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The More Things Change... is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released on March 25, 1997 through Roadrunner Records. It is the band's last release to feature original lead guitarist Logan Mader, and the first to feature drummer Dave McClain. The album's title alludes to the first part of the phrase, "The more things change, the more they stay the same"; the same phrase is mentioned during the chorus of "Struck a Nerve". The More Things Change... reached #138 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1997, and as of 2002 had sold over 115,000 copies in the United States.[7] In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine.[8]

For other uses, see The More Things Change (disambiguation).
The More Things Change...
Studio album by
Machine Head
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997 (1997-03-25)[1]
Studio
Genre
Length52:42
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerColin Richardson
Machine Head chronology
Burn My Eyes
(1994)		 The More Things Change...
(1997)		 The Burning Red
(1999)
Singles from The More Things Change...
  1. "Ten Ton Hammer"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Take My Scars"
    Released: November 24, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME1/10[5]
Select2/5[6]

Track listing


All lyrics are written by Robb Flynn; all music is composed by Machine Head, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Ten Ton Hammer"4:14
2."Take My Scars"4:19
3."Struck a Nerve"3:33
4."Down to None"5:28
5."The Frontlines"5:51
6."Spine"6:37
7."Bay of Pigs"3:46
8."Violate"7:19
9."Blistering"4:58
10."Blood of the Zodiac"6:37
Total length:52:42
Japanese edition enhanced CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ten Ton Hammer" (music video)4:28
Digipak edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."The Possibility of Life's Destruction" (Discharge cover)1:31
12."My Misery"4:42
13."Colors" (Ice-T cover)4:39

Personnel



Chart performance


Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[9] 30
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 24
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[11] 11
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[12] 20
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 22
Finnish Albums Chart[14] 13
French Albums Chart[15] 21
German Albums Chart[16] 22
Hungarian Albums Chart[17] 25
New Zealand Albums Chart[18] 44
Norwegian Albums Chart[19] 15
Scottish Albums Chart[20] 23
Swedish Albums Chart[21] 17
UK Album Chart[22] 16
Billboard 200[23] 138

References


  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The More Things Change - Machine Head | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. Lawson, Dom (March 26, 2021). "How Machine Head's The More Things Change… took '90s metal to a new level of intensity". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. Law, Sam (July 10, 2019). "The 50 best albums from 1999". Kerrang!. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. Monger, James Christopher. "Machine Head Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. Beaumont, Mark (12 April 1997). "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  6. Barnes, Mike (April 1997). "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." Select: 110. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan". Blabbermouth.net. April 30, 2002. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  8. "The Top 20 best metal albums of 1997". Metal Hammer. Future plc. December 2, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." australian-charts.com.
  10. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." austriancharts.at.
  11. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." ultratop.be.
  12. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." ultratop.be.
  13. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." dutchcharts.nl.
  14. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." finnishcharts.com.
  15. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." lescharts.com.
  16. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  17. "1997/17 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  18. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." charts.nz.
  19. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." norwegiancharts.com.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  21. "Machine Head - The More Things Change..." swedishcharts.com.
  22. "Machine Head UK Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  23. "The More Things Change - Machine Head". Billboard.




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[de] The More Things Change…

The More Things Change… ist das zweite Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Metal-Band Machine Head. Es erschien am 2. März 1997 via Roadrunner Records. Ursprünglich sollte das Album bereits im Herbst 1996 erscheinen, jedoch verzögerte sich die Veröffentlichung um mehrere Monate. Es ist das letzte Machine Head-Album mit dem Gitarristen Logan Mader und das erste mit dem Schlagzeuger Dave McClain.
- [en] The More Things Change...

[es] The More Things Change...

The More Things to Change... es el segundo álbum de la banda norteamericana de groove metal Machine Head, editado el 25 de marzo de 1997. Sigue las mismas características estilísticas que su antecesor, Burn My Eyes, y está considerado por muchos como mejor que los dos siguientes trabajos del grupo, The Burning Red y Supercharger, ya que estos están orientados hacia el nu metal. Constituye el último trabajo con el guitarrista original de la formación, Logan Mader, y el primero con el batería Dave McClain.

[ru] The More Things Change…

The More Things Change… — второй студийный альбом американской грув-метал-группы Machine Head, вышедший в 1997 году. Альбому сопутствовал коммерческий успех. Так, к 2002 году, в США было продано более 115 000 копий альбома; так же альбом продемонстрировал более успешное выступление в европейских чартах, в сравнении с дебютным релизом коллектива[2].The More Things Change… стал последним в составе Machine Head для гитариста Логана Мэйдера и первым для нового барабанщика Дэйва Макклейна.


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