- heavy metal
- 56 min
- 8 tracks
- Roadrunner Records
Unto the Locust is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released in Australia on September 23, in the UK on September 26 and worldwide on September 27, 2011. It was produced and mixed by Robb Flynn, and was the band's highest charting album until their following release, Bloodstone & Diamonds, reached 21.
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Character
Grave, contemporary, earnest and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
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Metacritic 91/100
- About.com4.5/5 ★
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Artistdirect5/5 ★
- Blabbermouth.net9/10
- Blistering8/10
- CraveOnline8.5/10
- Decibel9/10 ★
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Metal Hammer10/10
- Pitchfork Media7.7/10
- Revolver4.5/5
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Tracks
- 1I Am Hell (Sonata in C#): I. Sangre Sani / II. I Am Hell / III. Ashes to the Sky8:25
- 2Be Still and Know5:43
- 3Locust7:36
- 4This Is the End6:11
- 5Darkness Within6:27
- 6Pearls Before the Swine7:19
- 7Who We Are7:11
- 8Locust (live)7:36
8 tracks, 56 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Machine Head
- Label
- Roadrunner Records
- Released
- 2011
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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