Burn My Eyes
Burn My Eyes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 9, 1994 | |||
Recorded | November 1993 | |||
Studio | Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California | |||
Genre | Groove metal[1] | |||
Length | 55:34 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Colin Richardson | |||
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Singles from Burn My Eyes | ||||
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Burn My Eyes is the debut studio album by American
Album information
The songs make references to some certain well-publicized controversies such as the
Stylistically, the album is credited as having bridged the gap between "second-generation Bay Area thrash (Testament, Death Angel, etc.) and the modern-day Pantera school of hard knocks."[4] Compared to their later releases, it's rawer and more aggressive; after changing their sound on their three subsequent albums, the style was resurrected in modified form—the influences of Gothenburg were evident—on their post-Supercharger output.
The release of this album was followed shortly by numerous tours, which eventually led to drummer
The album has since become a lasting success. In 1994, it quickly became a Roadrunner Records best seller and was the label's best-selling debut album for a number of years, until the release of Slipknot's 1999 self-titled debut.
Cancelled re-release
On October 31, 2006,
"To the best of our knowledge, the BME re-release that was supposed to have coincided with the 25th anniversary of Roadrunner Records back in 2005 and was then re-scheduled to be released in Oct 2006, has been back-burnered. And as far as we're concerned, that's a good thing. This is the year of The Blackening, and the time frame to re-release it has passed, not to mention that the idea of re-releasing a 13-year old album that we already celebrated with 2 anniversary shows (3 years ago) makes zero sense to us. We were never excited about re-issuing it to begin with, as it was just gonna have a bunch of
b-sides, and wouldn't have been nearly as cool some of the other re-issues that had DVDs and all sorts of cool shit... so, as much as some of you may be bummed, know that it's better this way."
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[7] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
Kerrang! | (1994)[9] (2011)[10] |
Metal.de | 10/10[11] |
Q | [12] |
Rock Hard | 10/10[13] |
- Q magazine – "A violent, grinding experience, spiked with social comment and spruced up with some brain-tingling guitar solos. Straddling the new '90s metal subject matter of religion, war and injustice, Burn My Eyes is a colossal album, a landmark."[14]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Robb Flynn; all music is composed by Machine Head
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Davidian" | 4:56 |
2. | "Old" | 4:05 |
3. | "A Thousand Lies" | 6:13 |
4. | "None But My Own" | 6:14 |
5. | "The Rage to Overcome" | 4:46 |
6. | "Death Church" | 6:33 |
7. | "A Nation on Fire" | 5:33 |
8. | "Blood for Blood" | 3:40 |
9. | "I'm Your God Now" | 5:50 |
10. | "Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies" | 2:45 |
11. | "Block" | 4:59 |
Total length: | 55:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Alan's on Fire" (Poison Idea cover) | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Alan's on Fire" (Poison Idea cover) | 4:00 |
13. | "Davidian" (live) | 7:26 |
14. | "Hard Times" (live; Cro-Mags cover) | 2:27 |
Australian tour edition
The following songs constitute the entirety of the Burn My Eyes Demo.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Death Church" | 6:18 |
2. | "Old" | 4:23 |
3. | "The Rage to Overcome" | 5:04 |
4. | "A Nation on Fire" | 4:46 |
5. | "Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies / Fuck It All" | 6:54 |
Personnel
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Chart performance
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albumsv(Ö3 Austria)[15] | 29 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]
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45 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 35 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 38 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 38 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20]
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25 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 164 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[22] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Lawson, Dom (March 25, 2019). "The Memory Remains: Robb Flynn on Burn My Eyes". Metal Hammer. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "MACHINE HEAD's 'Burn My Eyes' Celebrates 20th Birthday!". July 26, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- Revolver Magazine.
- ^ a b "Burn My Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Three-Fourths Of MACHINE HEAD's 'Burn My Eyes' Lineup to Reunite For 25th-Anniversary Tour". Blabbermouth.net. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "MACHINE HEAD Announces 'Burn My Eyes' 25th-Anniversary European Tour Dates Feat. CHRIS KONTOS, LOGAN MADER". Blabbermouth.net. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- EMAP. p. 43.
- ^ Winwood, Ian (November 2011). "Machine Head: Burn My Eyes". Kerrang!: 666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die!. Bauer Media Group. p. 69.
- ^ Oliver (January 17, 1997). "Machine Head - Burn My Eyes Review". metal.de (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Dave (November 1994). "New LPs". Q. No. 98. p. 115.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank (July 21, 1994). "Burn My Eyes". Rock Hard. Vol. 87. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Dave (November 1994). "New LPs". Q. No. 98. p. 115.
- ^ "Machine Head – Burn My Eyes" (in German). austriancharts.at.
- ^ "Machine Head – Burn My Eyes" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Machine Head – Burn My Eyes". swedishcharts.com.
- ^ "Machine Head UK Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ^ "Machine Head – Burn My Eyes" (in French). ultratop.be. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Machine Head – Burn My Eyes". British Phonographic Industry.