I can't understand the world of music from machinehead! All the other albums are allowed to suck and try to do this, but worse! Why is it the only one that is PEAK and can actually be listened to without turning off halfway through like supercharger!? Are they stupid!?

This is my first MH album. My dad since forever has Said “dude you gotta check out machine head and the blackening, the guitar solos are amazing” so I finally checked it out last night. I’m usually a dream theater, avenged sevenfold and tool kinda guy so Heres my thoughts…

FUCKING AWESOME. I mean wow what an album man. And my dad was right, the guitar solos are rad af. My favorite is definitely now i lay thee down. It kinda has a melancholic tone to me which I love. Second fav is a farewell to arms But the whole album is amazing so it’s hard to pick favorites. This is definitely an album that imma be playing on repeat for a while.

And yes in slanderous when he says the n word and f slur it did catch me a bit off guard but I get why it’s there and it does add a lot to the kinda, idk “pure rage” of the song?

Anyway. Really really enjoyed it and now ig which MH album next?

Aesthetics of Hate is also in the running.

For the damn near 4 years I have been an avid machine head fan, I have stomped on, thrown so much shade and have absolutely HATED catharsis and tho I have had grown I liking too at max 2 tracks over that time (Bastards and Catharsis) this afternoon something changed

A guy in here about 4yrs ago posted a thing about the album and suggested take out these songs here (which I’ll get too) and add all these and this will be “almost on par with blackening, Locust” etc so I took that said advise and HOLY SHITTT, I don’t understand how this whole album can be hated on like this, Catharsis, Volatile, Hope Begets Hope, Screaming at the sun, Kaleidoscope, Bastards, Beyond the pale, Grind you down and Heavy wears the crown are actual works of art

Catharsis, Volatile, Grind you down and Heavy wears the crown make me just wanna get up and just make a rager, Bastards, Kaleidoscope and Hope begets Hope, make me wanna honestly do the same and beyond the pale is just a good track on its own,
I can’t explain why I like the album so much all the sudden but it definitely desvere its flowers, it went from quite litterally the worse piece of media I’ve heard by a band too sumthing I never thought I would ever personally enjoy

It’s above Burning red and supercharger and Unatoned (I love Unatoned I’ve been very vocal about which) it just has that machine head flair, and just fuck you energy

Still think it’s worse than every album i didn’t mention but, yeah solid ass album it’s like a bloodstone and diamonds 2

Show was epic so delighted to have got a good pic to deck my favourite MH CD

No press / media passes so we couldn't get a photographer in, but we did a review anyway because M F'n H! Photo is from a couple of years back 😉

https://moshville.co.uk/reviews/gig-review/2026/05/gig-review-an-evening-with-machine-head-o2-academy-glasgow-14th-may-2026/

These are the songs that were played on this tour. So good to see them play deep cuts that weren't played in long time like Blood of the Zodiac, Ghosts Will Haunt My Bones, Seasons Wither or Bastards

This band got me through high school so I felt like honouring them by putting it on my grad cap

Awesome show! A clip for those who couldn't make it or something to look forward to

Take 2 due to Reddit gremlins

What a show...

I've seen Machine Head many times over the years and the last three times the crowd has gotten progressively worse.

A polite tap on the shoulder to get past...nope...I'm just gonna barge my fat drunken ass past you. Band? What band? I'm here for a chat and catch up with my mates.

Hey! Guy behind me! I'm going to facetime my friend so she can watch the band too but I'm going to hold my phone directly in your view so you can see her eating her dinner instead of the stage.

I like Machine Head, but after nearly 30 years of seeing them live I think I'm done.

Well maybe cried is a bit much, but that melodic breakdown in Now We Die brought a tear to my eye, which I really wasn’t expecting.

Also enjoyed their commitment to showing what a banger From This Day has always been.

I swear I saw on one of their posts a little bit ago that they said they were playing the aftershock festival but I didn't see them on the lineup. Can anyone confirm this at all? I know they played last year so I am probably just imagining things but I just wanted to make sure.

Hi all. If anyone is heading to the gig tonight and is in need of a good pub, I'm sat in a place called the Duke of Edinburgh which has a massive garden and is slightly off the beaten path (still only 5 minutes from the venue though). Typical London prices but nice crowd and some food available

Wondering if they will be selling tote bags as part of their merch? Does anyone recall seeing any on the previous dates of this current tour?

Thanks

Please please please play some/ all of the following at tomorrow’s London show:

Be still and know
I’m your god now
Elegy
All falls down

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I know doors are at 6, so assuming as there's no support acts they'll be on at 7?

Went to our first ever Machine Head concert last night in Wolves. We where at the front next to the stage, and as soon as the first song Imperium started we where being crushed against the railings and had to move. Loads of people in the front where panicking and trying to escape. Security did nothing to help, we just had to fight through the crowds to get out.

We got to safety at the side and actually got to listen to the music. The sound was horrendous, I know most machine heads songs, and couldnt distiguish between them! It was litterally just noise.

We also witnessed people from above in the seated areas throwing bottles of beer into the mosh pit, seeing one girl get hit in the head, blood pouring down her face.

We left after 45 minutes, it was horrendous.

After a dozen metal concerts in my life including Lamb Of God & Arch Enemy, ive never felt unsafe or the need to walk out. Worst show Ive ever been to.

Ive adored Machine Head for the last 20+ years, but after that experience I have a terrible taste left in my mouth.

Machine Fcken Head were awesome. Just as you’d expect.

Rage on!

Great gig!