Machine Head's 'The Blackening' 2CD & DVD 2008 Special Edition Detailed

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 Dissent
02. Beautiful Mourning
03. Aesthetics Of Hate
04. Now I Lay Thee Down
05. Slanderous
06. Halo
07. Wolves
08. 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 Misery
06. 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. Halo
02. Now I Lay Thee Down
03. Aesthetics Of Hate

Plus a "Making Of...." feature for each video.

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.

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[Rokeman]

GOOD AS! i'm definately getting that! Saw Machine Head last year, brilliant band.

[Beanie_Ben]

seeing them for the 4th time in december. get in, will be once with the knot once with tallica. sweeeeet.

[jammyninja]

I may have to get this...

[Jonny892]

jammyninja wrote:

I may have to get this...

me too!

[Menza_]

Still one of my favourite albums

[nolifetilTHRASH]

omg this is awesome The Blackening is frickin amazing
it sucks that they wont ut out an album 'til 2011 ut at least they release this for us to chew on 'til then. hopefully they release more demos of the past to ease the long wait

[Orion999]

Ok I need a little advice. I'm seeing Metallica in January and they'll be playing with Machine Head and The Sword; I already know the Sword well but I (shamefully) know nothing about Machine Head...What should I pick up in the way of their albums/songs to prep so that I can be at least a half-way decent fan on short notice (since to be any kind of real fan takes years of absorption). I've already picked up Burn My Eyes, which is SICK. I obviously am going to start listening to them, but there's no way I can absorb their whole discography in a few months along with The Sword's two albums and Death Magnetic, all of which are new material. So, I'm hoping a few of you Machine Head vets out there can point me in the direction of some of their concert staples. Thanks a lot.

[Rokeman]

^^^^Orion999, if you want full albums of Machine Head, get The Blackening, Burn My Eyes, and Through the Ashes of Empires first, as a quick way of getting into them. In the way of songs they'd play, listen to "Clenching the Fists of Dissent", "Imperium", "Davidian", "Ten Ton Hammer", "Halo", "Aesthetics of Hate".....

actually just buy the special edition above, that has everything you need.

[AngerIsAGift06]

BURN MY EYES ANNIVERSARY LIVES!

[Orion999]

Rokeman wrote:

^^^^Orion999, if you want full albums of Machine Head, get The Blackening, Burn My Eyes, and Through the Ashes of Empires first, as a quick way of getting into them. In the way of songs they'd play, listen to "Clenching the Fists of Dissent", "Imperium", "Davidian", "Ten Ton Hammer", "Halo", "Aesthetics of Hate".....

actually just buy the special edition above, that has everything you need.

+1
Thanks man, I appreciate the help.

[YamiJoey]

They should be headlining that Slipknot gig. ¬_¬

Still, can't wait to get this.

YJ