Ep31: Machine Head pt3: Through the Ashes of Empires, The Blackening, and the heavy 00s

We elaborate on another factor that helped kill nu metal…. THE INTERNET!

In the mid 00s everything started to get heavy. This set the stage for Machine Head’s “comeback” albums. 

Preamble: 

1:33 The habit of healthcare, and some mental hospital stuff 

21:18 political stuff and social media

36:42  Who is allowed to be angry, trying too hard to be friends with everyone, chasing spectacle

51:19 why i don’t play in churches anymore

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Topic

55:08  Also, the internet killed nu metal

1:09:42 2003-2004 retrospective… everything gets more metal

1:25:54 Context for Ashes release, and the Elegies Documentary

1:54:08 Through the Ashes of Empires: “and so Machine Head began composing metal”

2:03:03 Vocals/lyrics, Robb’s nu metal trajectory, and making fun of metal yoda lyrics
2:25:08 Dave McClain love and track by track

2:40:14 Descend the Shades of Night and briefly meeting Robb

2:46:25 The Blackening “the perfect classic metallica album from the future” 

3:06:58 track by track
3:34:57 summary