San Francisco Bay Area Metal titans MACHINE HEAD, have dropped a new song, “Unhallowed”, along with an accompanying music video. The track is taken from the band’s tenth studio album, “Of Kingdom And Crown”, which will be released on August 26th via Nuclear Blast/Imperium Recordings.
“Of Kingdom And Crown” 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 2 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 radicalized in the aftermath. Eros goes off the deep end manifesting his own killing spree.
The lyrics detail how their lives intertwine.
MACHINE HEAD founder, Robb Flynn comments: “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 Wacław ‘Vogg’ Kiełtyka and bassist/backing vocalist Jared MacEachern and encapsulates the collective strength of this writing team.
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?”
“Of Kingdom And Crown” track listing:
- Slaughter The Martyr
- Choke On The Ashes Of Your Hate
- Become The Firestorm
- Overdose
- My Hands Are Empty
- Unhallowed
- Assimilate
- Kill Thy Enemies
- No Gods, No Masters
- Bloodshot
- Rotten
- Terminus
- Arrows In Words From The Sky
You can watch the music video for “Unhallowed” below:
