Sunday, October 19, 2008

Machine Head - Supercharger

Machine Head finished touring for The Burning Red, and entered a studio with producer Johnny K to record Supercharger. Debuting at number 115 on the Billboard 200, the album was released on October 2, 2001. The album met the same criticism as The Burning Red, especially for the ever-present rapping vocals. Blabbermouth.net reviewer Borivoj Krgin stated Supercharger "is likely to disappoint everyone who is expecting the Bay Area quartet to return to the ultra-testosterone-charged sounds of their first two albums". Machine Head released a single for "Crashing Around You" as well as a music video. The video was released several weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and was banned from MTV for the depictions of falling buildings. Roadrunner Records, expecting to make a fair profit from album promotions, dropped the band's funding, causing Machine Head to leave the label. At the same time the band was leaving Roadrunner, Luster departed from the band for musical differences. Phil Demmel, who played alongside Flynn in Vio-lence, filled in as a temporary guitarist for several concerts in Europe. To complete contract obligations with Roadrunner, Machine Head released its first live album, Hellalive, which included several tracks with Demmel playing guitar. Although the band departed from the American portion of the label, Machine Head re-signed with Roadrunner International.
After Machine Head's European tour, Demmel returned to his family business and the band started writing together as a three-piece, while leaving a position open for Demmel. In March 2003, Demmel joined Machine Head as a full time guitarist and started writing with the band.

Tracks
1. "Declaration" – 1:11
2. "Bulldozer" – 4:35
3. "White-Knuckle Blackout!" – 3:14
4. "Crashing Around You" – 3:13
5. "Kick You When You're Down" – 4:01
6. "Only the Names" – 6:07
7. "All in Your Head" – 4:05
8. "American High" – 3:48
9. "Brown Acid" – 0:59
10. "Nausea" – 4:23
11. "Blank Generation" – 6:38
12. "Trephination" – 4:58
13. "Deafening Silence" – 5:33
14. "Supercharger" – 3:48
15. "Hole in the Sky" (Black Sabbath cover) - 3:32 [*]
16. "Ten Fold" - 4:52 [*]
17. "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears [Live]" - 4:34 [*]
18. "Desire to Fire [Live]" - 4:37 [*]

Details
.. Year: 2001
.. Label: Roadrunner
.. Country: USA
.. Bitrate: @ 256 kbps
.. Home-Page: www.machinehead1.com/
.. MySpace: www.myspace.com/machinehead
.. BUY ME: Amazon

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