Ep32: Unto the Locust and Bloodstone & Diamonds (MH pt4)

Our final Machine Head episode… for now...

We dig into Locust, which is Rob’s favorite MH record, and Bloodstone, which has some of my favorite MH songs. Also add some context to the timeline between the records, adam leaving, and MH signing with Nuclear Blast. Heaping handfuls of speculation on their inner band dynamics that possibly lead to the split with Adam. 

 

Preamble

00:00 Intro
02:03 Band power dynamics, what it takes to get a record made, and learning from past mistakes

29:05 Missing out on good music for dumb reasons, spotify iceberg, and elitist musician types

53:30 Gatekeeping Metallica fans, Kate Bush and stranger things

1:10:38 Rob’s rando Mastodon revelation

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1:16:50 Locust general impressions
1:29:33 I am Hell, Be Still,
1:50:11 Locust, This is the end, Darkness within

2:05:59 Pearls, Who we are

2:17:19 Touring/Roadrunner timeline, wild speculation on why Locust is so short

2:29:10 Adam getting fired etc…

2:35:35 Bloodstone

3:07:22 Riff on catharsis

3:22:46 Summary and live shows