Through the Ashes of Empires

Through the Ashes of Empires is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Machine Head. The album does not feature any of the nu metal conventions Machine Head featured on their previous two albums, and more closely resembled the style of Burn My Eyes, their first. It was released in the UK, Europe and Australia on the Roadrunner Records International label on December 16, 2003. At this stage, Machine Head still did not have an American record d... more

Through the Ashes of Empires is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Machine Head. The album does not feature any of the nu metal conventions Machine Head featured on their previous two albums, and more closely resembled the style of Burn My Eyes, their first. It was released in the UK, Europe and Australia on the Roadrunner Records International label on December 16, 2003. At this stage, Machine Head still did not have an American record deal, having parted ways with Roadrunner Records US after the Supercharger album was released. Through The Ashes of Empires was such a success that Roadrunner Records US, in an unprecedented move, quickly offered Machine Head a new contract and the album finally reached North America on April 20, 2004. A special edition of the album was also released, containing a second disc with early demo recordings of songs from TTAOE as well as a short video of Machine Head in the studio during the recording of the album. The band discusses the gear used... less