Cali crushers Machine Head are to release their 10th studio album later in the year. Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn is set for release on August 26, a 13-track concept album set in a decimated futuristic wasteland where the sky is stained crimson red.
You can check out the video right here for the ferocious debut track, ‘Chøke øn the Ashes øf Yøur Hate’.
Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn is based around two main characters:
Character #1 Ares: (pronounced Aries), our lead, 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.
Robb Flynn comments: “Thanks to my two teenage boys, my family has become obsessed with this awesome Japanese anime series called Attack On Titan. The album’s concept was loosely inspired by the series in the sense that in the storyline, there is no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ guy – both characters believe they’re doing the right thing as it applies to their being. But make no mistake, both are committing acts of pure atrocity and evil.”
Check out all physical format options at the Official Store and Nuclear Blast Store linked here. CDs, Digipak, and all digital formats will be available on Aug 26. All vinyl formats arrive on Nov 25.
Machine Head return to the UK in September for the ‘Vikings & Lionhearts’ tour alongside Amon Amarth.
- Thu 8 Sept – NOTTINGHAM – Motorpoint Arena
- Fri 9 Sept – CARDIFF – Motorpoint Arena
- Sat 10 Sept – LONDON – The SSE Arena, Wembley
- Mon 12 Sept – MANCHESTER – AO Arena
- Tue 13 Sept – DUBLIN – 3Arena
