Back in 1994, in a time dominated by grunge and punkrock music, there was a band who put out a debut album, that brought true heavy music back in the picture. The album was called ‘Burn My Eyes’, and it contained compositions like ‘Davidian’ and ‘Old’: pure, heavy, grinding, pounding, headbanging music! The band responsible for this little gem was Machine Head… In the following years, Rob Flyn and company continued to spread the word of heavy music, and earned a spot amongst the big names in metal land. They released two other albums, of which especially the last (‘The Burning Red’) took the band into a new musical direction, combing their old heaviness with nu-metal – and rap influences, with a production by none other than Ross Robinson (Slipknot, Korn).

Now, seven years after the debut, MH is on the verge of releasing their fourth album: “Supercharger”. And everybody is wondering what kind of album it is.

Is it a heavy album once again, returning the band to their roots? No. Is it more of that flashy nu-metal sound? No. Is it a rap-album?? Hell, no!!

‘Supercharger’ is the next step of a musical journey by a band that is not afraid to discover new musical directions, or to make an album that not all fans might like. There is definitely a lot more melody on this album than on the first two, and Rob sings a lot (and very well) besides his well known screams. Most of the rap is gone, though. There’s more slow parts, making the contrast to the heavy guitars that much bigger. The album is well-balanced, and the quality is fairly high, with good song-structures and clear production.

In the end, MH is asking their fans to once again open up their minds, and not labeling the band as ‘making such and such music’. Those who can, will be rewarded with a very solid and original piece of music.