Machine Head announce new album ‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN’

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Machine Head have shared details of their new album ‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN’.The metal band’s 10th album is released on August 26 via Nuclear Blast and Imperium Recordings (pre-order/pre-save here).

It’s previewed with first single ‘CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE’, which you can stream below.‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN’ is a concept record that’s set in a “decimated futuristic wasteland where the sky is stained crimson red,” according to a press release.“It’s centred on two rival characters: Ares, who loses the love of his life (Amethyst) and goes on a murderous rampage against the vile sect responsible for her murder; and Eros, the perpetrator, who loses his mother to a drug overdose and becomes radicalised in the aftermath, manifesting his own killing spree.”Frontman Robb Flynn said in a statement: “Thanks to my two teenage boys, my family has become obsessed with this awesome Japanese anime series called Attack On Titan.

The album’s concept was loosely inspired by the series in the sense that in the storyline, there is no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ guy – both characters believe they’re doing the right thing as it applies to their being.

But make no mistake, both are committing acts of pure atrocity and evil. The opening track ‘SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR’ is basically our character #1’s origin story.”‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN’ tracklist:01. ‘SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR’02. ‘CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE’03. ‘BECØME THE FIRESTØRM’04. ‘ØVERDØSE’05. ‘MY HANDS ARE EMPTY’06. ‘UNHALLØWED’07. ‘ASSIMILATE’08. ‘KILL THY ENEMIES’09. ‘NØ GØDS, NØ MASTERS’10. ‘BLØØDSHØT’11. ‘RØTTEN’12. ‘TERMINUS’13. ‘ARRØWS IN WØRDS FRØM THE SKY’The album comes in various physical formats including 12 different worldwide vinyl formats; a deluxe vinyl box set (with bonus tracks).