Machine Head- The Blackening (Roadrunner)To call this a return to form is a mild understatement. This is a call to arms, if I may paraphrase from the song 'Halo'. Machine Head are back with an album that finally achieves what many have expected of them: an album that matches the fury of their 1994 debut 'Burn My Eyes.' The one thing that really stands out here is that Robb Flynn and company haven't just made some safe album, but comprised a number of songs that push well past the 9 minute mark. The venomous lyrical content is back too, taking on the Iraq War, Religious Hypocrisy, and even fighting back against a conservative commentator who launched a cowardly attack on Dimebag Darrell after his shocking murder. The passion is back, and it's due in large part to the collabaration between Flynn and his partner in crime from their days in Vio-lence, Phil Demmel. The last release 'Through The Ashes Of Empires' showed the world that the days of Machine Head trying to follow musical trends were behind them. Now, they are once again leading the pack, perhaps crafting a release that shows the Lamb Of Gods and Shadows Falls of the American Heavy Metal scene that the King has awakened from his slumber.
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