Machine Head discography

Machine Head discography

Machine Head live in 2006. From left to right: Phil Demmel, Robb Flynn, and Adam Duce.
Releases
↙Studio albums 6
↙Live albums 1
↙EPs 2
↙Singles 13
↙Video albums 1
↙Music videos 15

Machine Head is an American heavy metal band formed in 1992 by vocalist/guitarist Robert Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. They have released six studio albums, one live album, four extended plays, one DVD, and twelve 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]

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 banned from 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]

Contents

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 AUT
[4]		 BEL
[5]		 FIN
[6]		 FRA
[7]		 GER
[8]		 JPN
[9]		 NLD
[10]		 NOR
[11]		 SWE
[12]		 SWI
[13]		 UK
[14][15]
1994 Burn My Eyes — — 29 — — — 35 — 45 38 25 — 25
1997 The More Things Change...
  • Released: March 25, 1997
  • Label: Roadrunner (#8860)
  • Format: CD, cassette
 138 30 24 11 13 31 22 — 22 15 17 — 16
1999 The Burning Red
  • Released: July 27, 1999
  • Label: Roadrunner (#8651)
  • Format: CD, cassette
 88 30 22 31 12 55 15 93 35 35 17 — 13
2001 Supercharger
  • Released: October 1, 2001
  • Label: Roadrunner (#8500)
  • Format: CD
 115 24 33 46 25 35 25 59 88 — 42 82 34
2003 Through the Ashes of Empires
  • Released: December 16, 2003
  • Label: Roadrunner (#8363)
  • Format: CD, LP
 88 91 24 — — 44 24 202 65 — 41 80 77
2007 The Blackening
  • Released: March 26, 2007
  • Label: Roadrunner (#8016)
  • Format: CD/DVD, LP
 54 14 19 52 23 36 12 53 22 36 19 29 16
2011 Unto the Locust
  • Release Date: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD
 22 10 6 22 8 13 5 18 20 28 14 10 43
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
FRA
[7]		 UK
[14]
2003 Hellalive
  • Released: March 11, 2003
  • Label: Roadrunner (#8437)
  • Format: CD
 78 143

Extended plays

Year Album details Notes
2000 Year of the Dragon Tour Diary: Japan
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Roadrunner (Cat. # 9021)
  • Format: CD
  • Used as promotion for 2000 tour.
Year of the Dragon
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD5
  • Used as promotion for 2000 tour.
  • Contained "The New Resistance" demo.
2011 The Black Procession
  • Released: April 16, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: LP

Singles

Year Song UK
[15]
[14]		 Album
1994 "Davidian" — Burn My Eyes
"Old" 43
1997 "Take My Scars" 73 The More Things Change...
"Ten Ton Hammer" —
1999 "From This Day" 74 The Burning Red
"Silver (Take My Hand)" —
2001 "Crashing Around You" 89 Supercharger
2004 "Imperium" — Through the Ashes of Empires
"Days Turn Blue to Gray" 77
2007 "Now I Lay Thee Down" — The Blackening
"Aesthetics of Hate" —
"Halo" —
2011 "Locust" — Unto the Locust
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

Year Video details Peak chart positions
US
[18][a]		 SWE
[19]		 UK
[20]
2005 Elegies
  • Released: October 11, 2005
  • Label: Roadrunner (#610944)
  • Format: DVD
 13 7 4
a.^ Refers to the Billboard Top Music Video chart.

Music videos

Year Song Director
1992 "Fuck It All"[b] Jerry Allen[21]
1995 "Old" Bill Ward[22]
"Davidian" Chris Hafner[1]
1997 "Ten Ton Hammer" Bill Ward[22]
"Take My Scars" Chris Hafner[23]
1999 "From This Day" Michael Martin[24]
2001 "Crashing Around You" Nathan Cox[25]
2003 "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" Robert Flynn[26]
"Imperium" Mike Sloat[27][28]
2004 "Days Turn Blue to Gray"
2007 "Aesthetics of Hate"
"Now I Lay Thee Down"
2008 "Halo"
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"
2011 "Locust"
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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  3. ^ "Australian charts portal". Australian charts. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Machine+Head&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
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  9. ^ "メガデス-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/a/161643/. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
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Machine Head
Robb Flynn · Adam Duce · Dave McClain · Phil Demmel
Chris Kontos · Logan Mader · Ahrue Luster · Tony Costanza · Walter Ryan
Studio albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Videos
Singles
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