After releasing three new singles last year, Machine Head is back with three more. Two of the tracks, “Become the Firestorm” and “Rotten”, carry the heaviness and aggressiveness characteristic of the group while the ballad “Arrows in Words From the Sky” recalls the whole thing.
The band’s lineup has been changing since the simultaneous departure of longtime members Phil Demmel and Dave McClain, and on this new three-track single, lead Robb Flynn has worked with bassist Jared MacEachern and drummer Navene Koperweis (Entheos , Whitechapel, Animals as Leaders) and producer Zack Ohren at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California.
“These three songs represent Machine Head better than anything I could ever try to explain,” Flynn commented.
He continued, “The way these songs have grown and taken shape over time tells us that our future is more exciting than we would even like to admit. Being able to contain all the chaos, pain, confusion and , yes, the hope in music has never made me feel more alive. These songs will hopefully do the same for you. After all, that’s what they were written for . “
Listen to the three songs at the bottom of the page, where you’ll also find the lyrics for each track.
Flynn too recently confirmed as Machine Head’s plans for continuing the 25th anniversary celebration of their debut album, Burn my eyes, have officially ended.
In the latest edition of the leader’s “General Journals”, he confirmed that the band’s formation currently consists of guitarist Vogg (Decapitated), drummer Matt Alston and MacEachern.
“Logistics and restrictions being what they were, the fact that Vogg lives in Poland, Matt in Germany and Jared and I in California, that 5,000 mile gap was impossible to have these guys around during the process of writing / arranging, but when the time is right, and we can get these guys to the Bay Area, things will fall into place seamlessly. Music written and published is written with these guys in mind, that is. ‘is an added incentive when composing, ”Flynn explained.
Machine Head, “Become the Firestorm” + Lyrics
Become now
Kill the pain
I break the chains
Endlessly let my spirit rise
I will not be denied
Rage against the dying lightIntrepid, so vicious and violent
I will fight this fight to the death
Until there’s nothing left
Punches on the beaten chest
Scream until my last breathHold on and fight through contempt
Become the firestorm
Become the firestorm
Distended, twisted and torn
Become the firestorm
Become the firestormWatch me burn
Fury is scary
Immortal, crush and conquer it all
It’s time to wave at the call
Stay with me and never fallPoisonous, pious and poisoned
Without a heart, trust that there is no love lost
And no matter the price
Don’t believe that all is lost
Kill this mental holocaustHold on and fight through contempt
Become the firestorm
Become the firestorm
Distended, twisted and torn
Become the firestorm
Become the firestormHonor, value, I shone
Courage, respect set in stone
The killers, the sinners are my flock
Slaughter, carnage, butcher blockIf there was ever a time in my life
This time is now
Take this weakness that cuts like a knife
And crush itHold on and fight through contempt
Become the firestorm
Become the firestorm
Distended, twisted and torn
Become the firestorm
Become the firestorm
Machine Head, “Pourri” + Lyrics
My mouth is cracked and dry
Words choke
My teeth grind from the rage I feel
My stomach in knots
Tight jaw and tight muscles
About to explode inside the building in angerI sat down with a gun in my hand
From barrel to temple, I can’t understand
Bleeding an open wound
These wounds that I can’t ignore
I am the begotten evil
Lest this horror be forgotten
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten atBlack blood red pill
Razor and scar
Love cuts hate kills
It’s a wari’m looking in the dark
Anxiety attack
My heart races as my throat tightens
With every cut and scratch
My skin is throbbing
Lying awake, I feel the terror seize meThis nightmare never ends
Suffer my demons
Overcome the bends
Drown in misery
And negativity
Walking on the shores of the oppressed
Hymns to begotten evil
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten atBlack blood red pill
Razor and scar
Love cuts hate kills
It’s a war
WarPowerless
Endless life
Infected
Beaten downLiars liars speak their infamous hypocrisies
Burning bonfires kindle their timeless animosity
Do you want to stand next to me
And fight to change the worldEverything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten
Hymns to begotten evil
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten to the core
Everything is rotten(Powerless)
Everything is rotten to the core
(Endless life)
Everything is rotten to the core
(Beaten down)
Everything is rotten to the core
(Beaten down)
Everything is rotten to the core
(Endless life)
Everything is rotten to the core
Machine Head, “Arrows in Heaven’s Words” + Lyrics
Break the silence
The clouds rise at dawn in my mind
Does the darkness cast a reflection?
Looking at a broken mirror wanting broken
I can never realize
You say you believe
But do you know why?
Centuries of pain, under a paper sword
Arrows in the words of the sky
The dawn
(I am reborn)
Rectify the evil
(The ark of justice)
Hold on
(By a thread I will)
Continue
And rise above that
Pain
How you gently take away my confidence
Absent
How black and blue your sweet caress is and
Gray
Archers ready, bows drawn high
Arrows in the words of the sky
Buried songs
(Hymns to a)
Frozen sun
(His cold will get worse)
Fight (this war, no more)
(Lift up your brother)
The night is long (My heart, so dark)
Keep pushing through it
Pain
How you gently take away my confidence
Absent
How black and blue your sweet caress is and
Gray
Archers ready, bows drawn high
Arrows in the words of the sky
The sky is darkest just before dawn so keep the faith
And wipe your tears and wipe the saliva off your face
A spirit is buried inside, you were supposed to shine a light
Incandescent glow, let them fear the burning fire
Shine
Burn your fire
Luminous
Burn it
Pain
How you gently take away my confidence
Absent
Oh you are sweet the caress is black and blue and
Gray
Archers ready, bows drawn high
Arrows in the words of the sky
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