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| + | Machine Head can be considered as a '''Thrash Metal''' band in general. They are inspired by 1980's Bay-Area-Thrashmetal (The Band IS from the Bay Area) and Bands like Exodus, Metallica or Testament. The music contains the typical Thrash-Metal aspects like fast riffing or the vocal style. Furthermore Machine Heads' music has a lot more groove and midtempo than classical Thrash Metal, therefore some people consider them as a '''Neo-Thrash/Groove Metal''' band like for example '''Pantera'''. Machine Heads sound features heavily distorted guitars and heavy riffs, doublebass drums and picked bassguitars topped of by half screamed half growled vocals and sometimes slow, accoustic passages with clean vocals. The band is famous for a heavy useage of natural hamronics and double guitar harmonies. | ||
| + | The records '''The Burning Red''' and '''Supercharger''' are considered as '''Nu Metal''' records because of the simpler riffs and the hiphop vocals. | ||
== Discography == | == Discography == | ||
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Machine Head
Machine Head is an American Metal band from Oakland, California. The band was founded in 1992 by Robert Flynn (vocals/guitar) and Adam Duce (Bass) and has now sold over 1,7 million records over the world. The name of the band is NOT related to the Deep Purple record Machine Head. The band is considered to be a pioneer of the so-called New Wave Of American Heavy Metal and was later cricised to have turned into a NU-Metal band. The band almost broke up but they had a comeback in 2003 and are now once again one of the most important Thrash-Metal bands.
Foundation and Early Years
Most Important Record: Burn My Eyes
1. Davidian
2. Old
3. A Thousand Lies
4. None But My Own
5. The Rage To Overcome
6. Death Church
7. A Nation On Fire
8. Blood For Blood
9. I'm Your God Now
10. Real Eyes,Realize,Real Lies
11. Block
Style Change
Comeback
Musical Style
Machine Head can be considered as a Thrash Metal band in general. They are inspired by 1980's Bay-Area-Thrashmetal (The Band IS from the Bay Area) and Bands like Exodus, Metallica or Testament. The music contains the typical Thrash-Metal aspects like fast riffing or the vocal style. Furthermore Machine Heads' music has a lot more groove and midtempo than classical Thrash Metal, therefore some people consider them as a Neo-Thrash/Groove Metal band like for example Pantera. Machine Heads sound features heavily distorted guitars and heavy riffs, doublebass drums and picked bassguitars topped of by half screamed half growled vocals and sometimes slow, accoustic passages with clean vocals. The band is famous for a heavy useage of natural hamronics and double guitar harmonies. The records The Burning Red and Supercharger are considered as Nu Metal records because of the simpler riffs and the hiphop vocals.
Discography
Studio Records
* 1994 – Burn My Eyes * 1997 – The More Things Change * 1999 – The Burning Red * 2001 – Supercharger * 2003 – Hellalive * 2003 – Through the Ashes of Empires * 2007 – The Blackening
Singles
* 1995 – Old * 1999 – From This Day * 1999 – Year of the Dragon * 2004 – Days Turn Blue to Grey
DVDs
* 2005 – Elegies (live in London)
