Machine Head - The Blackening (2007)

The Blackening is the sixth studio album from Oakland-based heavy metal band Machine Head. With sales of nearly 15,000 in its first week of release in the U.S. this has become their highest charting effort yet. The album also debuted at #16 in the U.K. charts, making this Machine Head's second highest charting album in the UK along with The More Things Change ( The Burning Red debuted at #13), as a consequence of the hype surrounding the album's release and the mostly outstanding reviews it has received. The album debuted on the United World Chart at #28 with sales of 50,000.

1. Clenching the Fists of Dissent (music: Flynn/McClain/Demmel; lyrics: Flynn) - 10:35
2. Beautiful Mourning (music: Flynn/Demmel; lyrics: Flynn) - 4:49
3. Aesthetics of Hate (music: Flynn; lyrics: Flynn/Duce) - 6:35
4. Now I Lay Thee Down (music: Flynn/Demmel; lyrics: Flynn) - 5:36
5. Slanderous (music: Flynn/Demmel; lyrics: Flynn) - 5:18
6. Halo (music: Flynn/McClain/Duce/Demmel; lyrics: Flynn) - 9:04
7. Wolves (music: Flynn/Demmel/Duce; lyrics: Flynn) - 9:04
8. A Farewell to Arms (music: Flynn/Demmel; lyrics: Flynn/Duce/Demmel) - 10:12