Metal at it's best (The Blackening - Machine Head)

Member Name: bailyesboy

Product:	The Blackening - Machine Head
Date:	14/05/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great metal with great solos

Disadvantages: Very long songs

The Blackening is possibly Machine Head's best album to date. 8 tracks of pure metal. The opening track, Clenching The Fists of Dissent, really shows what Machine Head is all about. A great track to listen to and even better to hear live. Track 3 - Aesthetics of Hate. This song is possible one of the best on the album with amazing twin solos and aggression. The lyrics in this song are aimed towards William Grim who wrote a very disrespectful online article in the Iconoclast about one of metal's biggest guitarists, Dimebag Darrell. He called his article "R.I.P. Dimebag Abbott, & Good Riddance" which Robb Flynn got really annoyed about. Now I Lay Thee Down is another masterpiece of metal on this album with some great riffs and again, great to listen to live. Track 6, Halo, is one of Machine Head's best songs to date where he shares his opinion on religion. I'd highly recommend this album to anyone who is thinking of buying a Machine Head album.

Summary: A must-have for any metal fan