Bay Area Metal Titans MACHINE HEAD have just released the first album trailer for their upcoming album, »Bloodstone & Diamonds«.
“I feel like, growing up in the Bay Area, we were exposed to so much amazing music,” reveals MACHINE HEAD frontman, guitarist, and songwriter Robb Flynn. “Everything from this incredible thrash scene to this politically charged punk rock and rap scene… and all of that bled into what MACHINE HEAD became.”
The band also set up special webpage on which fans can take a sneak peak at »Bloodstone & Diamonds«. Head over to http://www.machinehead1.com/bloodstoneanddiamonds to check out pieces of the album's artwork as well as song samples off the band's long-awaited new record.
MACHINE HEAD recently released the brand new single, 'Now We Die'! Surf to www.youtube.com/machinehead
'Now We Die' comes off the band's upcoming album »Bloodstone & Diamonds« for which it also serves as the opening track. Along with 'Now We Die' the final album version of the advance track 'Killers & Kings' is available for download, too. Pre-order the album now on iTunes to get both tracks instantly without having to pay extra: http://geni.us/MachineHeadiTunesBlood
Other streaming and download platforms to follow soon.
The band’s Nuclear Blast debut will be released on November 07 (Europe) and November 10, 2014 (N. America/UK) on several physical and digital formats. Pre-order the CD, limited edition mediabook, box set, vinyl or the exclusive premium MACHINE HEAD guitar edition via this link: http://bit.ly/MACHINE-HEAD-BD-NBE
»Bloodstone & Diamonds« was once again produced by Robb Flynn himself and Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT, VILE), and like the last 7 out of 8 albums, was masterfully mixed by Colin Richardson (CARCASS, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SLIPKNOT, BEHEMOTH). Additional tracking, editing, and mixing was done with heavy metal legend Andy Sneap (EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, MEGADETH) who also launched his career co-mixing Machine Head’s 2nd album “The More Things Change”, and Steve Lagudi.
“I cannot even begin to tell you how proud we are of this album,” comments frontman Robb Flynn. “It's been a heck of a ride, but man, this album is a milestone for us. You're going to love it Head Cases.”
“Without getting too philosophical on ya, »Bloodstone & 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.”
»Bloodstone & Diamonds« track listing:
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
More on »Bloodstone & Diamonds«:
Production vlog #1 http://youtu.be/Hq74Yu-8fq0
Production vlog #2 http://youtu.be/0SpQJRnOSOk
Production vlog #3 http://youtu.be/C3cSePmUAwA
Production vlog #4 http://youtu.be/Zql7AKMb6OI
Production vlog #5 http://youtu.be/CGkeHIM3-mM
BLOODSTONE & DIAMONDS Tour 2014
07.11. F Strasbourg - Laiterie
09.11. B Thourout - The Mast
10.11. F Paris - Batacla
12.11. F Toulouse - Bikini
14.11. ES Barcelona - Razzmatazz 1
15.11. ES Madrid - Riviera
16.11. ES Pamplona - Zentral
17.11. F Marseille - Espace Julien
19.11. I Milan - Alcatraz
20.11. CH Lau
