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Content Introduction: Machine Head, led by Rob Flynn, has released a new album. Completely abandoning the compact and poppy direction of their previous work, this album returns to their usual heavy and aggressive style, and is a concept album inspired by "Attack on Titan"! Machine Head is a heavy metal band led by Rob Flynn. Originally started in 1991 as a side project when Rob was still a member of Vio-lence, the band eventually became his main profession. At that time, grunge, death metal, and black metal were on the rise, and thrash metal and traditional heavy metal were facing headwinds. Despite this, Machine Head set sail and immediately secured a contract with a major label, Roadrunner Records, and made their album debut in 1994 with "Burn My Eyes." Their style, based on thrash metal but skillfully capturing the trend of nu-metal, gained them great popularity. After that, they continued to release high-quality, high-energy albums one after another, including "The More Things Change?c" (1997), "The Burning Red" (1999), "Supercharger" (2001), and "Through the Ashes of Empires" (2003). "The Blackening" (2007) is revered as one of the representative albums of the 2000s metal scene. From "Bloodstone & Diamonds" (2014), they moved to the major German label Nuclear Blast. With "Catharsis" (2018), they showed a pop side, surprising fans. Now, Machine Head is releasing a new album after a four-year hiatus. While their previous album saw a shift towards more compact songs, this new album, titled "Of Kingdom and Crown," starts off with an epic track exceeding 10 minutes. In other words, they have returned to the usual Machine Head style after the change of direction in their previous album, which was frankly met with mixed reactions. It is relentlessly heavy and aggressive. This album is a quintessential Machine Head release, featuring Rob's signature dramatic riffs one after another. This time, it's a concept album set in a desolate future world. That alone is exciting, but what's even more delightful for Japanese fans is that the story was inspired by "Attack on Titan," which Rob watched after being influenced by his two sons. This is a masterpiece that is a must-listen for Machine Head fans, and indeed all thrash metal and heavy metal fans. [Members] Rob Flynn (Vocals/Guitar), Jared McAquern (Bass/Vocals), Vaclaw "Vog" Kiltika (Guitar), Matt Alston (Drums) [CD Track Listing] 01. Slaughter the Martyr 02. Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate 03. Become the Firestorm 04. Overdose 05. My Hands Are Empty 06. Unhallowed 07. Assimilate 08. Kill Zai Enemies 09. No Gods, No Masters 10. Bloodshot 11. Rotten 12. Terminus 13. Arrows in Words from the Sky [Bonus Track] 14. Exteroception 15. Arrows in Words from the Sky (Acoustic) Media Reviews and More Rob Flynn's Machine Head have released a new album. Completely abandoning the compact, poppy direction of their previous work, they have returned to their usual heavy and aggressive style, and this album is a concept album inspired by "Attack on Titan"! (C)RS
