Artist: Machine Head
Label: Roadrunner
Release Date: 7/27/99
Average Rating: 2.69
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Title: Burning Red Artist: Machine Head Label: Roadrunner Release Date: 7/27/99 |
There are currently 13 Reader Reviews of this album.
Average Rating: 2.69 Go to Judgment Committee Reviews of this Album |
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Submitted by Demented D (12/11/01):
This is a fucking piece of shit. Limp Dick/Krap clones. Robb Flynn can eat my shit for putting out this crap.
Submitted by SymphonY Xer (5/9/01):
What's all the deal with "rap" vocals? Machine Head makes them sound good, like other few bands. I think the rap vocals let the singer express the emotion of the lyrics in a very different way. My problem is not with the vocals, it's with the riffing. I like progressive rock but I also like a bit of power and hardcore for the energy they have, but when listening to Machine Head I would like to listen to more than depressive riffs. I would like to hear some bluesy Pantera riffs on it, not downtuned Korn shit. I know, it is their style but each song could get more personality with a solo or a melodic part. It's a good record but sometimes too boring and repetitive. Ya'll better go and get the dust off of that Vulgar Display of Power and listen to real power, real attitude and technique. How did bands like MH lose that early 90's power?
Submitted by Sickness718 (11/20/00):
From the minute I heard the first single, "From this Day", I knew something was happening with Machine Head. I mean, Robb Flynn rapping? I thought the worst about one of my favourite bands. Luckily I was wrong, this record is amazing. Machine Head has changed their pure and powerful music into a more complex set of sound, more experimental but at the same time it is a great display of what these guys can do.The highlights on this one are: "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears", "Silver", the unlikely, yet interesting Police cover "Message in a Bottle" and especially the energy packed "Devil with the Kings Card".
This album may be a disappointment for some fans, but in my opinion the music of Machine Head is still great, a message for you stubborn metalheads out there. Change sometimes has to be embraced instead of rejected, you dont know what you may be missing.
Submitted by Metal Mike on 8/21/00:
God do I love Bay Area Thrash. Rob's old band Vio-lence kicked my punk ass, and the first two Machine Head albums, while not quite as heavy as Vio-lence, were worthy efforts. I knew there would be problems when I saw Rob with his big spikey Static-X hairdo. This still has some aggressive riffs, but not in the same way. Gone are the fast paced thrash riffs that kept a nice melody going with the speed. They are now replaced with a Korn-ish rhythm style, which is less complex and overall less memorable. While this is better and heavier than the majority of Nu-Metal, I'd take Burn My Eyes over this any day.
Submitted by Davidian on 8/4/00:
Lemme just start off by saying wow. This album definitely is a departure from the previous two albums (both classics in my opinion). I've heard a lot of fans bad mouth the rapping on "Desire To Fire" and "From This Day" and call them sell-outs. I think that Machine Head is just trying to experiment with their sound and grow. But something still feels a lot different on this album... I think it's the addition of new guitarist Ahrue Luster. Wow, where did they find this guy? His riffs aren't anything special and I personally think he should take a couple lessons from Logan Mader in how to play guitar. I mean, Logan was one of the key elements to this band's thrash sound on the first two albums. Machine Head definitely needs to get Logan back. If they keep Agrue, I'm afraid they will eventually end up sounding like KoRn. Standout tracks include "Desire To Fire", "Nothing Left", "Silver, "Devil With The King's Card".
Submitted by Josh Wilson on 5/19/00:
So Machinehead has required Ross Robinson as their producer for this one, eh? Well it shows. Obviously Machinehead is looking to really go into the mainstream of radio and MTV with this one. Their single "From This Day" has appeared on the Hard And The Heavy compilation which is nothing more than a collection of wannabe metal bands and sellouts. Anyway, enough of the bitching. Ross Robinson's production of this album shows with turning Machinehead from nearly death metal into rap metal. Vocalist/Guitarist Rob Flint raps bits and pieces on various tracks while screaming the chorus. However, Flint shows that he really can sing, on the title track, which is a favorite of mine. I can't complain about Machinehead selling out (because Ross Robinson produced bands never sold out until he no longer produced their albums) or front how I can judge a real metal band because i really do love this one. But i also love Machinehead. Try these tracks "From This Day" (which i'm sure you've heard on the radio), "Desire To Fire", "Five", "Nothing Left", and the title track.
Submitted by SergeantD on 3/29/00:
This is the worst CD I have heard from a band that I really enjoy. They should change their name to Machine Biskit. I cannot believe this is the same band that put out Burn My Eyes. Do not pick this CD up unless your pants are 3 sizes too large.
Submitted by Cynthia on 2/16/00:
Some people really like these guys and some people can't stand them. I don't know very many people who are on the fence. Well, I guess I am. I don't hate them but they're not my favorite either... so shoot me for being wishy-washy. I've seen them in concert and they were not bad. I think what bugs me is that they're so mechanical in style. The album, Burning Red is pretty cool when you first listen to it and I like a couple of the songs on there. But I have to agree with a few of my friends in that it can be predictable. I liked Burn My Eyes because I thought it was heavier and less popular than this one. Also, think about the kind of bands that come from Roadrunner Records: Slipknot, Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, Soulfly. All aggressively manufactured bands, albums, images, pr, etc. It's scary.
Submitted by Perrin Wolfsbrother on 12/13/99:
This album totally kicks ass! The only thing that it's lacking is some of the old school shredding that was on More Things Change... I like both screaming and hardcore and this is an excellent representation of both! The last song is also excellent. It sounds like somebody kidnapped Flood and got him to work on it. There are so many different vocal styles here that you probably can't even count them all! Amazing album!
Submitted by Matt Eaton on 11/28/99:
Okay when i bought the new album (The Burning Red) I had read all the shit about this and the cries of sell out. Trying to look past all this I put the disc in with an open mind... AND HOLY FUCK! THIS IS THE WORST FUCKIN' SELL OUT OF 99! This album is a complete pile of shit! What the fuck where these guys thinking, you ask yourself? Well let me tell. In a recient interview i read of the band, Rob, when asked about the sell out chants, says.. "to be perfectly honest i dont give a shit. For every fan we lose this album will bring us 10 fuckin more." Okay so you see, TRUE METAL fans. Do not fuckin support this peice of shit or any of these muthafuckas in this poor excuse for a metal band. They have completely said "fuck you" to the people that brought them out of their dumpy ass fuckin lives in the first place and said we don't need you anymore. Can you believe this? It fuckin amazes me how a band can just completely turn their backs on the people that got them fuckin started!! In 99 i have seen the decline of metal in big ways. It seems every fuckin band is opting for a fuckin sell-out! I makes me sick and it also leaves me with the notion of never buying a new fuckin disc again! Because it destroys their old material now. There is no way I can listen to old Machine Head now. They are dead for me. Take Coal Chamber... What the fuck was that? You call that a metal album? BULLSHIT! They have joined the ranks of Lame Bizkit, Korn krap, Machine Head, and last but not least FUCKIN WHAT THE FUCK IS FEAR FACTORY'S SONG CARS DOING ON A FUCKIN AMERICAN EXPRESS COMERCIAL!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!! That is pure fuckin metal there brothers!! haha In closing it makes me very fuckin angry to see this happening.. I think I will stick with death metal and death metal only!! At least I see no chances of say Mortician selling out.. Or I hope not....
Submitted by chuck on 11/5/99:
Well here is the new Machine Head album and I dont know about all you "professional" writers and frankly dont care. This album smokes totally, it has everything you could want. All you narrow-minded fags who love Hammerfall, give me a break, they are so shitty weak-ass 80's metal. Anyway MH's new one takes heaviness, soul, and yes, a lil' rap stuff. So what. To go anywhere in this business you must evolve and that's what they have done. No readers, it doesn't sound like Korn. Everyone compares new heavy music with a lil' urban hip-hop to Korn. I've seen these guys with another killer band, Slipknot and Coal Chamber, amen, and Machine Head blew the crowd away. Listen to the perfectly written songs like "Silver," "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears," "Exhale the Vile," on and on and on...
Submitted by Musashi on 10/22/99:
Machine Head is trying something new -- Deal with it! This album is full of good songs. Admittedly, there are some "radio-friendly" cuts on it (euphemism for "weak-ass shit!"). Overall, it's a good album that will bring Machine Head to a bigger audience. Robert Flynn sings, "it's all about the blood, the sweat, the tears. A tribute to the strength built thru the years." Many fans would probably say a better tribute would have been to keep their ass kicking style in tact. If you don't spend your time worrying about old Machine Head versus New Machine Head, you'll find this to be a solid album.
Submitted by Garth on 10/17/99:
I guess I'm not as much of a metal purist as some folks. I don't see anything wrong with throwing in some other styles of music, keeps it interesting. It worked great when Public Enemy and Anthrax worked together, it can work now. If it's done well, that is. That's the problem with Limp Bizkit et al, they aren't good enough at the metal or the rap to work in either genre. So fuck 'em. And that's the attitude many people have with the new Machine Head. Myself, I think it works. Tracks like "Enter the Pheonix" and "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" combine hard guitar riffs with vocals that mix harsh barking rap and low-end singing. "Message in a Bottle" is an intersting cover, but not nearly as good as the original. Kinda funny that the metal band actually slowed the song down from the original. They should've gone harder on it. In all, I don't think "Burning Red" is going to get burnt out from spinning in my CD player, but it will get some air-time.
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