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Supercharger is the fourth album by the heavy metal band Machine Head. The release was ill-timed, and, as a result of little promotion, fell far short of the success of The Burning Red, which has sold about 134,000 copies in the US to date. Supercharger has sold about 45,000 copies in the US to date, making it a commercial failure. It is the band's last release to feature lead guitarist Ahrue Luster.
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| Released | October 2, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Indigo Ranch Studios | |||
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| Length | 56:30 74:05 (digipak) | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Johnny K | |||
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| Singles from Supercharger | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[4] |
Album information
Supercharger was released in October, 2001, just weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The lead (and only) single "Crashing Around You", was pulled from MTV and rock radio just as soon as it was added despite being the "most added" track in the United States. The pull was a result of the metaphorical "crashing" lyric in the song and the burning San Francisco skyline in the video.
Machine Head's support tour for the album was done without help from their label Roadrunner Records, and after the release of Hellalive to fulfill their contract, led the band to a two-year hiatus from the label's American branch.
With The Burning Red, the band moved their sound more towards contemporary nu metal trends. Supercharger was darker and heavier than The Burning Red, but lacked as much groove metal sound as Burn My Eyes and The More Things Change... Two years later, the band would release Through the Ashes of Empires and return to their groove metal roots.
The album was released in standard and digipak editions, the latter of which contains four previously released bonus tracks.
Reception
The album received mixed to negative reviews.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Machine Head except as noted below.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Declaration" | 1:11 | ||
| 2. | "Bulldozer" | Robert Flynn | Flynn | 4:35 |
| 3. | "White-Knuckle Blackout!" | Flynn, Adam Duce | Flynn, Ahrue Luster | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Crashing Around You" | Flynn | Flynn | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Kick You When You're Down" | Flynn | Flynn, Luster | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Only the Names" | Flynn | Flynn | 6:08 |
| 7. | "All in Your Head" | Flynn | Flynn, Luster | 4:06 |
| 8. | "American High" | Flynn | Flynn, Dave McClain, Luster | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Brown Acid" | 0:59 | ||
| 10. | "Nausea" | Flynn, Duce | Flynn, McClain, Luster | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Blank Generation" | Flynn | Flynn, Luster | 6:38 |
| 12. | "Trephination" | Flynn | Flynn, McClain, Luster | 4:59 |
| 13. | "Deafening Silence" | Flynn | Flynn, Luster | 5:33 |
| 14. | "Supercharger" | Flynn, Duce | Flynn, McClain | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 56:39 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Hole in the Sky" (Black Sabbath cover) | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 60:12 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" (live) | Flynn | Luster, Flynn | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 61:16 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Hole in the Sky" (Black Sabbath cover) | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | 3:33 | |
| 16. | "Ten Fold" (from the Supercharger sessions) | Flynn | Luster | 4:53 |
| 17. | "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" (live) | Flynn | Luster, Flynn | 4:35 |
| 18. | "Desire to Fire" (live) | Flynn | Flynn | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 74:17 | |||
The bonus track on several editions of Supercharger, "Hole in the Sky", originally appeared on Nativity in Black II. The two live tracks on the 18 track digipak were recorded on September 15, 1999 at Webster Hall, Hartford, Connecticut. These live tracks were previously released on the Year of the Dragon EP.
Personnel
- Machine Head
- Robb Flynn – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Ahrue Luster – lead guitar
- Adam Duce – bass
- Dave McClain – drums
- Technical personnel
- Johnny K. – production
- Machine Head – Co-production
- Colin Richardson – mixing
- Johnny K., Kevin Bosley – engineers
- Scott Oyster – assistant engineer
- Brett Nolan – assistant mix engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Hole in the Sky
- Colin Richardson – production
- Toby Wright – mixing
- Live tracks
- Machine Head – production
- Toby Wright – mixing
Chart positions
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[6] | 24 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[7] | 33 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[8] | 46 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[9] | 88 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[10] | 25 |
| French Albums Chart[11] | 35 |
| German Albums Chart[12] | 25 |
| Italian Albums Chart[13] | 48 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[14] | 42 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[15] | 82 |
| UK Album Chart[16] | 34 |
| The Billboard 200[17] | 115 |
References
- "MACHINE HEAD - SUPERCHARGER". Metalreviews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "Machine Head's Robb Flynn is Covering Snoop Dogg on Upcoming Solo Album". 6 March 2020.
- "Supercharger - Machine Head". Allmusic.
- "Machine Head Supercharger CD Review". Blabbermouth.net.
- Supercharger, barcode 8714221009088
- "Machine Head - Supercharger". australian-charts.com.
- "Machine Head - Supercharger". austriancharts.at.
- "Machine Head - Supercharger". ultratop.be.
- "Machine Head - Supercharger". dutchcharts.nl.
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- "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- "Machine Head - Supercharger". italiancharts.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- "Machine Head - Supercharger". swedishcharts.com.
- "Machine Head - Supercharger". hitparade.ch.
- "Machine Head UK Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- "Supercharger - Machine Head". Billboard.
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