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MACHINE HEAD's 'The Blackening' 2CD & DVD 2008 Special Edition Detailed
- Sep. 10, 2008
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The UK branch of Roadrunner Records has set an October 27 release date for MACHINE HEAD's "The Blackening" (2CD & DVD 2008 Special Edition). The complete track listing is as follows: "The Blackening": 01. Clenching The Fists of Dissent02. Beautiful Mourning03. Aesthetics Of Hate04. Now I Lay Thee Down05. Slanderous 06. Halo07. Wolves08. A Farewell To Arms Bonus CD (B-sides/Rarities 1994-2008): 01. Hallowed Be Thy Name (IRON MAIDEN cover) 02. Alan's On Fire (POISON IDEA cover) 03. Negative Creep (NIRVANA cover) 04. Seasons Wither 05. My Misery06. House Of Suffering (BAD BRAINS cover) 07. The Possibility Of Life's Destruction (DISCHARGE cover) 08. Ten Ton Hammer (Extended Original Mix) 09. Hole In The Sky (BLACK SABBATH cover) 10. Colors (ICE-T cover) 11. Hard Times (live) (CRO-MAGS cover) 12. Halo (I Want Your Soul) demo) 13. Aesthetics Of Hate (Thrash-terpiece) (demo) Bonus DVD: Live performances: 01. Clenching The Fists Of Dissent (With Full Force 2008) 02. Now I Lay Thee Down (With Full Force 2008) 03. Halo (With Full Force 2008) 04. Aesthetics Of Hate (Rock In Rio 2008) 05. Davidian (Rock In Rio 2008) 06. Imperium (Download 2007) 07. Old (Download 2007) 08. A Thousand Lies (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004) 09. The Rage To Overcome (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004) 10. Death Church (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004) 11. Blood For Blood (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004) Uncensored & Unedited Music Videos: 01. Halo02. Now I Lay Thee Down03. Aesthetics Of HatePlus a "Making Of...." feature for each video According to Roadrunner, a more scaled down version of the package will be made available in the U.S. More details to follow. MACHINE HEAD garnered the first Grammy nomination of its career for "Aesthetics of Hate", a monstrous track from "The Blackening", originally released in March 2007. The song was nominated for "Best Metal Performance" ( SLAYER eventually won the award for "The Final Six"). MACHINE HEAD will support SLIPKNOT on a European tour this fall. Also scheduled to appear on the bill is CHILDREN OF BODOM. 
"Aesthetics Of Hate": "Halo": "Now I Lay Thee Down":
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COMMENT | Damn good cd.
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:32:53 PM
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I will probably purchase this edition as well, even though RR has a shit policy about special editions.
Half the time they come out six months after the original.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:34:07 PM
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looks like a killer CD combo. gotta pick this one up. Nice to see that Machine Head pulled their metal asses back together after all these years. Solid.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:34:55 PM
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yeah ill think ill pick this one up.
this is truly the best album of 2007.
and best album in 2008 is death magnetic. \m/
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:36:12 PM
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Fuck you Roadrunner.
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COMMENT | No Battery
posted by : innerself86
9/10/2008 7:41:53 PM
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Why isnt the Battery cover on the bonus CD? It was on the Blackening japan edition?
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COMMENT | Shit, dude.
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:43:33 PM
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Again with the year old re-releases form Roadrunner. Saddest part is this looks too juicy to pass up. Also, WTF is the deal with this not including the making of form the original european special edition?
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COMMENT | yea another roadrunner
posted by : Hydra
9/10/2008 7:44:34 PM
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special edition. Now i like what metalblade has been doing with their releases like the new amon amarth comes with the cd and a dvd on their release date not six months later.
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COMMENT | MFH\m/\m/!!!
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:44:50 PM
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I will purchase this one. In addition, its a good track listing. This is the way to do it.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:44:59 PM
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This looks great, but fuck 'em, i'm only buying it ONCE!!!!!!
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COMMENT | Also...
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:45:00 PM
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Are they planning to ever release that 10 anniversary Burn My Eyes show in its entirety? That's one fucking good album. I'd love to have some good quality vid of the guys playing the whole thing.
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COMMENT | because
posted by : SPIDERHIDER
9/10/2008 7:45:01 PM
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in 6 months time when the release the ultra special mega super edition, all the fucking saps will buy it again.
check the oil in your car regularly, make sure your tyres are pumped up.
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COMMENT | MACHINEHEAD!!!!!!!!!
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:50:10 PM
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I think its worth it because i was at the Phily show drove 12hrs to see the show.I have most of the covers exept the iron maiden one.I have seen Machinehead every tour 37 times in all and its so great to see them bigger than ever.I am going to see them with Metallica in jan. cant wait by the way new Metallica is very good glad to see the METAL back, their best album since and justice for all!!!!!
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COMMENT | ..
posted by : madkinski
9/10/2008 7:54:19 PM
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overrated album with bad vocals.
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COMMENT | madkinski
posted by :
9/10/2008 7:59:48 PM
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I Agree
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COMMENT | Nice!
posted by : RiotAct666
9/10/2008 8:09:30 PM
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Will pick this up for sure.
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COMMENT |
posted by : draven666
9/10/2008 8:12:40 PM
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this doesnt even need the blackening album with it to be a package worth buying! awesome release!
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COMMENT | I will buy...
posted by : ~CAIN~
9/10/2008 8:29:51 PM
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...I already own the album but this deluxe looks like it needs to take up shelf space in my collection too.
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COMMENT | I actually...
posted by :
9/10/2008 8:43:45 PM
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find these guys to be kind of boring. I don't know if it's the bad vocals or what, I just can't get into it. It must be the same thing that some people on here think about Mastodon. I think Mastodon is the best band around, but i hear some people say that they can't get into them.
Needless to say, I'm going to drive three hours to Columbus so I can see Metallica with Down rather than Metallica with Machinehead in Detroit.
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COMMENT | madkinski
posted by :
9/10/2008 9:10:20 PM
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and what oh so wonderful bands do you like... if you have the nerve to list any bands with cookie monster vocals then please spare us and fuck off?
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COMMENT | bigmonkeydope
posted by :
9/10/2008 9:12:45 PM
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Yay you are a troll amongst hundreds before you... you are so original we are at a loss for words... you are so witty and clever... you hate every band and trash all of them and sit around waiting for peopel to respond to you so you can write back some other witty comment... oh wait... no... you are just pathetic and sad and that is the only funny thing about you... but funny in a laughing at you and not with you way.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by :
9/10/2008 10:11:57 PM
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I don't normally get sucked into all this "special edition" crap for albums I already have but they got it right this time. These "extras" look worthwhile.
www.radioactivemetal.net
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COMMENT | bigmonkeydope
posted by :
9/10/2008 11:20:34 PM
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What is it about Stuck Mojo thats makes you love them so? What do you think of their new singer? What is your favorite album by them? Are they your favorite band besides Poison? I mean inquiring minds want to know why you love Stuck Mojo so much....
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COMMENT | Plan B
posted by :
9/10/2008 11:33:17 PM
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I agree and thats why I borrowed the DVD from the Opeth "Ghost Reveries" repack from a friend and copied it. At least this as lame as special editions are actually has some decent extras with it. If it had "Battery" and those other missing songs I would probably grab it.
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COMMENT | Now this is a SPECIAL EDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by :
9/10/2008 11:51:15 PM
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The Blackening is a killer album. Not too many Metal bands will be able to top it. Every Machine Head album rules. This includes The Burning Red, and Supercharger!!!!! The Burning Red will not be a fading memory. Both The Burning Red, and Supercharger were necessary progressions for Machine Head. And the band still stayed HEAVY. Who cares if Robb Flynn rapped? He did it well.
How can anyone sit, and say songs like "Exhale The Vile," "Nothing Left," "I Defy," "Five," and "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" are Nu-Metal songs. Even if they are, they are heavy!!!
Both the Burning Red, and Supercharger show that Machine Head can step outside of the Thrash & Ultra Heavy style of Metal, and write emotionally charged Rock songs with dark overtones. Machine Head are the masters of dynamics, and sound ranking up there with Pink Floyd. Their debut--Burn My Eyes--is one of the best Heavy Metal albums recorded. The More Things Change is great too!!!
Why sit and bitch about Roadrunner's special editions, reissues, and anniversary editions? They are a great label, and have done a lot for Heavy Music.
The Blackening Special Edition sounds amazing. The 2nd disc with covers, B-sides, and remixes sounds awesome. Some of the covers on the second disc are from The OLD EP from 1995 which is hard to find. Machine Head's cover of "Colors" from Ice-T is amazing. Even if you don't like rap, you have to check it out. "Colors" is one of the few rap tunes I can listen to, and the movie is awesome. Ice-T is one of the few rappers I can tolerate.
"Alan's On Fire" is an awesome song. I've never heard the original, but the song rocks!!!!!
Machine Head=One Of The Best Heavy Metal bands
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/11/2008 12:08:35 AM
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i don't understand why everyone thinks this cd is so good. was this the first cd they came out with since the burning red? cause that cd was fucking horrible. i still jam burn my eyes, but after that, i don't know, just don't care for them. theres nothing special about the blackening.
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COMMENT | What's everybody excited about?
posted by : deadbeat
9/11/2008 12:10:30 AM
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They haven't mentioned a US release date yet, this is for the UK....and this actually the third release for the album over there. Why do they keep doing this? Come to think of it, Roadrunner did fuck up by not reissuing Burn My Eyes with the bonus dvd it should have included, maybe including the BME 10th Anniversary footage with this is their way of making up for that.
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COMMENT | ^^^^SNOWY WHITE^^^^
posted by : SLAYTANIC WAR RABBIT
9/11/2008 12:23:07 AM
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AGREED!
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COMMENT | Missing a few B-sides
posted by : icedearth
9/11/2008 1:33:44 AM
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Including the best song from the Burning Red sessions, "Alcoholocaust". I already have all of those b-sides except the Iron Maiden cover and that's not worth the price for just that. Roadrunner playing typical games again. The only way this shit would stop is if no one would cave into their bullshit.
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COMMENT | I agree
posted by :
9/11/2008 1:33:54 AM
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with draven666
"this doesnt even need the blackening album with it to be a package worth buying! awesome release!"
Exactly! Why don't they just release the DVD and CD of bonus stuff and just NOT include The Blackening album with it? They could knock a couple bucks off the price and advertise it as the "must-have companion" to the original studio album. People wouldn't feel so ripped off for having to "buy the album twice" if they didn't include it with all of this stuff.
I understand why they can't always release stuff at the same time as the original album. In this case, since Machine Head didn't play any 'Blackening' stuff live before the album came out, it would be impossible to include live versions on a DVD with the album's release. I get that completely. So just put that out, forget including the original album with it, and fans who buy RoadRunner products would be MUCH more satisfied. Who knows, initial sales might even go up, since people would be less hesitant to buy an album the first time around if they didn't have the 6-month/1-year special re-release in the back of their minds.
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COMMENT | I know this forum is owned by them, but....
posted by :
9/11/2008 3:49:16 AM
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FUCK ROADRUNNER!!!
They can parade around claiming they have "kept it real for metal for over 25 years", yet they sold most of their shares to Warner and sign some pretty dodgy shit (Madina Lake and Nickelback anyone??)
And this "lets wait for a while to rerelease an album" bullshit really pisses me off. Its just random crap piled together with an album that everyone has, in hopes that it will sell
Admitting that this compilation isnt that bad, some of the stuff they come out with just doesnt work....
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COMMENT |
posted by : MetalMetalMetal
9/11/2008 4:02:06 AM
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
tHE bLACKENING was a great album,but now we want a new album.
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COMMENT | MAN..
posted by :
9/11/2008 6:45:25 AM
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You know, I was gonna come on here and bitch when I read the headline because I finally just got The Blackening off of Ebay. I got the import with "Battery" and the making of DVD at a fair price and now I see they're doing THIS? After reading the track list for the second CD and the DVD, this is a good buy. Even if you own the Blackening, sell it to a used CD store and use the $5 towards this. Think about it as getting a live/rarities CD with a DVD and the Blackening is the bonus. Sounds fair.
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COMMENT |
posted by : choko001
9/11/2008 7:27:12 AM
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wow i have to get this, despite the fact that it will be the 3rd copy of the blackening a have purchased. first that standard copy then the one with the dvd now this one. but it is a damn good record.
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COMMENT | Good re-issue..
posted by : Kaizer Sedso
9/11/2008 8:04:51 AM
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...loads of shit to sink ya teeth into!!!
\m/ MachinefuckinHead \m/
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COMMENT | Good re-issue..
posted by : Kaizer Sedso
9/11/2008 8:05:01 AM
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...loads of shit to sink ya teeth into!!!
\m/ MachinefuckinHead \m/
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COMMENT | Damn it
posted by : Strychnine.213
9/11/2008 8:05:01 AM
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Already have this album, and with all the extras this re-release has I really want to get this as well, but it's going to be pretty damn expensive I'm sure.
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COMMENT | HIGHLY
posted by : HatewerK
9/11/2008 8:36:45 AM
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overrated and almost emo-ish album as far as melodies go - I'd save only Aesthetics of Hate out of it.... Cannot hold a candle to BMA or TMTC.
And The Burning Red? Highly UNDERRATED album, whose only problem was the name of the band on the cover... They should've released it as a side projext, best record of the nu metal + bizkit metal era BY FAR.
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COMMENT | erm
posted by : HatewerK
9/11/2008 8:37:40 AM
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project*
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posted by : METALHEP
9/11/2008 11:11:13 AM
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The Blackening is one of the best albums I've heard in a long time. I will definitely be making this purchase but first it will be Death Magnetic.
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COMMENT |
posted by : nickbreed
9/11/2008 11:57:48 AM
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Why do they have to package it with The Blackening? Everybody already has it!!! Why can't they just release the Bonus CD like Megadeth did with Hidden Treasures? Or even Garage Inc?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/11/2008 11:58:20 AM
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machine head suck
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COMMENT | Why???
posted by :
9/11/2008 1:28:29 PM
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No doubt that the blackening is big album though the songs are a little bit too long. However, why a re-release? Why? Somebody tell me why. This totally sucks ass.
Why not just releasing teh disc with the cover versions and the dvd only? Damn the label policy. Another waste of money many fanes who already have the blackening in their shelfs. Man, this is totally a bummer.
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COMMENT | RoadRunner does this everytime.
posted by : JimmyDiablo
9/11/2008 2:02:24 PM
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Why can't they just release an album once with all the extras. I bought this once. I'll download the extras. Fuck you Road Runner.
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posted by :
9/11/2008 4:08:01 PM
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Seriously why the fuck didnt they do this when the CD came out? I would have been completely fine with spending extra money on this edition, i agree with WitchKing- its a total waste of money for all the fans who already own the original album.
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COMMENT | Bussines
posted by :
9/19/2008 4:28:50 PM
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Yeah!! it is all about money,one year later the extended edition,it sucks,i agree with all of u.On the other hand i think the bonuses are awesome i think I will spend my money on this AGAIN!!MH is one of the top bands and they came back after some years of losing the plot,they deserve the success of The Blackening but maybe the next time i will wait ( Ayear?) for the definitive edition.MH rules anyway.
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