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Die Bay-Area-Thrash-Titanen MACHINE HEAD werden ihr achtes Album, »Bloodstone & Diamonds«, in diesem Herbst über Nuclear Blast Entertainment veröffentlichen. Die Scheibe wurde erneut von Robb Flynn selbst sowie Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT, VILE) produziert. Wie bei sieben von den insgesamt acht Alben, kümmerte sich auch dieses Mal Colin Richardson (CARCASS, FEAR FACTORY, SLIPKNOT, BEHEMOTH, DEVILDRIVER) um den meisterhaften Mix. Weitere Aufnahmen, Edits und Mixes wurden mit Heavy-Metal-Legende Andy Sneap (EXODUS,TESTAMENT, ARCH ENEMY, ACCEPT, MEGADETH) und Steve Lagudi vorgenommen.
“I cannot even begin to tell you how proud we are of this album”, kommentiert Frontman Robb Flynn. “It's been a heck of a ride. It looked like it might not ever happen again at one point, but man, this album is a milestone for us. You're going to love it, Head Cases.”
“Without getting too philosophical on ya, bloodstone and diamonds represent two of the hardest materials on earth, it is also a lyric from the opening track of the album ‘Now We Die’. In many cultures the bloodstone has been used as an amulet to protect against evil, and is the symbol of justice. Diamonds and are hardest natural material on earth (which is how we feel about our music), and it also represents the diamond logo I drew 22 years ago (in my wife's apartment on Dover St. in Oakland) that has become the symbol for the band.”
Trackliste:
1. Now We Die
2. Killers & Kings
3. Ghosts Will Haunt My Bones
4. Night Of Long Knives
5. Sail Into The Black
6. Eyes Of The Dead
7. Beneath The Silt
8. In Comes The Flood
9. Damage Inside
10. Game Over
11. Imaginal Cells (instrumental)
12. Take Me Through The Fire
Quelle: Nuclear Blast
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