is the third album by
Heavy Metal band,
Machine Head . It was released in
1999 . This album was very different from their previous two albums. It featured a softer sound (some said Machine Head went
Nu Metal on this album), less guitar solos and rapped vocals. Though there was a lot of controversy when the album came out because of the change of style, The Burning Red is still till this day their best selling album in the USA. It sold as many albums in 3 years as Burn My Eyes sold in almost 8.
To add to the different sound, it is that there was a different approach and concept of the album as well. ''The Burning Red'' is thought to go through the lifespan of a person. From the birth in ''Enter the Phoenix'', to an untimely suicide in ''The Burning Red''. The tracks in the middle are speculated to be the life part. The first few tracks are about having fun and enjoying life, while the last few are thought to be a reflection on the realization of the bad in life, and in turn, the psychological effects they made to lead to the suicide.
The limited edition of this album contains "Alcoholocaust" and "House of Suffering" (
Bad Brains Cover) as bonus tracks.
# "Enter The Phoenix"
# "Desire To Fire"
# "Nothing Left"
# "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears"
# "Silver"
# "From This Day"
# "Exhale The Vile"
# "Message In A Bottle"
# "Devil With The King's Card"
# "I Defy"
# "Five"
# "The Burning Red"
