Unto the Locust
Unto the Locust is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released in September 2011 through Roadrunner Records. It followed The Blackening, and Robb Flynn both produced and mixed it. The band recorded it at Green Day's Jingletown Studios, and a mix of lead single "Locust" appeared that June on the Mayhem Festival iTunes sampler.
It sits at a turning point in the group's story. This was the last studio record to feature cofounder and bassist Adam Duce, who was fired in February 2013, and the last to come out on Roadrunner. It reached number 22 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest placing until Bloodstone & Diamonds climbed one spot higher, and it sold over 100,000 copies in the United States. For anyone who likes their groove metal heavy and confident, it is a record worth returning to.
Unto the Locust: tracklist and credits
7 tracks · 48:58Tracklist
- 1I Am Hell (Sonata in C#): I. Sangre Sani / II. I Am Hell / III. Ashes to the SkyRobert Flynn and Phil Demmel8:26
- 2Be Still and KnowPhil Demmel and Robert Flynn5:44
- 3LocustPhil Demmel and Robert Flynn7:37
- 4This Is the EndRobert Flynn6:12
- 5Darkness WithinDemmel, Flynn, McClain6:28
- 6Pearls Before the SwineDemmel, Flynn, McClain7:20
- 7Who We AreRobert Flynn7:11
- Produced by
- Robert Flynn, Robb Flynn
- Recorded at
- Jingletown Recording (Oakland, California)
- Recorded
- April–July 2011
- Mixed by
- Robert Flynn, Juan Urteaga
- Mixed at
- Jingletown Recording
- Engineered by
- Juan Urteaga
- Labels
- Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner
- Length
- 48:58
Line-up
- Phil Demmel · electric guitar, background vocals
- Adam Duce · electric bass guitar, background vocals
- Robert Flynn · electric guitar, lead vocals
- Dave McClain · drums (drum set)
Singles
- “Locust” · 14 June 2011
- “Darkness Within” · 31 July 2012
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2011-09-23 vs 2011-09-21 (musicbrainz), 2011-09-27 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 September 2011 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 September 2011 | |
| Wikidata | 27 September 2011 | |
| Deezer | 21 September 2011 | |
| US release | 27 September 2011 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 September 2011 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | XE | Roadrunner Records | other | |
| 21 September 2011 | XW | Roadrunner Records | 016861770204 | original |
| 21 September 2011 | XW | Nuclear Blast | 4065629614768 | original |
| 21 September 2011 | JP | Roadrunner Records | 4943674110018 | original |
| 21 September 2011 | XW | Roadrunner Records | 016861770297 | original |
| 26 September 2011 | GB | Future Publishing | 9781858704166 | deluxe |
| 27 September 2011 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861770228 | other |
| 24 October 2011 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861770259 | other |
| 25 October 2011 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861770259 | deluxe |
| 25 November 2011 | US | Cargo Records | 4024572515874 | other |
| 2021 | XW | Imperium Recordings | 4065629614737 | deluxe |
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 |