Bay Area icons MACHINE HEAD have sharpened their sound into its most direct and impactful form with the release of their eleventh album, UNATØNED. The record – which will be released on April 25th via Nuclear Blast Records – is a testament to momentum, an album honed to its sharpest edge, forged on creative discipline and the hunger to push forward.
Now, the band have unveiled the energetic second single, ‘BØNESCRAPER‘. The release features a new music video as well as the announcement of the BØNESCRAPER edition LP of UNATØNED (shipping June 17).
MACHINE HEAD comments, “This one is for those of us with darkness in our heart, a song about love lost, and a song for those who fail at love… but keep on trying… hence, we scrape our bones to numb the pain.”
Pre-order & pre-save UNATØNED:
https://machinehead.bfan.link/unatoned
Stream ‘BØNESCRAPER‘:
https://machinehead.bfan.link/bonescraper
Watch the music video directed by Mike Sloat – WATCH: ‘BØNESCRAPER‘ Music Video.
UNATØNED is now available for pre-order in the following formats:
- CD Jewel
- LP
- BØNESCRAPER Edition LP (Limited to 1000 worldwide) *NEW*
- Tan with Black and Red Swirl *SOLD OUT*
- Clear
- Black and Grey Marbled
Written in motion – on the road, in hotel rooms, and across continents – it reflects the raw energy of their return to the global festival circuit after an 11-year hiatus. UNATØNED was recorded at Robb’s Jam Room, Sharkbite Studios, and Drop Of Sun Recording between July 2023 and December 2024. The album was produced by Robb Flynn as well as Zack Ohren who was also responsible for the engineering. The mixing and mastering was handled by Colin Richardson and Chris Clancy at Audioworks UK and the mastering of the record was handled by Ted Jensen and his assistant Justin Shturtz. The only exception was the track ‘LANDSCAPE ØF THØRNS‘ which was produced by Flynn and Joel Wanasek who was also in charge of mixing the single alongside Zack Ohren. MACHINE HEAD once again tapped Seth Siro Anton to create the album artwork.
Eleven albums deep, MACHINE HEAD remains as fierce, relevant, and unstoppable as ever.
UNATØNED Tracklisting:
1. LANDSCAPE ØF THØRNS
2. ATØMIC REVELATIØNS
3. UNBØUND
4. ØUTSIDER
5. NØT LØNG FØR THIS WØRLD
6. THESE SCARS WØN’T DEFINE US
7. DUSTMAKER
8. BØNESCRAPER
9. ADDICTED TØ PAIN10. BLEEDING ME DRY
11. SHARDS ØF SHATTERED DREAMS
12. SCØRN
MACHINE HEAD is currently on their massive North American tour alongside labelmates and Swedish melodic death metal icons IN FLAMES, Italian metal titans LACUNA COIL, and American metalcore outfit UNEARTH. Get tickets at: https://www.machinehead1.com/pages/tour.
Confirmed dates include:
04.05 U.S. Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
04.07 U.S. Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
04.09 U.S. San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
04.10 U.S. Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
04.12 U.S. Las Vegas, NV @ Sick New World **
04.13 U.S. Salt Lake City, UT @ Union
04.15 U.S. Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
04.17 U.S. San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec
04.18 U.S. Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
04.19 U.S. Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
04.21 U.S. Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
04.22 U.S. Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
04.23 U.S. Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
04.25 U.S. Reading, PA @ Santander Arena
04.26 U.S. Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
04.27 CAN Montreal, QC @ M’Telus
04.28 CAN Toronto, ON @ History
04.30 U.S. Cincinnati, OH @ Andrew J. Brady Music Center
05.02 U.S. Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
05.03 U.S. Chicago, IL @ Radius
05.04 U.S. Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
05.05 CAN Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings
05.07 CAN Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Center
05.08 CAN Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
05.10 CAN Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
**Festival date – MACHINE HEAD & LACUNA COIL only
MACHINE HEAD return to the UK in August 2025 to headline BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR festival.
MACHINE HEAD is:
Robb Flynn | Vocals & Guitars
Jared MacEachern | Bass & Vocals
Reece Scruggs | Guitar
Matt Alston | Drums
