Machine Head discography
ArtistMachine Head
Studio11
Live2
Ep2
Singles13
Video1
Music videos15

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.[1]

In 1999, Machine Head released The Burning Red, with this album the band changed its musical direction and were accused of selling out.[1] Despite backlash from the media, the album debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200.[2] 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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[2]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[2]		AUS
[3]		AUT
[4]		FRA
[5]		GER
[6]		JPN
[7]		NLD
[8]		SWE
[9]		SWI
[10]		UK
[11][12]
Burn My Eyes——29—35—4538—25
The More Things Change...
  • Released: March 25, 1997
  • Label: Roadrunner
13830242122—2217—16
The Burning Red
  • Released: August 9, 1999
  • Label: Roadrunner
8830225515933517—13
Supercharger
  • Released: October 2, 2001
  • Label: Roadrunner
115243335255988428234
Through the Ashes of Empires
  • Released: April 20, 2004
  • Label: Roadrunner
8891564424—65418077
The Blackening
  • Released: March 27, 2007
  • Label: Roadrunner
54141936125329192916
Unto the Locust
  • Released: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
221061851820141043
Bloodstone & Diamonds21106356673831718
Catharsis
  • Released: January 26, 2018
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
651033435041—412
Of Kingdom and Crown
  • Released: August 26, 2022
  • Label: Nuclear Blast, Imperium
—27
[23]		6—66462—327
Unatoned
  • Released: April 25, 2025
  • Label: Nuclear Blast, Imperium
——3—5———771
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
FRA
[5]		GER
[6]		UK
[12]
Hellalive
  • Released: March 11, 2003
  • Label: Roadrunner
78—143
Machine Fucking Head Live
  • Released: November 13, 2012
  • Label: Roadrunner
11562—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

YearEP detailsNotes
2011

The Black Procession

  • Released: April 16, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
2021

Arrows in Words from the Sky[24]

  • Released: June 10, 2021

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionAlbum
US
Main.
[25]		SCO
[26]		UK
[27]		UK
Rock
[28]
1994"Davidian"[29]————Burn My Eyes
1995"Old"—37432
1997"Ten Ton Hammer"————The More Things Change...
"Take My Scars"—66732
1999"From This Day"—74741The Burning Red
2000"The Blood, The Sweat, the Tears"————
"Silver (Take My Hand)"[30]————
2001"Crashing Around You"——8912Supercharger
2003"Imperium"[31]————Through the Ashes of Empires
2004"Days Turn Blue to Gray"—95773
2007"Aesthetics of Hate"————The Blackening
"Now I Lay Thee Down"[32]————
2008"Halo"[33]————
2011"Locust"[34]———5Unto the Locust
2012"Darkness Within"35———
2014"Killers & Kings"[35]————Bloodstone & Diamonds
"Now We Die"[36]————
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 Crown
2021"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)"[37]————Unatoned
2025"Unbound"————
2026"Revenger (feat. Black Veil Brides)"————Vindicate
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles

YearNameAlbum
2000"Alcoholocaust"[38]Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack and The Burning Red
"Hole in the Sky"[39]Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
2009"Beautiful Mourning"[40]The Blackening
2011"This Is the End"[41]Unto the Locust

Videos

Video albums

YearVideo detailsPeak chart positions
US
[42]		SWE
[43]		UK
[44]
2005

Elegies

  • Released: October 11, 2005
  • Label: Roadrunner (#610944)
  • Format: DVD
1374
a.Refers to the Billboard Top Music Video chart.

Music videos

YearSongAlbumDirector
1992"Fuck It All"Jerry Allen[45]
1994"Davidian"Burn My EyesSheila Rene[46]
1995"Old"Bill Ward[1]
1997"Ten Ton Hammer"The More Things Change...Bill Ward[1]
1998"Take My Scars"Chris Hafner[47]
1999"From This Day"The Burning RedMichael Martin[48]
2001"Crashing Around You"SuperchargerNathan Cox[49]
2003"The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" (Live)HellaliveRobb Flynn[50]
"Imperium"Through the Ashes of EmpiresMike Sloat[51][52]
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 & DiamondsMike Sloat
2015"Now We Die (live)"—
2018"Catharsis"CatharsisFrazier 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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