#303 MACHINE HEAD: BURN MY EYES Album Review

“It’s like the Sam Kinison meets Bobcat Goldthwait of dogs…”

Bridging the gap between the thrash metal of the late 80’s and early 90’s and the tidal wave of groove metal that made landfall in the metal community during the early 90’s (courtesy of Pantera), MACHINE HEAD came screaming out of the gate on August 9th, 1994, with their blisteringly crushing debut, BURN MY EYES.

Filled with brutally heavy riffs that occasionally blur the lines between thrash, groove, and even death metal, BURN MY EYES marked the continuing expansion of the next “next” wave of thrash and groove metal.

Discover the not-so-subtle ways that “Rod Roddy and Johnny Olson” have impacted this podcast, find out why “speaking in cursive” is not always helpful, and remember that not everybody gets to be “Charlie Chaplin”, even though you’re already more than “halfway there” whenever you “solemnly swear”.

Realize that “Phil Dremel and Robb Frynn” go back a few years, prepare to experience “SepulPanThrera”, and behold the impact that “writing with 7’s” can have on riffs when you JOIN US for the MACHINE HEAD debut that helped further the evolution of thrash and groove with BURN MY EYES.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “Turn down for what?” / “I can see why you’d be upset by that…sounds like you’re angry…”/ #shadowing #shading / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “I told him he had to learn some tunes…”/ “He takes his dog with him everywhere…it’s like the Sam Kinison meets Bobcat Goldthwait of dogs…”/ “The black one and the big fat bitch…a fairy tale…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #TropicalEsses 5%ABV #DayDrinkingBeer #TheVerdict / “It’s not like the crazy sours…”/ “When you’re reading the description…I got the whole #PriceIsRight thing going…”/ #RodRoddy #JohnnyOlsen / “That’s a game show name right there…” / “There’s 2 Price Is Right channels…there’s 2 Family Feuds…”/ “I’ve decided he will be my personal director of music…”

(08:43): ***JOIN US on the Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast ***/ #PatreonShoutOut / “We got a new one…”/ EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com / #KillerKarl I’M A METALHEAD, BITCH! & NOT MY FUCKIN’ PROBLEM / “It’s just so weird…” / ***LEAVE US A REVIEW WHEREVER YOU DOWNLOAD OUR PODCAST!!!*** / “His name is definitely NOT #StuckMojo…”/ #fivestarrating / VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!! / “There was no life in that at all…”/ “Hey…”/ “Maybe that’s why there was no life left in it…”/ ***CHECK US OUT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA AT #YOUTUBE #TIKTOK #FACEBOOK #INSTAGRAM AT #metalnerderypodcast ***/ #SlayerOfTheEpisode / “Is that a disease?”/ ALTAR OF SACRIFICE (Reign In Blood – 1986) / “How dare you!” / “I feel better so much…”/ #RussellsReflectionsBrunchEdition / “It’s pure MSG actually…” / “You’ve gotta grab both pieces…”/ #CGCustoms #customguitarpainting #newguitarbone

(24:51): #TheDocket / “They already know what the docket is…it’s in the name of the show…”/ METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: MACHINE HEAD – BURN MY EYES / #Unatoned is the new #MachineHead album / “What if Metallica’s entire catalog was mixed like Master of Puppets?” / “The 2 Loads were almost the same…”/ “To me, it doesn’t sound like the first album…”/ UNBOUND (Unatoned – 2025) / “It was melodic, I was worried Bill wasn’t gonna like it…”/ “Let’s go back to 1994…”/ ***Go check out our Machine Head Inside The Metal episode from a few years back…*** / “Let’s be real, after 1990, #Pantera influenced everybody…”/ DAVIDIAN / “Are those #flahns?” / “Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast!” / “BTW, Chris Kontos (who is the drummer on this album) is now the drummer for #Forbidden…”

(37:37): “I like the shot glasses…”/ OLD / “It’s definitely 90’s…”/ “Why does oldness have a darker connotation to it?” / “We tried to find some stairs and coat hangers…I guess we’re paying for college…”/ A THOUSAND LIES / “Definitely a #Sepultura vibe and influence there…”/ Produced by Colin Richardson / “Slow…slooowww…slooooooowwwwwww…”/ “It went up and then it went down…”/ “Do you solemnly swear? If you’re in court and you’re testifying, what’s the first thing they do? Your halfway there…”/ “Why didn’t they all have the same mustache?” / NONE BUT MY OWN / “That’s like my favorite Machine Head thing…”/ “It’s kinda that creepier, moodier thing going on…”/ “They were kinda there first…but I wouldn’t call that #NuMetal it’s more like the next level of thrash…#ThranTera #SepulPanThrera…” / “It’s been about an hour…” NOTE: It’s Demmel, NOT Dremel…and also, it’s Robb Flynn, NOT Robb Frynn…

(51:00): THE RAGE TO OVERCOME / “It’s got the Sepultura…tribal thing…”/ #pinchharmonics / “What’s the difference between a pinch and a peench?” / “Mayo goes on the bottom…”/ DEATH CHURCH / “Lozenge, sir?” / “He can write some fuckin’ riffs…”/ “The shape of that riff sounds really familiar…”/ “The drum mix is perfect…” / A NATION ON FIRE / “It’s a trans zebra leopard…”/ “That’s right!” / “That’s a lot of detail…what you’re saying is probably more true…”/ BLOOD FOR BLOOD / “I get the feeling this is gonna be a little angry…”

(1:04:52): I’M YOUR GOD NOW / “The good old days at the pharmacy…”/ “A couple of observations…”/ “I’m sure they never heard Harvester of Sorrow…”/ “It’s something to do with barbecuing, right?” / REAL EYES, REALIZE, REAL LIES / “It’s called #wordplay or #wordsmithery…”/ “It’s like you’re speaking in cursive…”/ BLOCK (NOTE: This song was written with 7’s…) / “That’s a cool riff…(probably because it’s in 7/4 time)”/ “Sometimes when you have that one riff that carries the song…” / “How did you find out about it (this album) back in the day?” / ***GO GRAB THE NEW ALBUM, UNATONED, AND THE SHOTGUN BLAST WHISKEY!!!*** / “That sounds like some #BlackMirror shit…”/ #spoileralert / #untilthenext #outroreel