Machine Head discography explained

Artist:	Machine Head
Studio:	10
Live:	2
Ep:	2
Singles:	13
Video:	1
Music Videos:	15

Machine Head is an American heavy metal band formed in 1991 by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. They have released ten studio albums, two live albums, one extended play, one video album, and thirteen 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. In 2001, Machine Head released its fourth studio album, Supercharger. The music video for "Crashing Around You", taken from this album, was avoided by 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.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US ^[2]	AUS ^[3]	AUT ^[4]	FRA ^[5]	GER ^[6]	JPN ^[7]	NLD ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	UK ^[11] ^[12]
Burn My Eyes	Released: August 9, 1994 Label: Roadrunner	—	—	29	—	35	—	45	38	—	25	US: 150,000+ WW: 400,000+^[13]	ARIA Gold^[14] BPI Gold^[15]
The More Things Change...	Released: March 25, 1997 Label: Roadrunner	138	30	24	21	22	—	22	17	—	16	US: 115,000+ WW: 400,000^[16]
The Burning Red	Released: July 27, 1999 Label: Roadrunner	88	30	22	55	15	93	35	17	—	13	US: 150,000+ WW: 400,000^[17]	BPI: Silver
Supercharger	Released: October 2, 2001 Label: Roadrunner	115	24	33	35	25	59	88	42	82	34	US: 50,000+^[18]
Through the Ashes of Empires	Released: December 16, 2003 Label: Roadrunner	88	91	56	44	24	—	65	41	80	77	US: 100,000+^[19]	BPI: Silver
The Blackening	Released: March 27, 2007 Label: Roadrunner	54	14	19	36	12	53	29	19	29	16	US: 150,000+^[20]	BPI: Silver
Unto the Locust	Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Roadrunner	22	10	6	18	5	18	20	14	10	43	US: 100,000+^[21]
Bloodstone & Diamonds	Released: November 10, 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast	21	10	6	35	6	67	38	31	7	18	WW: 180,000+^[22]
Catharsis	Released: January 26, 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast	65	10	3	34	3	50	41	—	4	12
Of Kingdom and Crown	Released: August 26, 2022 Label: Nuclear Blast / Imperium Recordings	—	27 ^[23]	6	—	6	64	62	—	3	27
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		FRA	GER	UK
Hellalive	Released: March 11, 2003 Label: Roadrunner	78	—	143
Machine Fucking Head Live	Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Roadrunner	115	62	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	EP details	Notes
2011	The Black Procession Released: April 16, 2011 Label: Roadrunner	Released exclusively for Record Store Day.
2021	Arrows in Words from the Sky^[24] Released: June 10, 2021

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart position				Album
		US Main. ^[25]	SCO ^[26]	UK ^[27]	UK Rock ^[28]
1994	"Davidian"^[29]	—	—	—	—	Burn My Eyes
1995	"Old"	—	37	43	2
1997	"Ten Ton Hammer"	—	—	—	—	The More Things Change...
	"Take My Scars"	—	66	73	2
1999	"From This Day"	—	74	74	1	The Burning Red
2000	"The Blood, The Sweat, the Tears"	—	—	—	—
	"Silver (Take My Hand)"^[30]	—	—	—	—
2001	"Crashing Around You"	—	—	89	12	Supercharger
2003	"Imperium"^[31]	—	—	—	—	Through the Ashes of Empires
2004	"Days Turn Blue to Gray"	—	95	77	3
2007	"Aesthetics of Hate"	—	—	—	—	The Blackening
	"Now I Lay Thee Down"^[32]	—	—	—	—
2008	"Halo"^[33]	—	—	—	—
2011	"Locust"^[34]	—	—	—	5	Unto the Locust
2012	"Darkness Within"	35	—	—	—
2014	"Killers & Kings"^[35]	—	—	—	—	Bloodstone & Diamonds
	"Now We Die"^[36]	—	—	—	—
2016	"Is There Anybody Out There?"	36	—	—	—
2017	"Beyond the Pale"	—	—	—	—	Catharsis
	"Catharsis"	—	—	—	—
	"Kaleidoscope"	—	—	—	—
2019	"Do or Die"	—	—	—	—	rowspan="2"
2020	"Circle the Drain"	—	—	—	—
	"Stop the Bleeding (feat. Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach)"	—	—	—	—	Civil Unrest EP
	"Bulletproof"	—	—	—	—
	"Circle the Drain (acoustic)"	—	—	—	—
	"My Hands Are Empty"	—	—	—	—	Of Kingdom and Crown
2021	"Become the Firestorm"	—	—	—	—
	"Rotten"	—	—	—	—
	"Arrows in Words from the Sky"	—	—	—	—
2022	"Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate"	—	—	—	—
	"Unhallowed"	—	—	—	—
	"No Gods, No Masters"	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Year	Name	Album
2000	"Alcoholocaust"^[37]	Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack and The Burning Red
	"Hole in the Sky"^[38]	Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
2009	"Beautiful Mourning"^[39]	The Blackening
2011	"This Is the End"^[40]	Unto the Locust

Videos

Video albums

a.Refers to the Billboard Top Music Video chart.

Music videos

Year	Song	Album	Director
1992	"Fuck It All"		Jerry Allen^[44]
1994	"Davidian"	Burn My Eyes	Sheila Rene^[45]
1995	"Old"		Bill Ward
1997	"Ten Ton Hammer"	The More Things Change...	Bill Ward
1998	"Take My Scars"		Chris Hafner^[46]
1999	"From This Day"	The Burning Red	Michael Martin^[47]
2001	"Crashing Around You"	Supercharger	Nathan Cox^[48]
2003	"The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" (Live)	Hellalive	Robb Flynn^[49]
	"Imperium"	Through the Ashes of Empires	Mike Sloat^[50] ^[51]
2004	"Days Turn Blue to Gray"
2007	"Aesthetics of Hate"	The Blackening
	"Now I Lay Thee Down"
2008	"Halo"
	"Hallowed Be Thy Name"	The Blackening (special edition)
2011	"Locust"	Unto the Locust
2012	"Darkness Within"		Robb Flynn, Milan Basel and Jiří Novotný
2014	"Now We Die"	Bloodstone & Diamonds	Mike Sloat
2015	"Now We Die (live)"		-
2018	"Catharsis"	Catharsis	Frazier Bradshaw
	"Beyond The Pale" (fan contest winner)		Mélanie Gaonac'h
	"Bastards" (poetry slam)		Mark Nunez
	"Kaleidoscope"		Mike Sloat
	"Volatile" (lyric video)		Tommy Antonini
	"Volatile" (live in the UK 2018)		Fiaz Farrelly
	"Triple Beam" (lyric video)		Tommy Antonini
2019	"Do or Die"	Marius Milinski
2020	"Stop the Bleeding (feat. Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach)"	Mike Sloat
	"My Hands Are Empty"		Of Kingdom and Crown
2022	"Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate"
	"No Gods, No Masters"

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".

Notes and References

1. Wiederorn, Jon . May 2007 . Machine Head: Through the Ashes . Revolver Magazine.
2. Machine Head – Artist chart history . https://web.archive.org/web/20180517144742/https://www.billboard.com/music/machine-head/chart-history/billboard-200 . dead . May 17, 2018 . . February 6, 2018.
3. Peaks in Australia:
   • All except noted: Web site: Australian charts portal . Australian charts . August 11, 2008.
   • Through the Ashes of Empires: 173.
4. Web site: Discography Machine Head . German . Austrian charts . August 11, 2008.
5. Web site: Discography Machine Head . French . Les charts . August 11, 2008.
6. Web site: Discographie von Machine Head. GfK Entertainment. September 1, 2022.
7. Web site: マシーン・ヘッドの作品. Oricon. ja. August 31, 2022.
8. Web site: Discography Machine Head . Dutch . Dutch charts . August 11, 2008.
9. Web site: Discography Machine Head . Swedish . Swedish charts . August 11, 2008.
10. Web site: Machine Head – Through the Ashes of Empires. hitparade.ch. August 23, 2022.
11. Web site: Machine Head full Official Chart History . . August 23, 2022.
12. Web site: Tobias. Zywietz. Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol. Zobbel. June 24, 2008 .
13. Web site: 2007-05-01 . Machine Head: The Long, Hard Road to 'The Blackening' . 2024-05-01 . Revolver . en.
14. Australia. Machine Head. album. 2004. December 27, 2021.
15. Web site: BRIT Certified - bpi. British Phonographic Industry. April 12, 2020. To access, enter the search parameter "Machine Head".
16. Chirazi . Steffen . July 25, 1998 . The Harder They Come . . 40-43 . 709.
17. Web site: 2017-08-07 . HAPPY BIRTHDAY “THE BURNING RED”! . 2024-05-01 . Machine Head.
18. Web site: Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan. April 30, 2002. Blabbermouth.net. December 28, 2021.
19. Web site: MACHINE HEAD's 'Through The Ashes Of Empires' Certified Silver In The U.K.. December 14, 2011. Blabbermouth.net. December 28, 2021.
20. Web site: Metal By Numbers 10/5: The Hunter Dominates The Charts . Metalinsider.net. October 5, 2011. December 28, 2021.
21. Web site: HITS Daily Double: Upcoming Releases . August 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130222231704/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi . February 22, 2013 .
22. Web site: wookubus . 2015-11-10 . Machine Head's Robb Flynn: "We're In The Best Place We Have Ever Been In Terms Of The Music Business" . 2024-05-01 . Theprp.com . en-US.
23. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 5, 2022. September 2, 2022.
24. Web site: Welcome To The Reemergence. 2021-08-10. Machine Head.
25. Mainstream Rock Songs: Machine Head Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513205622/https://www.billboard.com/music/machine-head/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks. dead. May 13, 2018. Billboard. January 7, 2018.
26. Peak chart position on the Scottish Singles Chart:
    • Old: Web site: "Old" Chart Position . . May 21, 1995 . May 4, 2019.
    • Take My Scars: Web site: "Take My Scars" Chart Position . . November 30, 1997 . May 5, 2019.
    • From This Day: Web site: "From This Day" Chart Position . . December 18, 1999 . May 5, 2019.
    • Days Turn Blue to Gray: Web site: "Days Turn Blue to Gray" Chart Position . . December 18, 2004 . May 5, 2019.
27. Web site: UK Singles Chart: Machine Head Chart History. Official Charts Company. May 4, 2019.
28. Peak chart position on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart:
    • Old: Web site: "Old" Chart Position . . May 21, 1995 . May 4, 2019.
    • Take My Scars: Web site: "Take My Scars" Chart Position . . November 30, 1997 . May 4, 2019.
    • From This Day: Web site: "From This Day" Chart Position . . December 12, 1999 . May 5, 2019.
    • Crashing Around You: Web site: "Crashing Around You" Chart Position . . December 9, 2001 . May 4, 2019.
    • Days Turn Blue to Gray: Web site: "Days Turn Blue to Gray" Chart Position . . December 12, 2004 . May 4, 2019.
    • Locust: Web site: "Locust" Chart Position . . June 26, 2011 . May 4, 2019.
29. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Davidain (Single). October 5, 2014.
30. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Silver (Take My Hand) (Single). October 5, 2014.
31. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Imperium (Single). October 5, 2014.
32. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Now I Lay Thee Down (Single). October 5, 2014.
33. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Halo (Single). October 5, 2014.
34. Web site: iTunes. iTunes - Music - Locust (Advance Mix) - Single by Machine Head. September 18, 2014.
35. Web site: Nuclear Blast. MACHINE HEAD - Details for >>Killers & Kings... - Nuclear Blast. September 18, 2014.
36. Web site: iTunes. Now We Die - Single. September 23, 2014.
37. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Alcoholocaust (Single). October 5, 2014.
38. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Hole in the Sky (Single). October 5, 2014.
39. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) Beautiful Mourning (Single). October 5, 2014.
40. Web site: Spirit of Metal. Machine Head (USA) This Is the End (Single). October 5, 2014.
41. Web site: Top Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20090113152136/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top%2BMusic%2BVideo&ci=3062017&cdi=8463031&cid=10%2F29%2F2005 . dead . January 13, 2009 . . August 12, 2008 .
42. Web site: Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 42 . October 20, 2005 . Sverigetopplistan . Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening . Swedish . February 24, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160527070617/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ . May 27, 2016 .
43. Web site: Machine Head – Bio . Machinehead1.com . February 19, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071026020331/http://www.machinehead1.com/bio.html . October 26, 2007 .
44. Web site: Machine Head: Ultra-rare "Fuck It All" video posted online . March 14, 2008 . . August 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106141532/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92954 . November 6, 2013 .
45. Web site: Sheila Rene . Q&A with Logan Mader . Hardradio.com . August 12, 2008.
46. Web site: Machine Head "Take My Scars" . Clipland . August 20, 2008.
47. Web site: September 17, 1999 . Mancini, Robert . Machine Head Taps Master P Director For New Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20010331114925/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431536/19990917/machine_head.jhtml . dead . March 31, 2001 . MTV . August 12, 2008.
48. Web site: Archive News . . August 3, 2001 . August 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130531040937/http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?Mode=Archive&Date=8/3/2001 . May 31, 2013 .
49. Web site: The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025192832/http://www.mtv.com/videos/machine-head/310629/the-blood-the-sweat-the-tears.jhtml . dead . October 25, 2012 . February 11, 2009 . March 24, 2003 . MTV . MTV Networks.
50. Web site: Machine Head: Multi-Camera Mountain View Performance Footage Available . . July 16, 2008 . August 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106150448/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100995 . November 6, 2013 .
51. Web site: Machine Head: "Now I Lay Thee Down" video posted online . . October 4, 2007 . August 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080129001911/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82093 . January 29, 2008 .