Burn My Eyes
Burn My Eyes is the debut album from Oakland, California band Machine Head, released in August 1994 on Roadrunner Records. It opens the story of a group who would go on to make a long run of studio albums, from The More Things Change… in 1997 through to UNATØNED in 2025. It is also the only one of those records to feature drummer Chris Kontos.
The music sits in the groove-leaning corner of thrash and heavy metal, and the mood comes straight from the band's surroundings. Robb Flynn's lyrics draw on the social disorder and simmering tension around Oakland, touching on events such as the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and the 1993 Waco Siege. The title comes from a line in the breakdown of "Old": "Burn my eyes and try to blind me". It shipped over 400,000 copies worldwide, making it Roadrunner's best-selling debut until Slipknot's first album overtook it.
Burn My Eyes: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 55:32Tracklist
- 1DavidianDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader4:55
- 2OldDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader4:05
- 3A Thousand LiesDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader6:13
- 4None but My OwnDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader6:14
- 5The Rage to OvercomeDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader4:46
- 6Death ChurchDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader6:32
- 7A Nation on FireDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader5:33
- 8Blood for BloodDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader3:40
- 9I'm Your God NowDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader5:50
- 10Real Eyes. Realize. Real Lies.Duce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader2:45
- 11BlockDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader4:59
- Produced by
- Machine Head, Colin Richardson
- Recorded at
- Fantasy Studios, Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California
- Recorded
- November 1993
- Mixed by
- Colin Richardson, Vincent Wojno
- Mixed at
- Scream Studios
- Engineered by
- Vincent Wojno
- Labels
- Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner
- Length
- 55:32
Line-up
- Adam Duce · bass guitar, background vocals
- Robert Flynn · guitar, lead vocals
- Chris Kontos · drums (drum set)
- Logan Mader · guitar
Singles
- “Davidian” · 1994
- “Old” · March 1995
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2004 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2020 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1994-08-09 vs 1994-07-25 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1 August 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 9 August 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 25 July 1994 | |
| US release | 9 August 1994 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1 August 1994 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861901622 | other |
| 1994 | NL | Roadrunner Records | 168619016154 | other |
| 1994 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861901646 | other |
| 1 August 1994 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861901691 | original |
| 8 August 1994 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861901622 | other |
| 9 August 1994 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861901622 | other |
| 21 August 1994 | JP | Far East Metal Syndicate | 4988015051988 | other |
| 3 November 1994 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861901653 | other |
| 1995 | BR | Roadrunner Records | other | |
| 1995 | TW | 魔岩唱片股份有限公司 | 4715122002646 | other |
| 1995 | AU | Roadrunner Records | 016861901608 | other |
| 2001 | PL | Metal Mind Productions | 5907785019393 | other |
| 21 February 2003 | JP | Roadrunner Records | 4527583004165 | other |
| — | — | Roadrunner Records | 016861901608 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 498×498 | upscaled |