine Head discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Machine Head live in 2006. From left to right: Phil Demmel, Robb Flynn, and Adam Duce | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Singles | 13 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 15 |
In 1999, Machine Head released The Burning Red, with this album the band changed its musical direction and were accused of selling out.[1] Despite backlash from the media, the album debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200.[2] In 2001, Machine Head released its fourth studio album, Supercharger. The music video for "Crashing Around You", taken from this album, was avoided by MTV after the September 11, 2001 attacks due to its depictions of falling buildings. After the music video ban, Roadrunner stopped promoting the album, causing the band to leave the label after the release of a live album, Hellalive, only for contract obligations.[1] The band's fifth studio album, Through the Ashes of Empires, was released in Europe and caught the attention of Roadrunner US. The label asked the band to re-sign to them and the band accepted.[1] In March 2007, Machine Head released its sixth studio album, The Blackening, which debuted at number 54 on the Billboard 200, their highest chart position in the United States.[2]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
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| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
JPN [7] |
NLD [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11][12] | |||||||||
| Burn My Eyes |
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— | — | 29 | — | 35 | — | 45 | 38 | — | 25 | |||||||
| The More Things Change... |
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138 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 22 | — | 22 | 17 | — | 16 | |||||||
| The Burning Red |
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88 | 30 | 22 | 55 | 15 | 93 | 35 | 17 | — | 13 |
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| Supercharger |
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115 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 59 | 88 | 42 | 82 | 34 |
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| Through the Ashes of Empires |
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88 | 91 | 56 | 44 | 24 | — | 65 | 41 | 80 | 77 |
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| The Blackening |
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54 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 53 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 16 |
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| Unto the Locust |
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22 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
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| Bloodstone & Diamonds |
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21 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 67 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 18 |
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| Catharsis |
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65 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 50 | 41 | — | 4 | 12 | |||||||
| Of Kingdom and Crown |
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— | 27 [23] |
6 | — | 6 | 64 | 62 | — | 3 | 27 | |||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
UK [12] | ||
| Hellalive |
|
78 | — | 143 |
| Machine Fucking Head Live |
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115 | 62 | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
Extended plays
edit| Year | EP details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Black Procession
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| 2021 | Arrows in Words from the Sky[24]
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Singles
edit| Year | Song | Peak chart position | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. [25] |
SCO [26] |
UK [27] |
UK Rock [28] | |||
| 1994 | "Davidian"[29] | — | — | — | — | Burn My Eyes |
| 1995 | "Old" | — | 37 | 43 | 2 | |
| 1997 | "Ten Ton Hammer" | — | — | — | — | The More Things Change... |
| "Take My Scars" | — | 66 | 73 | 2 | ||
| 1999 | "From This Day" | — | 74 | 74 | 1 | The Burning Red |
| 2000 | "The Blood, The Sweat, the Tears" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Silver (Take My Hand)"[30] | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Crashing Around You" | — | — | 89 | 12 | Supercharger |
| 2003 | "Imperium"[31] | — | — | — | — | Through the Ashes of Empires |
| 2004 | "Days Turn Blue to Gray" | — | 95 | 77 | 3 | |
| 2007 | "Aesthetics of Hate" | — | — | — | — | The Blackening |
| "Now I Lay Thee Down"[32] | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Halo"[33] | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Locust"[34] | — | — | — | 5 | Unto the Locust |
| 2012 | "Darkness Within" | 35 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "Killers & Kings"[35] | — | — | — | — | Bloodstone & Diamonds |
| "Now We Die"[36] | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Is There Anybody Out There?" | 36 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2017 | "Beyond the Pale" | — | — | — | — | Catharsis |
| "Catharsis" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kaleidoscope" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Do or Die" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Circle the Drain" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Stop the Bleeding (feat. Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach)" | — | — | — | — | Civil Unrest EP | |
| "Bulletproof" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Circle the Drain (acoustic)" | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "My Hands Are Empty" | — | — | — | — | Of Kingdom and Crown | |
| 2021 | "Become the Firestorm" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rotten" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Arrows in Words from the Sky" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | "Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Unhallowed" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Gods, No Masters" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Year | Name | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Alcoholocaust"[37] | Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack and The Burning Red |
| "Hole in the Sky"[38] | Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath | |
| 2009 | "Beautiful Mourning"[39] | The Blackening |
| 2011 | "This Is the End"[40] | Unto the Locust |
Videos
editVideo albums
edit| Year | Video details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [41][a] |
SWE [42] |
UK [43] | ||
| 2005 | Elegies
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13 | 7 | 4 |
- a.^ Refers to the Billboard Top Music Video chart.
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Fuck It All"[b] | — | Jerry Allen[44] |
| 1994 | "Davidian" | Burn My Eyes | Sheila Rene[45] |
| 1995 | "Old" | Bill Ward[1] | |
| 1997 | "Ten Ton Hammer" | The More Things Change... | Bill Ward[1] |
| 1998 | "Take My Scars" | Chris Hafner[46] | |
| 1999 | "From This Day" | The Burning Red | Michael Martin[47] |
| 2001 | "Crashing Around You" | Supercharger | Nathan Cox[48] |
| 2003 | "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" (Live) | Hellalive | Robb Flynn[49] |
| "Imperium" | Through the Ashes of Empires | Mike Sloat[50][51] | |
| 2004 | "Days Turn Blue to Gray" | ||
| 2007 | "Aesthetics of Hate" | The Blackening | |
| "Now I Lay Thee Down" | |||
| 2008 | "Halo" | ||
| "Hallowed Be Thy Name" | The Blackening (special edition) | ||
| 2011 | "Locust" | Unto the Locust | |
| 2012 | "Darkness Within" | Robb Flynn, Milan Basel and Jiří Novotný | |
| 2014 | "Now We Die" | Bloodstone & Diamonds | Mike Sloat |
| 2015 | "Now We Die (live)" | - | |
| 2018 | "Catharsis" | Catharsis | Frazier Bradshaw |
| "Beyond The Pale" (fan contest winner) | Mélanie Gaonac'h | ||
| "Bastards" (poetry slam) | Mark Nunez | ||
| "Kaleidoscope" | Mike Sloat | ||
| "Volatile" (lyric video) | Tommy Antonini | ||
| "Volatile" (live in the UK 2018) | Fiaz Farrelly | ||
| "Triple Beam" (lyric video) | Tommy Antonini | ||
| 2019 | "Do or Die" | non-album singles | Marius Milinski |
| 2020 | "Stop the Bleeding (feat. Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach)" | Mike Sloat | |
| "My Hands Are Empty" | Of Kingdom and Crown | ||
| 2022 | "Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate" | ||
| "No Gods, No Masters" |
- b.^ The music video for "Fuck It All" was filmed prior to the recording of Burn My Eyes. It appeared on the album under the title of "Block".
References
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- All except noted: "Australian charts portal". Australian charts. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
- Through the Ashes of Empires: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 173.
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- ^ Peak chart position on the Scottish Singles Chart:
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- From This Day: ""From This Day" Chart Position". Official Charts Company. December 18, 1999. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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- ^ "UK Singles Chart: Machine Head Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Peak chart position on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart:
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- Locust: ""Locust" Chart Position". Official Charts Company. June 26, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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- ^ "Now We Die - Single". iTunes. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
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