The Blackening

Tracklist

1. 1Clenching the Fists of Dissent10:37
2. 2Beautiful Mourning4:46
3. 3Aesthetics of Hate6:30
4. 4Now I Lay Thee Down5:35
5. 5Slanderous5:17
6. 6Halo9:03
7. 7Wolves9:01
8. 8A Farewell to Arms10:13

Running time 1:01:02

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

The Blackening is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. Released on March 27, 2007, in the United States, The Blackening sold 16,000 units in its first week, and became Machine Head's third highest charting release at number 54 on the Billboard 200, and charted in the Top 20 throughout many countries in the rest of the world. The Blackening has been certified gold by the BPI for sales in the UK in excess of 100,000 copies.

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Who made it

Played on it

• Phil Demmelelectric guitar
• Adam Duceelectric bass guitar, background vocals
• Robert Flynnelectric guitar, lead vocals
• Dave McClaindrums (drum set)

Production

• Eddy Schreyermastering
• Vincent Wojnoeditor, additional engineer
• Matt Hydeengineer
• Mark Keatonengineer
• Rohan Onraetassistant engineer
• Lee Slaterassistant engineer
• Colin Richardsonmixing
• Robert Flynnproducer

The sleeve

• Deanna Alcorndesign
• Bau‐Da Design Labdesign
• Robert Flynndesign
• Alex Solcaphotography

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The record

• First released
  23 Mar 2007
• Labels
  Roadrunner Records 1686-180162
  Imperium Recordings
  Nuclear Blast
• Kind
  Album
• Formats
  CD 14 editions, Video 6 editions, Vinyl 4 editions, Digital
• Editions
  14 releases in 6 countries
• Running time
  1:01:02
• Barcode
  016861801625

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Books

• Machine Head - The Burning RedMachine Head - The Burning RedMachine Head · 2000By Machine Head
• Machine Head - Burn My Eyes*Machine Head - Burn My Eyes*Machine Head · 1995By Machine Head
• Machine HeadMachine HeadJoel McIver · 2012About Machine Head
• Machine HeadMachine HeadDeep Purple · 2009About Machine Head
• Machine headMachine headDeep Purple (Musical group) · 1998About Machine Head
• Deep Purple - Machine HeadDeep Purple - Machine HeadAbout Machine Head

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