Album Rating: 3.5

'I think you're forgetting this was supposed to be with Damnation to compliment each other.'

Do you jam them simultaneously? I don't, that would be weird. You could listen to them consecutively as intended, but turning the experience into a near 2 hour slog is not going to enhance my enjoyment of either album. Damnation is superb & this is simply great, listening to one after the other won't change anything.

If only they could somehow take the best elements of the light & dark, in this case the beautiful progressive folk & ugly death metal & amalgamate the positive aspects to create a single experience. Oh wait, they already did that, several times in fact & all those albums are superior to this one.

Album Rating: 4.0

Anyway, back to Machine Head...

Album Rating: 5.0

It's inevitable. No need to fight it.

Album Rating: 3.5

Burn My Eyes m/

Album Rating: 4.5

Plus this album is actually very good on its own. Not half as bad as people make it out to be.

I push ma fingaz into ma

Album Rating: 3.5

Totally agree! It's a good album for sure. I relistened to it this morning and it was very enjoyable. The only time I've ever listened to both back to back is when I got them on vinyl. I envy the patience.

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah man! I liked the t/t, A Fair Judgement and Master's from the get go. Wreath was harder to get into but when it finally clicked it did so hard.

One of my favourite moments on this is when the final seconds of Wreath go into this weird cascade and the t/t kicks in immediately after.

Album Rating: 3.5

Thrust: I wasn’t actually suggesting you should put them on at the same time just that I don’t buy the ‘complementing’ argument when each album is at least 40+ mins long.

Album Rating: 5.0

That was the marketing, though.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah well I don’t agree that it works, not denying that wasn’t the intention though. I’m not calling them liars.

What about the time they said their last album was gonna be their best yet

Album Rating: 4.0

False advertising

Album Rating: 3.5

@bloc heh

Album Rating: 4.0

I think Mike said it was his favourite at that moment. That's not saying too much tbh, but people interpret these things in many, many ways

Album Rating: 4.0

i mean what else would you expect him to say?

Album Rating: 3.5

"The new album is pretty good, kinda just happy doing our own thing now, obviously not as ground breaking and inspired as something like My Arms Your Hearse, or Still Life, but ya know, we're successful, old, and out of touch, so whatever"

Album Rating: 4.0

but that begs the question: if an artist doesn't feel like their current work is up to snuff then why even do it?

Album Rating: 5.0

Contractual obligations and pacts with Satan.

Album Rating: 4.0

Record contracts with satan are the best m/