Machine Head - Locust

From their upcoming album, releasing September 27th, 2011. Buy on iTunes now! bit.ly/mSJgWR © 2011 WMG

[@D-Man_Jam]

Today I learned I like Machine Head.

[@fishfinger1699]

I KNOW RIGHT!!

[@Warrior_Stoicist]

Then it was a good day.

[@bretthrower2940]

Machine head fucking slaps

[@mintislad3900]

Good man

[@mintislad3900]

See you in heaven buddy

[@glennblackburn3506]

The breakdown is still one of the nastiest going. Clean and powerful. We can never lose the breakdown people

[@DavidianFTW]

SUFFER UNTO THE LOCUST!!! Damn what power does Flynn have in his voice!!!!

[@extraries1989]

yeah - his growl is a given

[@DarKKnightt07]

Machine head does not get enough respect, these guys are awesome.

[@nrurquha]

I agree

[@OFFICIALGUSRICHLEN]

I don't know if it is a fitting word for a Machine Head song, but this song is absolutely beautiful.

[@shreyassarangi6106]

in this case, it fits.

[@blizzzard900]

+OFFICIALGUSRICHLEN Beautiful Mourning ;)

[@nickmaatjes5611]

absolutely!!!!!!!!

[@cloudymoon2494]

Bruteyful .... ok i show myself out lol XD

[@aaronalvarado1035]

Goddam right its beautiful

[@Paul_884]

I still think this the best song Machine Head came up with.. Great constructed, love the clean parts, solos. I'd say it's really big like Master of Puppets

[@ESPSJ]

It's up there with Davidian and Imperium that's for sure.

[@MCshadr217]

Idunno man. Darkness within was absolutely nuts.

[@eazye519]

Master of puppets? I don't think its exactly on that level but it's good

[@Lopez-my1bo]

@@ESPSJ I'd say it's better than those songs

[@ESPSJ]

@@Lopez-my1bo I agree some what. I think Locust is a fucking great song, it's a shame it never took off. I think it's marginally better than anything Metallica, Megadeth etc have done in the last 20 years.

[@THE.RAVEN-]

--- lyrics --- Sweet caress Grazes my skin It's loveless These hooks sink in Behind an angel's disguise An insect preys Mandibles cut like a knife The reckoning Forming clouds Their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down They come The swarm of locusts Skies above Converge to choke us Feast of souls Consume the harvest Young and old Suffer unto the locust Surrender These veins are bled Devoured Nothing sacred Strings pull the marionettes See how they dance Upon the winds that beget Our pestilence Forming clouds Their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down Down they come The swarm of locusts Skies above Converge to choke us Feast of souls Consume the harvest Young and old Suffer unto the locust Bleeding from my eyes This plague is sent to erase us Bleeding from inside These vermin can't infiltrate us Faith appears and holds a candle Hark the angels sing Forming clouds Their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Tear the veil The lies derail Purity ever will prevail Trumpets sound The shattered crown Halos of truth now they surround The charade comes down Down they come The swarm of locusts Skies above Converge to choke us Feast of souls Consume the harvest Young and old Suffer unto the locust

[@bhmc8155]

THE RAVEN 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@maliquesmith2500]

I see your profile picture Goetia| dark magc music I love it

[@inrvaluxington8601]

Absolutely beautiful I love lyrics

[@THE.RAVEN-]

@@inrvaluxington8601 yeah it is really beautiful and im glad you like it.have a nice day

[@KarurdaK]

This song/album has been out for 12 years it’s still 🔥, man time flys

[@souljalord]

you know the album mix of this track is gonna be fucking savage i love how machine head albums are all so different, but you can instantly tell its them. so stoked for the album

[@mrdodoize]

0:00 - 7:43 = epic

[@charliekirby7901]

mrdodoize totally

[@thomasballay1616]

totes right

[@joshuaandrews8622]

Perfect song while playing Gears of War

[@Not-Hayabusa]

Josh Andrews lmao that's exactly what um doing

[@tristangillis7365]

Dethklok's "The Gears" is also outrageously appropriate for the other team.

[@12978fghdiu23gewsduf]

How I miss GoW2. Best game of all time in my opinion

[@Tariqali-bj5hm]

Perfect song while getting attacked by locusts

[@hmw_kamikaze3885]

It’s good for timing the kids bath time too. LOL, I’m a loser, I know.

[@RattleheadMoney95]

The guitarwork in this song is just perfect, drums are incredible, bass awesome and Robb Flynn's vocals are so versatile! He can swtich from heavy to soft effortlessly; Machine Head deserve so much more recognition and respect than they get.

[@thenerdofthenorth8205]

Now, I love Davidian. Especially the ending: one of the first proper breakdowns in metal! But the headbangin capabilities at 6:35 is just pure groove metal glory! Just 👌!

[@rangersammy]

Yes, those notes hit hard af.

[@pleasedontsue]

Words cannot describe how excited I am for this upcoming album!

[@Xhai221]

Had this song on repeat for weeks, Counting down the days till the new album's out on tuesday \m/

[@jamespittmann5047]

God this comment just made me feel old as fuck lol

[@Eg.601]

@james pittman right there with you, makes me feel ancient

[@gaelcross]

This solo is what i call a masterpiece. There is not any other single word in any language to name it.

[@chrisnichols4000]

An epic masterpiece..... perfectly orchestrated, beautiful in its brutality this song never gets old. A timeless metal treasure!

[@BSTORM39]

Members of Machine Head, I want you to know that you are my absolute favourite band that has ever existed. You have brought me through the lowest points in my life and never cease to amaze me with your songwriting skills and amazing musical skill. You are my greatest inspiration and I will always be a loyal fan. I had to listen to this song 17 times to understand what I was hearing, and I realized that this is an unfamiliar sound, an amazing aound. You invented a new style and it is amazing.

[@vclipaddict]

Machine Head, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, At The Gates, In Flames, and Dark Tranquility are the best metal bands t come out of the 90's.

[@TheVik97]

***** tool are tools

[@AndyFordAAF]

What about Pantera?

[@vclipaddict]

Totally forgot about them. They're awesome too.

[@FPSSpartan666]

Virgin Smasher Don't forget Tool, Megadeth, Venom...

[@vclipaddict]

LetalShade Venom and Megadeth came out of the 80's and I don't consider Tool metal. Tool's more Hard Rock with different time signatures.

[@masonyuzwa8717]

The guitiar solo and chorus is absolutely amazing !! I always liked this band and most of their songs/albums !! This was their best, hands down tbh !!!

[@KattAD]

Agree or disagree. like iron maiden and black Sabbath were an inspiration on bands like machine head. this band will definitely be a band people namecheck as an influence in ten years, best metal band to come out of the 90's.

[@shreyassarangi6106]

*One of the best

[@FernandoCallet]

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath

[@Fluffyolphert]

Unfortunately their new stuff is shit

[@Casidbraot5230lmj]

Late 90s but I will agree

[@LuisLopez-xo8rp]

Nope. Avenged sevenfold

[@PianoEdward]

Pure epicness, how can people even dislike this? I don't see any possibility in ever disliking this :D

[@abbybonilla4511]

I was in 6th or 7th grade when this dropped. I still slap it to this day.

[@kvothethekingkiller4652]

One of the greatest metal songs of all time

[@laeldestan1536]

The drummer is absolutely awesome.

[@robertpeach8129]

When that bridge and solo hits while you're driving! :)

[@cagdas_demir_albayrak]

Now would be a really good time to listen to this since we have a huge locust swarm problem.

[@predatorx6587]

Machine head gods of metal 🤘🤘🤘

[@jamesmccarty9762]

Truth sir.

[@Knife_Eclectic]

This...this is the song I go to when I need to remember why I love tom groove intros.

[@stratogatesteins3828]

5:31 epic!

[@psychoakustic]

Pure metal masterpiece! Lyrics is touching my soul.

[@tinnedpeachsyrup]

Other groove metal bands: headbanging and brutal riffs Machine Head: headbanging riffs and melodic solo

[@timivrtaric4490]

Damn, I remember the day when Locust came out, feels so recent. I just broke my jaw realizing it was like 7 years ago.

[@Tikitackfouls]

Now 9 :o

[@locust7777]

Yes those were the days...

[@Verallz]

12.....

[@kingkeys05]

Amazing album start to finish. One of the best Metal has to offer!

[@justinbennett51]

Underrated true metal legends.. Keep kicking our asses and keep the music alive brothers

[@Sophie_dwyer]

Was 16 hearing this, now 30 so says a lot n how much I love it lol😂😂

[@wangyi1994]

Sweet caress grazes my skin It's loveless, these hooks sink in Behind an angel's disguise, an insect preys Mandibles cut like a knife, the reckoning Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, suffer unto the locust Surrender, these veins are bled Devoured, nothing sacred Strings pull the marionettes See how they dance upon the winds that beget our pestilence Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, suffer unto the locust Bleeding from my eyes, this plague is sent to erase us Bleeding from inside, these vermin can't infiltrate us Faith appears, and holds a candle Hark, the angels sing Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Tear the veil, the lies derail Purity ever will prevail Trumpets sound the shattered crown Halos of truth now they surround The charade comes down Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, (suffer unto the locust) Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, suffer unto the locust

[@philipkeaveney777]

I love the fact Machine Head keep evolving. I have being a fan since Burn My Eyes came out in 1994 and while those complained about the burning red and supercharger i took the blood, the sweet, the tears and bulldozer as classics. They played bulldozer at Wacken in 2009 and i didn't see too many unhappy faces considering every fan denied owning that album. Strange that. Ha Ha. Can't wait ti hear the new stuff live. |m|

[@ThePOSM]

I showed my friend this song (they hate metal & heavy rock etc) & they genuinely really liked it. 🤟🏻

[@scottyj.2561]

The lead guitar (and tones) are simply astonishing!!

[@Dentomusic]

One of the best metal bands today!

[@animgreppi]

Even Locusts love this song !

[@randomguywhostoleallofyour88]

I've listened to lots of good metal, but I gotta say this this is probably the best song I've ever heard. The heavy sick riffs, the beautiful harmonic and symphonic sections, and the crazy solos. It's basically a masterpiece.

[@ILLRICARDO]

machine head is like old fine wine, the older they get the better they sound!!!

[@adebayoakinfenwa4737]

I'm not sure if anyone else gets the same feeling but I always get a master of puppets vibe on this track

[@shreyassarangi6106]

me too.

[@swegmcsweg4604]

Especially in the begginning

[@adebayoakinfenwa4737]

Yeah definitely but I see more of it on the soft bridge part before the solo.

[@jackslayers]

Guitar harmonise at The middle part give me the most puppets vibes

[@AlexBaillie]

I don't think it _sounds_ the same, but its *constructed* in a similar way.

[@jeffcosner6047]

Damn! I like it! Just recently been turned on to Machine Head by my bass player. I'm wondering to myself where was I and what the f**k was I doin' ?!

[@jackwatsonj2]

+Jeff Cosner Same thing happened to me a year ago... Singer drug me to a show in ATL a year ago and I was hooked. Yeah, they seriously went under my 90s radar... I was listening to Pantera/TOOL and pretty much nothing else

[@JPNJ238]

WSOU (Pirate Radio) NJ....plays this...and it just gets me going while I'm driving...I'm getting this album, great musicians! This is great quality! Thanks for posting!

[@madfinnishgamer38]

This is the kind of a song I know to expect from MH - a masterpiece, an angel of kick-ass. Thank you for this one.

[@dsg3002]

This song is so fucking heavy it's amazing. The more I listen to it the more I like it. Can't wait for the new album and to see you guys live!

[@daedralord274]

This is the first Machine Head song I've heard this is a really good fight impression

[@matt95126]

so far this is the the best song ive heard this year cant wait for the album.

[@henrynoone3595]

Holy shit. I listened to this song while i did 4 sets of squats. Free energy

[@jellybeanfactory21]

OMG I love the cover art!

[@Xatalion]

I love this song :)

[@MrHorribad]

To everyone saying this is the same old Machine Head stuff, you obviously have no idea how a song is constructed or even have a basic knowledge of musical theory. This song is a total evolution from everything they've done. It's bigger, better and I think this album (if this song is anything to go by) will be the metal album of the decade.

[@lexigold5346]

The intro is amazing. It's nostalgia to me.❤️

[@kvinson4341]

so epic i get chills

[@GerwazyJanuszeski]

Masterpiece

[@TrephineArtist]

New Machine Head always makes me smile, never disappointed after 17 years.

[@davidbiro4265]

Perfect song for a Gears of War Playthrough

[@timryan8066]

how have I not put those two together!

[@AnthonyFernandez1416]

Machine Head Lamb of God In Flames At The Gates Pierce The Veil Children of Bodom and Dark Tranquility Korn Trivium Sleeping With Sirens Rammstein Disturbed Metallica Pantera Deftones Brendon Small System of a Down

[@metalbro64]

Bruh, wtf is this comment? 💀

[@scottyj.2561]

If you want some real ass-kicking Metal...here it is... "Locust" from MACHINE HEAD!! \>machinehead

[@mitchellgarner8403]

saw them open for seven dust for their burning red album. blew away seven dust and everyone's hearing. been a fan ever since.

[@rangersammy]

Saw the open for Pantera. Same thing.

[@VampyrDjevelDeity]

New song, fuck yeah! New album, can't wait for the rest of it.

[@JohnnyEternal]

3:33 let it all go..

[@dannirenee410]

his voice is literally so beautiful at that part.

[@blueredacted]

it legitimately makes me wanna cry

[@DescendingBlade]

Going back to this after hearing the new stuff really shows how far they have fallen.

[@waylonredhair1194]

Still 2012 to 2024 🤘

[@Woodzy-5326]

Those drums in the beginning though...

[@shellum]

Thanks, Sleeping Dogs.

[@sheepdogbenable]

That verse riff is just so fucking sick. 0656-0656-0656. Yes Rob you fuckin badass!

[@pastachiooooo60]

YEEEEEEEEEEES. Waited so long for this. Epic track!

[@izabin37]

Goosebumps!!! We missed u machine head! Keep the epic music flowing! \m/

[@scottyjones4428]

Absolutely...a fantastic track from MH

[@dominiklapierre4568]

If the cops is not at ur housse, the sound is just not loud enouph

[@robin-fm3tz]

NOOOOO ... NOOOOOOO !!!!! it won't go louder !!!!

[@Zeon7510]

robin you gotta cranck it to 11 :P

[@robin-fm3tz]

xD

[@santinaporcu3944]

Enuf

[@alex-op5ls]

@@SeanORaigh partypooper

[@guitar7901]

I love how I was listening to worship music when this came up...I felt the need to click it in spite of Athrax, only because Worship music is the first good album they have put out in a long time

[@68ELENI]

so tough, so strong..heavy..awesome as always... great riffs.......

[@lucasferreirademelo6787]

Top 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@DiegosupertramP-69]

brutal ¡¡

[@barneybrownboy]

This album is going to be so worth the wait.

[@bellyOfaTiger]

I have been waiting all year for this album. Machine Head --- the real gods of metal!!!! \m/\m/

[@rolypoly92]

Aaaaaah this is amazing! Machine Head's last couple of albums have been so good and this is awesome to, thank god they moved away from their earlier stuff to end up making metal this good! In Flames could learn a thing or two from the likes of Trivium, Soilwork and Machine Head when it comes to bettering themselves.

[@Tamashii42]

Gotta listen to this while playing Gears of War...

[@Tamashii42]

That can be your opinion and it will be OK :D

[@kieranstoner1997]

Machine hwad and lamb of god are perfect for gow

[@katyalacrua6793]

Truly loving that drumming.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

🎯

[@mh13382]

Words can't discribe on how great this song is, is sure AMAZMENT! CAN"T STOP LISTING TO IT!!!!

[@TheMetalrock666]

The Best of thrash is hère \M/

[@300iqwizard5]

One of my favorites. Someone has good taste in music

[@rudyconforti787]

Hey, these guys are good!

[@Puciowskyy]

\m/

[@Zelkiiro]

yves jacquot But...Machine Head aren't thrash metal. They're heavy/groove metal.

[@7dayspking]

+yves “Troll'n'Roll” jacquot Don't ever call this crap Thrash. This is Melodic Metalcore/Deathcore

[@chiki4464]

that chorus is nothing to laugh at holy shit.

[@jmstr01]

hell yeah I can't wait for the new stuff. The Blackening was pretty kick ass. Machine Head is the shit.

[@TriviumJosh]

Thankyou in waves for suggesting I listen to this video

[@mplegend1521]

3:17😍🤘

[@mitchgilbert93]

I guess I should clean my melted face off the ground, shouldn't I?

[@SinisterSinner7]

first time i've heard this band...amazingly balanced with high intensity and emotion. BLOWN AWAY! 0.0 *Head Explodes*

[@Tim_Kap]

They never fail to remind us how much they love Iron Maiden...in all of their songs...kudos for that

[@michagorzynski8188]

zajebiste kurwa

[@typowiecpl9333]

Racja xD

[@musicologyu.k942]

WYKURWISTE jak caly album ten nowy musze bardziej usiąść przy nim 13lat juz ich slucham i mam respekt do MH

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

Theme song of the Locust Horde from Gears of War.

[@hellfiremart]

So can't wait to BUY this album!!!!

[@Jamesullivan]

If you live in the NY area, this song is great to fill in the gapless sounds of the locusts trip noise this year,

[@Howie262]

3:32 I want this rift played @ my funeral when i die a glorious death in combat! :)

[@Itbreaths]

Phil Demmel best guitarist to ever live

[@dante666jt]

Demmelition

[@Geotexify]

Can't wait to hear the live version

[@raiden233]

This an amazing song! It feels so different than their previous work lets wee what their new album brings :D