Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds FULL Album Stream

And if you folks thought my article on the new album "Bloodstone & Diamonds" wasn't enough, Machine Head's label (Nuclear Blast) has graciously given fans a chance to stream the new album in it's entirety!  Not that true Machine Head fans need to preview the album before it's release, but damn if I am not excited to crank this album for the remainder of the week.  With every album release I am becoming more and more fascinated with this band and their progression.  Check out some of my links below for concert photos, past articles, and other MH related stuff.  Cheers!




AFGM: Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds

AFGM: Machine Head - Darkness Within

AFGM: Dethklok, Machine Head, All That Remains & Black Dahlia Murder @ Sound Academy (Nov. 7th, 2012)



(Album artwork courtesy of Nuclear Blast Entertainment & Machine Head)

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
12. Take Me Through The Fire

Produced by frontman and guitarist Robb Flynn with Juan Urteaga, and mixed by Colin Richardson, it clocks in at over 70 minutes through 12 tracks. Bloodstone & Diamonds is, thankfully, bone-crunching in numerous places, but its depth and breadth are considerable, its dark, sometimes menacing vibe crosses the divergent paths of its predecessors, yet is in keeping with their signature sound.

Given its range, variety, and length, Bloodstone & Diamonds is a labyrinthine musical and atmospheric journey full of textural and dynamic twists and turns. At times it's even exhausting. That's hardly a bad thing. Given how closely woven these tracks are, the album requires attention -- and numerous listenings -- to fully appreciate what is on offer. Here Machine Head take one sonic attack and push toward and through the boundaries of another. This set is a major go; it extends the qualitative trajectory of The Blackening and Unto the Locust. -All Music