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Summary:
The latest full-length release from California heavy metal band Machine Head is its first with drummer Matt Alston and guitarist Reece Scruggs.
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- Record Label: Nuclear Blast
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal
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UncutMay 19, 2025We have properly zippy bangers for the moshpit in Atomic Revelations, These Scars Won't Define Us and the monstrous Addicted To Pain - but there's exploration aplenty here, abd the band sound all the better for it. [Jun 2025, p.103]
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Classic Rock MagazineMay 19, 2025Unatoned isn't the best Machine Head alum, but it's a top-tier one for sure. [Jun 2025, p.75]
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May 19, 2025Written on the road – between hotels and practice rooms across continents – the sense of freewheeling momentum is undoubtedly UNATØNED’s greatest strength, capturing the roadworn charisma and runaway force of the Machine Head 2025 live show. But with it comes a jettisoning of the tonal consistency and sprawling songcraft that defines their finest recorded work.
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May 19, 2025While much of the record’s content could be charitably filed under inoffensively middle-of-the-road, ‘Outsider’, ‘Addicted To Pain’ and ‘Shards’ are some of the feeblest compositions the band has ever released.