Burn My Eyes has always been my fav Machine Head album, from the moment the opening song "Davidian" kicks into gear I was hooked on that group and Robb Flynn, I mean "Davidian" must be one of the greatest opening songs on any metal album. The album was one of the loudest and most agressive for its time and still sounds great today. I even quite liked some of their dabblings with Nu-metal as well and another one of my favourite albums is Through the Ashes of Empire which probably should have been in this battle and Hellalive is one of the best live metal albums of the 00s. I`ve been lukewarm with The Blackening but everywhere I seem to look now, this album gets mentioned and on another listen I may fall in love with it.

Any group that does a Pantera worship and does it well like Machine Head always gets the thumbs up from me

Totally. "Davidian" is just one of the greatest songs of all time.

I used to be the same way. I just thought it was good, but not great. It grew on me though, cause it sort of has the same "epicness" that Metallic achieved when they were firing on all cylinders with MoP and AJfA.. It just has a replay value that gets better with every listen. Stick with it, I'm sure that eventually, it'll grow on you too.

I`ve got the cd so I`ll listen to it again tomorrow.

Alright, after careful consideration, I've got to give it to The Blackening. Like I said earlier, I start getting tired of Burn My Eyes after about halfway through the album, while The Blackening works much better as an actual album when listened to the whole way through. It may not quite have a "Davidian", but overall it is superior. Not to mention more diverse.

It was a bit harder choosing between Unto the Locust and The Blackening, because they're both similar and there isn't a dip in quality with Unto the Locust. Since I haven't had weeks to compare the two, I'm gonna have to go with my initial impression, which is that UtL is a bit less abrasive and thrashy than The Blackening. It reminds me a bit more of FFDP, but not actually in a bad way. Unto the Locust is more like FFDP's more talented big brother. But, it's still just a bit more generic than The Blackening, so...

The Blackening - 1
Burn My Eyes - 0
Unto the Locust - 0

good to see Acid Bath sweep. Brilliant album. "Scream of the Butterfly" and "The Bones of Baby Dolls" alone win it for me.

Would have voted, but my internet was cut off. Leeching off my roommates wireless now though.

Just had to remind you that is why I was not here the last few days, don't worry I didn't get a life or anything.

I will have to listen to The Blackening and the new one... I do not know, not the biggest MH fan.

pass

never have been interested in MH at all

i would have gone to a Slayer concert in Wales, then i heard MH were opening, so um..........

so just get there late and skip the opening act. Why miss out on a great band cause the opener sucks? easy fix.

^^i would feel shortchanged

okay, go and heckle.

^^too loud for them for hear me

if Fear Factory had opened for them (this was in the early 90s), i'd gone there in a heartbeat