Name: Catharsis
Brand: Machine Head

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0727361351915

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-01-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Machine Head

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Nuclear Blast

Machine Head is an American Groove Metal band hailing from Oakland, California. Formed in 1992 by ex-"Vio-Lence" member Robert Flynn, the band has faced numerous line-up changes and struggles with drug abuse throughout their career. Despite initial success with their first album, Machine Head received criticism for "selling out" on subsequent releases. After being dropped by Roadrunner Records in 2002, the band re-signed and enjoyed a stable line-up from 2003-2013. However, in 2018 both Dave McClain and Phil Demmel left the band after touring their album "Catharsis".

In 2019, to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Machine Head embarked on a tour where they performed their debut album "Burn My Eyes" in its entirety. Former members Logan Mader and Chris Kontos joined Robert Flynn and Jared Maceachern for this special occasion. The band also performed other MH songs during the tour with guitarist Wacław Kiełtyka (of Decapitated) and drummer Matt Alston (of Sanctorum).

Notably, Machine Head earned a Grammy Award nomination in 2007 for their album "The Blackening". The current members of the band include Robert Flynn on guitar and vocals since its inception, as well as Jared Maceachern on bass since 2013.

Nuclear Blast is a German independent label that specializes in metal and related music styles. Founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger, the label has become a prominent force in the metal industry. With their headquarters located in Donzdorf, Germany, Nuclear Blast Europe serves as a label, mailorder service, wholesale distributor, fulfillment service, and distribution center for several labels across Europe. In addition to their European presence, Nuclear Blast America operates as a US company with similar business tasks in collaboration with Century Media. They also have a South American branch working alongside Century Media.

A typical Nuclear Blast catalogue number follows the format "NB XXXX-F", where F represents the format of the release. This can vary but generally includes limited first editions (such as Digipak or O-Card) for both CD and DVD (-0), LPs or other vinyl formats (-1), jewelcase CDs or promo CDs/DVDs (-2), video tapes or tapes (-3/-4), box sets or limited mailorder editions with bonus CDs/DVDs (-5), some vinyl 7”s (-7), shape CDs (-8), and picture vinyls (-9). Earlier releases may only have three digits.

With an extensive catalog of metal music and an authoritative presence in the industry, Nuclear Blast continues to be a leading label for fans of heavy music

Offering vast quantities of style and substance, Catharsis is a 75-minute, 15-track eruption of pain and fury, hope and joy, melody and savagery. By far the most hard-hitting album Machine Head have ever made, both musically and lyrically, it sustains their long tradition of writing songs about the real world and the authentic, heartfelt emotions that define the human condition. Instant classics like the thunderous, riff-driven Beyond The Pale, the lurching grooves and drug-dealer poetry of Triple Beam and the grinding psychedelia of Kaleidoscope are among the most evocative and powerful that Flynn and his decades-long band-mates, drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Phil Demmel have penned to date, while snarling, thrash’n’roll bruisers like California Bleeding and the Lemmy-saluting Razorblade Smile revel in Machine Head’s thuggish, obnoxious side. All human life is here, expressed with maximum honesty and brute force.

Catharsis

Music GB