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Thursday, September 11th 2008
MACHINE HEAD ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF THE BLACKENING SPECIAL EDITION
New York, NY: Machine Head are proud to announce the release of the
special edition version of The Blackening, their Grammy-nominated
masterwork. Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by
journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, it earned a Grammy
nomination for the fan-favorite track, “Aesthetics of Hate” and all the
while Machine Head continue to earn “the hardest working band” title
with over 19 months on the road in support of The Blackening (with 5
U.S. tours alone) and no signs of stopping soon.
The Blackening Special Edition is two disc CD/DVD set that will feature
an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers of
Iron Maiden’s “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” over an hour of live performance
footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Rio festivals, three
uncensored music videos for “Aesthetics of Hate,” “Now I Lay Thee Down”
and “Halo,” a “making of” featurette on each video, “The Making of The
Blackening” and expanded artwork. There’s also what many hardcore fans
have been rabidly waiting for: 4 never-before-seen performances of
Machine Head celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Burn
My Eyes, captured in Philadelphia in 2004. This special edition is a
must have for any fan of this Bay Area band that is steadily carving out
“legendary status” for itself within the metal scene.
Machine Head spent the summer headlining the second stage of the first
annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and the band will cap off two
extremely successful years as direct support on Metallica’s U.S.
headline tour in December 2008 and January 2009. Metallica frontman
James Hetfield was quoted in Revolver as saying, “The Blackening [is]
unbelievable. Unbelievable sound and power. It sounds like a band on
fire. They have really turned it on again for me.”
The Blackening Special Edition is due in stores October 28, 2008. For
those of you who can’t wait, check out a preview clip of the live
footage here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF846bAl9Os&eurl=http://machinehead1.com/
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