Machine Head have released a video for their new single UNHALLØWED, taken from their upcoming tenth album ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN. The video was shot live during the band’s Electric Happy Hour series.
ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN is a 13-track concept album, set in a decimated futuristic wasteland where the sky is stained crimson red. The crux of the story is based on two main characters:
Character #1 Ares: (pronounced Aries), our main, who loses the love of his life (Amethyst) and goes on a murderous rampage against the vile sect responsible for her murder.
Character #2 Eros: (pronounced Arrows) the perpetrator, who loses his mother to a drug overdose and becomes radicalised in the aftermath. Eros goes off the deep end manifesting his own killing spree.
“Drowning in the deepest depression of his life, Eros is at a breaking point. Collecting heartaches, loss, and near psychotic isolation, Unhallowed is the beginning of a powerful shift of our story. An introspective narrative starts the song lyrically, which is a collaborative effort written by myself, guitarist Wac?aw ‘Vogg’ Kie?tyka, and bassist/backing vocalist Jared MacEachern and encapsulates the collective strength of this writing team,” Robb Flynn explains.
“Anchored by an absolutely monstrous groove, the vocals melodically mirror the state of mind of Eros as he reels from the loss of his mother to a drug overdose and begins a slow downward spiral into madness. However, the culmination of the track infuses some much-needed light, but will it be enough?”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase UNHALLØWED HERE.
ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN is due for release on 26th August 2022 via Nuclear Blast Records/Imperium Recordings, available to pre-order and pre-save HERE.
See Machine Head on their co-headline tour with Amon Amarth, alongside The Halo Effect, at one of the following dates:
September 2022
Thu 8th – NOTTINGHAM, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Fri 9th – CARDIFF, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Sat 10th – LONDON, UK – The SSE Wembley Arena
Mon 12th – MANCHESTER, UK – AO Arena
Tue 13th – DUBLIN, IE – 3Arena
Fri 16th – ZURICH, CH – Hallenstadion
Sat 17th – VIENNA, AT – Stadthalle
Sun 18th – KRAKOW, PL – Tauron Arena
Tue 20th – TALLINN, EE – Saku Arena
Wed 21st – HELSINKI, FI – Ice Hall
Fri 23rd – OSLO, NO – Spektrum
Sat 24th – STOCKHOLM, SE – Hovet
Mon 26th – COPENHAGEN, DK – Forum Black Box
Tue 27th – HAMBURG, DE – Barclays Arena
Wed 28th – FRANKFURT, DE – Festhalle
Fri 30th – OBERHAUSEN, DE – König Pilsener Arena
October 2022
Sat 1st – BERLIN, DE – Velodrome
Sun 2nd – AMSTERDAM, NL – Afas Live
Tue 4th – MILAN, IT – Lorenzini District
Thu 6th – BARCELONA, ES – Sant Jordi
Fri 7th – MADRID, ES – Vistalegre
Sat 8th – LA CORUNA, ES – Coliseum
Sun 9th – LISBON, PT – Campo Pequeno
Wed 12th – PARIS, FR – Zenith
Fri 14th – MUNICH, DE – Olympiahalle
Sat 15th – LEIPZIG, DE – Arena
Sun 16th – PRAGUE, CZ – Tipsport Arena
Tue 18th – BUDAPEST, HU – Barba Negra
Thu 20th – ESCH SUR ALZETTE, LU – Rockhal
Fri 21st – BRUSSELS, BE – Forest National
Sat 22nd – STUTTGART, DE – Schleyerhalle
Tickets are on sale HERE.
You can also see Machine Head during their Electric Happy Hour live dates:
August 2022
Wed 31st – GLASGOW, UK – Garage SOLD OUT
September 2022
Fri 2nd – INVERNESS, UK – Ironworks SOLD OUT
Sun 4th – ABERDEEN, UK – Lemontree SOLD OUT
Mon 5th – DUNDEE, UK – Fat Sams
Tue 6th – EDINBURGH, UK – Liquid Rooms SOLD OUT
Thu 15th – STRASBOURG, FR – La Laiterie NEW DATE ADDED
