Machine Head is an American heavy metal band formed in 1991 by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. They have released eleven studio albums, two live albums, one extended play, one video album, and thirteen singles. Later that year, Logan Mader and Tony Costanza were hired as guitarist and drummer respectively. Costanza left the band shortly afterwards, being replaced by Chris Kontos. In 1993, they signed to Roadrunner Records and released their debut album, Burn My Eyes, in 1994. Their second album, The More Things Change..., was released in 1997.

In 1999, Machine Head released The Burning Red, with this album the band changed its musical direction and were accused of selling out. Despite backlash from the media, the album debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200. In 2001, Machine Head released its fourth studio album, Supercharger. The music video for "Crashing Around You", taken from this album, was avoided by MTV after the September 11, 2001 attacks due to its depictions of falling buildings. After the music video ban, Roadrunner stopped promoting the album, causing the band to leave the label after the release of a live album, Hellalive, only for contract obligations. The band's fifth studio album, Through the Ashes of Empires, was released in Europe and caught the attention of Roadrunner US. The label asked the band to re-sign to them and the band accepted. In March 2007, Machine Head released its sixth studio album, The Blackening, which debuted at number 54 on the Billboard 200, their highest chart position in the United States.

Albums Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUSAUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Through the Ashes of Empires: AUTFRAGERJPNNLDSWESWIUK Burn My Eyes Released: August 9, 1994 Label: Roadrunner — — 29 — 35 — 45 38 — 25 US: 150,000+ WW: 400,000+ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold The More Things Change... Released: March 25, 1997 Label: Roadrunner 138 30 24 21 22 — 22 17 — 16 US: 115,000+ WW: 400,000 The Burning Red Released: August 9, 1999 Label: Roadrunner 88 30 22 55 15 93 35 17 — 13 US: 150,000+ WW: 400,000BPI: Silver Supercharger Released: October 2, 2001 Label: Roadrunner 115 24 33 35 25 59 88 42 82 34 US: 50,000+ Through the Ashes of Empires Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Roadrunner 88 91 56 44 24 — 65 41 80 77 US: 100,000+BPI: Silver The Blackening Released: March 27, 2007 Label: Roadrunner 54 14 19 36 12 53 29 19 29 16 US: 150,000+BPI: Gold Unto the Locust Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Roadrunner 22 10 6 18 5 18 20 14 10 43 US: 100,000+ Bloodstone & Diamonds Released: November 7, 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast 21 10 6 35 6 67 38 31 7 18 WW: 180,000+ Catharsis Released: January 26, 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast 65 10 3 34 3 50 41 — 4 12 Of Kingdom and Crown Released: August 26, 2022 Label: Nuclear Blast, Imperium — 27 6 — 6 64 62 — 3 27 Unatoned Released: April 25, 2025 Label: Nuclear Blast, Imperium — — 3 — 5 — — — 7 71 "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsFRAGERUK Hellalive Released: March 11, 2003 Label: Roadrunner 78 — 143 Machine Fucking Head Live Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Roadrunner 115 62 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays YearEP detailsNotes 2011 The Black Procession Released: April 16, 2011 Label: Roadrunner Released exclusively for Record Store Day. 2021 Arrows in Words from the Sky Released: June 10, 2021

Singles Year Song Peak chart position Album USMain. SCO Peak chart position on the Scottish Singles Chart: Old: Take My Scars: From This Day: Days Turn Blue to Gray: UK UKRock Peak chart position on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart: Old: Take My Scars: From This Day: Crashing Around You: Days Turn Blue to Gray: Locust: 1994 "Davidian" — — — —Burn My Eyes1995 "Old" — 37 43 21997 "Ten Ton Hammer" — — — —The More Things Change... "Take My Scars" — 66 73 21999 "From This Day" — 74 74 1The Burning Red 2000 "The Blood, The Sweat, the Tears" — — — — "Silver (Take My Hand)" — — — —2001 "Crashing Around You" — — 89 12 Supercharger2003 "Imperium" — — — —Through the Ashes of Empires2004 "Days Turn Blue to Gray" — 95 77 3 2007 "Aesthetics of Hate" — — — —The Blackening "Now I Lay Thee Down" — — — — 2008 "Halo" — — — —2011 "Locust" — — — 5Unto the Locust2012 "Darkness Within" 35 — — — 2014 "Killers & Kings" — — — —Bloodstone & Diamonds "Now We Die" — — — —2016 "Is There Anybody Out There?" 36 — — — 2017 "Beyond the Pale" — — — —Catharsis "Catharsis" — — — — "Kaleidoscope" — — — —2019 "Do or Die" — — — — rowspan="2" 2020 "Circle the Drain" — — — — "Stop the Bleeding (feat. Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach)" — — — —Civil Unrest EP "Bulletproof" — — — — "Circle the Drain (acoustic)" — — — — "My Hands Are Empty" — — — —Of Kingdom and Crown2021 "Become the Firestorm" — — — — "Rotten" — — — — "Arrows in Words from the Sky" — — — —2022 "Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate" — — — — "Unhallowed" — — — — "No Gods, No Masters" — — — —2024 "These Scars Won't Define Us (feat. In Flames, Lacuna Coil & Unearth)" — — — —Unatoned2025"Unbound" — — — —2026 "Revenger (feat. Black Veil Brides)" — — — —Vindicate "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles Year Name Album2000 "Alcoholocaust" Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack and The Burning Red "Hole in the Sky" Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath 2009 "Beautiful Mourning" The Blackening 2011 "This Is the End" Unto the Locust

Videos Video albums Year Video details Peak chart positions US SWE UK 2005 Elegies Released: October 11, 2005 Label: Roadrunner (#610944) Format: DVD 13 7 4 a.Refers to the Billboard Top Music Video chart.

Music videos Year Song Album Director 1992 "Fuck It All" Jerry Allen 1994 "Davidian" Burn My Eyes Sheila Rene 1995 "Old" Bill Ward 1997 "Ten Ton Hammer" The More Things Change... Bill Ward 1998 "Take My Scars" Chris Hafner 1999 "From This Day" The Burning Red Michael Martin 2001 "Crashing Around You" Supercharger Nathan Cox 2003 "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" (Live) Hellalive Robb Flynn "Imperium" Through the Ashes of Empires Mike Sloat 2004 "Days Turn Blue to Gray" 2007 "Aesthetics of Hate" The Blackening "Now I Lay Thee Down" 2008 "Halo" "Hallowed Be Thy Name" The Blackening (special edition) 2011 "Locust" Unto the Locust 2012 "Darkness Within" Robb Flynn, Milan Basel and Jiří Novotný 2014 "Now We Die" Bloodstone & Diamonds Mike Sloat 2015 "Now We Die (live)" — 2018 "Catharsis" Catharsis Frazier Bradshaw "Beyond The Pale" (fan contest winner) Mélanie Gaonac'h "Bastards" (poetry slam) Mark Nunez "Kaleidoscope" Mike Sloat "Volatile" (lyric video) Tommy Antonini "Volatile" (live in the UK 2018) Fiaz Farrelly "Triple Beam" (lyric video) Tommy Antonini 2019 "Do or Die" rowspan="2" Marius Milinski 2020 "Stop the Bleeding (feat. Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach)" Mike Sloat "My Hands Are Empty" Of Kingdom and Crown 2022 "Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate" "No Gods, No Masters" b. The music video for "Fuck It All" was filmed prior to the recording of Burn My Eyes. It appeared on the album under the title of "Block".

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