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Machine Head Is An American Metal Band From Oakland California. The Band Was Formed In 1991 By Vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn And Bassist Adam Duce. The Band's Aggressive Musicianship Made It One Of The Pioneering Bands In The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal And It Is Also Considered To Be Part Of The Second Wave Of Thrash Metal Bands From The 1990s. Machine Head's Current Lineup Comprises Flynn And Bassist Jared MacEachern. Duce Guitarists Logan Mader Ahrue Luster And Phil Demmel And Drummers Tony Costanza Chris Kontos And Dave McClain Are Former Members Of The Band Mader And Kontos Are Currently Touring With The Band As Part Of The 25th Anniversary Tour For Its First Album Burn My Eyes 1994 . Machine Head's First Four Albums Earned The Band A Growing Fan Base In Europe However The Band Would Not Have Success In Their Native United States Until Later Releases. The Band Drew Controversy With Its Fourth Album Supercharger 2001 Released Three Weeks After The September 11 Attacks Which Resulted In The Album's Only Single "Crashing Around You" And Its Music Video Which Featured Burning Buildings Being Pulled From All Media Outlets. The Band Nearly Disbanded In 2002 After Negotiating Off Its Label Roadrunner Records As A Result Of The Controversy However The Band Would Eventually Re-Sign With The Label. Having Experimented With Elements Of Groove Metal And Nu Metal In Its Early Releases Machine Head Changed To A More Traditional Thrash Metal Sound And Longer Songs With Its Sixth Album The Blackening 2007 Which Drew Critical Acclaim And Was Chosen As Album Of The Decade By Metal Hammer In 2010 The Album's First Single "Aesthetics Of Hate" Also Earned The Band Its First Grammy Award Nomination. The Band Achieved Similar Success With Its Following Two Albums Unto The Locust 2011 And Bloodstone & Diamonds 2014 Before Returning To Its Nu Metal Roots With The Release Of Its Ninth Album Catharsis 2018 . Machine Head Has Released Nine Studio Albums Two Live Albums One Video Album 13 Singles And 15 Music Videos. Four Of The Band's Studio Albums Have Been Certified Silver In The United Kingdom And The Band's Highest Peak On The Billboard 200 Came With Bloodstone & Diamonds At Number 21. To Date The Band Has Sold Over Three Million Records Worldwide. Studio Albums
Burn My Eyes 1994 The More Things Change... 1997 The Burning Red 1999 Supercharger 2001 Through The Ashes Of Empires 2003 The Blackening 2007 Unto The Locust 2011 Bloodstone & Diamonds 2014 Catharsis 2018
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Machine-Head - Through The Ashes Of Empires
"My Wive's Father Was An Alcoholic And A Heroin Addict. He Was Barely In Her Life Maybe A Year And A Half At “best”. What Little Time He Gave To Her And Her Brother Jack Was Not What Anyone Would Really Consider “good Time.” As A Parent And As A Child We All Know What “good Time” Constitutes. He Was Never Off Any Of The Above Mentioned Addictions Long Enough To Form A Bond With His Children And It Was Hard Life For Both Of Them. I Remember The Final Year Of His Life. His Doctor Telling Him That If He Didn't Quit Drinking Every Day And Shooting Heroin Every Week His Esophagus Was Going To Separate From His Stomach Lining And He Would Absolutely And Unequivocally Die From It. His Family Pleaded With Him My Wife Pleaded With Him. He Wouldn't Listen. People Don't Change Unless They Want To Change. Even Though She Was Upset Beyond Words She Still Reached Out To Try And Spend Time With Him. She Offered To Take Him Out On Our Boat Go To Dinner Whatever And Time After Time He Would Just Leave Us Waiting. He’d Leave Us Waiting At The House Or Waiting At BART But Truth Is We Weren’t “waiting” On Him He’d Simply Forgotten Or Had Something More "important" To Do. One Year Everybody In My Wife’s Family Forgot To Call Her On Her Birthday She Was Bummed Understandably. Her Dad Called Her The Next Day Not To Wish Her A Happy Birthday But To Ask If Any Of Her Friends Were Diabetic So That He Could Pick Up "some Rigs" From Them. It Was Heart-Breaking And Infuriating All At The Same Time. He Never Wished Her A Happy Birthday. When He Died A Year Later Just Like The Doctor Said She Had Made So Much Effort To Get Some Closure On Their Fucked Up Relationship. It Never Came. He Just Died. It Was Over. In Some Ways Without Sounding Too Cold It Was Better. This Is What The Lyrics To The Song "Days Turn Blue To Gray" From Our ‘Through The Ashes Of Empires’ Album Are About." - Robb Flynn
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Machine Head Is An American Metal Band From Oakland California. The Band Was Formed In 1991 By Vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn And Bassist Adam Duce. The Band's Aggressive Musicianship Made It One Of The Pioneering Bands In The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal And It Is Also Considered To Be Part Of The Second Wave Of Thrash Metal Bands From The 1990s. Machine Head's Current Lineup Comprises Flynn And Bassist Jared MacEachern. Duce Guitarists Logan Mader Ahrue Luster And Phil Demmel And Drummers Tony Costanza Chris Kontos And Dave McClain Are Former Members Of The Band Mader And Kontos Are Currently Touring With The Band As Part Of The 25th Anniversary Tour For Its First Album Burn My Eyes 1994 . Machine Head's First Four Albums Earned The Band A Growing Fan Base In Europe However The Band Would Not Have Success In Their Native United States Until Later Releases. The Band Drew Controversy With Its Fourth Album Supercharger 2001 Released Three Weeks After The September 11 Attacks Which Resulted In The Album's Only Single "Crashing Around You" And Its Music Video Which Featured Burning Buildings Being Pulled From All Media Outlets. The Band Nearly Disbanded In 2002 After Negotiating Off Its Label Roadrunner Records As A Result Of The Controversy However The Band Would Eventually Re-Sign With The Label. Having Experimented With Elements Of Groove Metal And Nu Metal In Its Early Releases Machine Head Changed To A More Traditional Thrash Metal Sound And Longer Songs With Its Sixth Album The Blackening 2007 Which Drew Critical Acclaim And Was Chosen As Album Of The Decade By Metal Hammer In 2010 The Album's First Single "Aesthetics Of Hate" Also Earned The Band Its First Grammy Award Nomination. The Band Achieved Similar Success With Its Following Two Albums Unto The Locust 2011 And Bloodstone & Diamonds 2014 Before Returning To Its Nu Metal Roots With The Release Of Its Ninth Album Catharsis 2018 . Machine Head Has Released Nine Studio Albums Two Live Albums One Video Album 13 Singles And 15 Music Videos. Four Of The Band's Studio Albums Have Been Certified Silver In The United Kingdom And The Band's Highest Peak On The Billboard 200 Came With Bloodstone & Diamonds At Number 21. To Date The Band Has Sold Over Three Million Records Worldwide. Studio Albums
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"My wive's father was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. He was barely in her life, maybe a year and a half at “best”. What little time he gave to her and her brother Jack was not what anyone would really consider “good time.” As a parent and as a child we all know what “good time” constitutes. He was never off any of the above mentioned addictions long enough to form a bond with his children and it was hard life for both of them.
I remember the final year of his life. His doctor telling him that if he didn't quit drinking (every day) and shooting heroin (every week) his esophagus was going to separate from his stomach lining and he would absolutely and unequivocally die from it. His family pleaded with him, my wife pleaded with him. He wouldn't listen. People don't change unless they want to change. Even though she was upset beyond words she still reached out to try and spend time with him. She offered to take him out on our boat, go to dinner, whatever, and time after time he would just leave us waiting. He’d leave us waiting at the house or waiting at BART, but truth is, we weren’t “waiting” on him, he’d simply forgotten or had something more "important" to do.
One year everybody in my wife’s family forgot to call her on her birthday, she was bummed, understandably. Her dad called her the next day, not to wish her a happy birthday, but to ask if any of her friends were diabetic so that he could pick up "some rigs" from them. It was heart-breaking and infuriating all at the same time. He never wished her a happy birthday.
When he died a year later (just like the doctor said), she had made so much effort to get some closure on their fucked up relationship. It never came. He just died. It was over. In some ways, without sounding too cold, it was better. This is what the lyrics to the song "Days Turn Blue To Gray" from our ‘Through The Ashes Of Empires’ album are about."
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