Blowin' Up the Machine
| Blowin' Up the Machine | ||||
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| Studio album by Meldrum | ||||
| Released |
May 11, 2007 (Europe) September 11, 2007 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | Killer Catfight Studios, Office Studios, Oracle Post | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label |
Locomotive Records (North America) Frontiers Records (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Meldrum | |||
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Blowin' Up the Machine is the second album by the heavy metal band Meldrum, featuring a modified lineup compared to that of their 2001 debut Loaded Mental Cannon. The album features a guest appearance by Motörhead vocalist/bassist Lemmy, along with guitarist/founder Michelle Meldrum's long-time friends Gene Hoglan (of Strapping Young Lad and Dethklok) and Linda McDonald (of Phantom Blue and The Iron Maidens).[1] A music video for "Purge" was released to promote the album.[2]
This was the band's last album to be released while Michelle Meldrum was still alive. On May 21, 2008, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a cystic growth that restricted the flow of blood and oxygen in her brain.[3]
Track listing
- "Purge" (Michelle Meldrum, Frida Ståhl) – 4:39
- "Down Your Throat" (M. Meldrum) – 3:09
- "Scar" (Fredrik Haake, Moa Holmsten, M. Meldrum, F. Ståhl) – 3:39
- "Creme de la Creme" (F. Haake, M. Holmsten, M. Meldrum, F. Ståhl) – 4:45
- "Hang 'Em" (M. Holmsten, M. Meldrum, F. Ståhl) – 3:21
- "Miss Me When I'm Gone" (M. Holmsten, Ian Kilmister, M. Meldrum) – 3:28
- "Another Kind" (D. Chea, M. Holmsten, Harry Maslin, M. Meldrum, Michéle Vice) – 3:27
- "Exploited" (M. Holmsten, M. Meldrum, F. Ståhl) – 3:07
- "Get Yours" (D. Chea, M. Holmsten, H. Maslin, M. Meldrum, M. Vice) – 2:54
- "Get Me Out of Here" (M. Holmsten, I. Kilmister, M. Meldrum, F. Ståhl) – 5:01
- "Bite the Pillow" (M. Meldrum, F. Ståhl) – 3:20
Personnel
Band members
- Michelle Meldrum – guitar, engineer, mixing, executive producer
- Moa Holmsten - lead vocals, producer
- Frida Ståhl - bass, backing vocals on track 10, engineer, producer
Additional musicians
- Lemmy - vocals on track 6
- Gene Hoglan - drums on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8
- Linda McDonald - drums on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
Production
- Brett Chassen - engineer, mixing
- Tony Naima - engineer
- Bob Kulick - mixing
- Toby Wright - mixing of tracks 7, 9, 10