Hellalive
Hellalive is Machine Head's first live album, released in March 2003 on Roadrunner Records. It arrived as the band's way of fulfilling their commitment to the label, and Through the Ashes of Empires followed shortly afterwards. The title plays on "hell alive" and "hella live", though Robb Flynn later called it idiotic and nonsensical. Adam Duce had first suggested "Let's Roll", a phrase tied to United Airlines Flight 93.
The record sits at a point of change in the band's story. Two tracks, "None But My Own" and "The Burning Red", come from 2002's Full Force Festival, where Phil Demmel, formerly of Vio-lence, played guitar in place of Ahrue Luster, who had left by then. Demmel is credited in the liner notes and later joined as permanent lead guitarist. For anyone tracing how Machine Head became the band they are now, it offers a snapshot of that transition.
Hellalive: tracklist and credits
14 tracks · 1:17:35Tracklist
- 1BulldozerRobert Flynn5:02
- 2The Blood, the Sweat, the TearsRobert Flynn and Ahrue Luster4:16
- 3Ten Ton HammerDuce, Flynn, Mader, McClain5:01
- 4OldDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader5:00
- 5Crashing Around YouRobert Flynn5:31
- 6Take My ScarsDuce, Flynn, Mader, McClain5:05
- 7I'm Your God NowDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader6:23
- 8None But My OwnDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader7:17
- 9From This DayMachine Head and Robert Flynn5:10
- 10American HighFlynn, Luster, McClain3:34
- 11Nothing LeftRobert Flynn and Ahrue Luster5:33
- 12The Burning RedRobert Flynn6:10
- 13DavidianDuce, Flynn, Kontos, Mader6:01
- 14SuperchargerFlynn, McClain, Duce7:33
- Produced by
- Machine Head
- Mixed by
- Colin Richardson
- Recorded
- 8 December 2001, at Brixton Academy, London, 7 July 2002, at With Full Force festival ("None But My Own", "The Burning Red")
- Labels
- Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner
- Length
- 1:17:35
Line-up
- Adam Duce · bass guitar
- Robert Flynn · guitar, vocals
- Ahrue Luster · guitar
- Dave McClain · drums (drum set)
- Phil Demmel · guitar · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2003-03-11 vs 2003-03-03 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 3 March 2003 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 11 March 2003 | |
| US release | 11 March 2003 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2003 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | KR | Roadrunner Records | 8808678224122 | other |
| 2003 | GB | Roadrunner Records | other | |
| 2003 | GB | Roadrunner Records | 016861843724 | other |
| 3 March 2003 | XW | Roadrunner Records | 016861843700 | original |
| 11 March 2003 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861843724 | other |
| 4 September 2003 | JP | Roadrunner Records | 4527583003748 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |