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And so it begins… 18 tracks of a capella vocals sung by guitarist and lead vocalist Robb Flynn to a haunting, somber melody sung completely in Latin. The words he’s singing? “Sangre Sani” (Blood Saint), “Bellator Inferni” (Warrior of Fire), “Caede” (Murder), “Edemarde” (Suicide) and ending with the whispered “death”, accentuating part one of a three-movement Sonata in C# entitled “I Am Hell”.

The narrative within the language is goosebumps-worthy subject matter; the tale of a female arsonist is played out in three movements after fellow shredder-in-arms, lead guitarist Phil Demmel suggested writing a song about an arsonist to Flynn. As Flynn would discover in his research, “female arsonists are considered the monsters of the psychological field, because where man commits horrible acts out of anger or for control or domination, when a woman does so, the only explanation for this incomprehensible behavior… is love”.

As the eight-minute-plus opener fades out to the sounds of dual-classical guitar and cello one thing is very clear, Machine Head have every intention of carving their own path, marching forward with little concern for what other bands within their genre might be doing.

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