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''Through the Ashes of Empires'' is the fifth studio Album by Oakland -based Thrash Metal band Machine Head . The album went back to Machine Head's roots that were so popular on their debut album '' Burn My Eyes ''. Released in the UK, Europe and Australia on the Roadrunner Records International label on December 16 , 2003 , the album was quickly lauded by the heavy metal press and went on to sell phenomenal numbers of units. At this stage, Machine Head still did not have an American record deal, having parted ways with Roadrunner Records US after the '' Supercharger '' album was released. TTAOE was such a success that Roadrunner Records US, in an unprecedented move, quickly offered Machine Head a new contract and the album finally reached North America on April 20 , 2004 . A special edition of the album was also released, containing a second CD with early demo recordings of songs "Bite the Bullet", "Left Unfinished", "Elegy", "All Falls Down" and "Descend the Shades of Night", as well as a short video of Machine Head in the studio during the recording of the album. The band discuss the gear they used to record the album as well as various issues relating to it. The band recorded an additional song: "Seasons Wither" for the North American release of the album as a measure of compensation for the American fans for having to wait so long; it was subsequently released as a B-side on the "Days Turn Blue to Gray" single internationally. According to guitarist Phil Demmel , the song also gives an indication of the direction the band would take with their next album, The Blackening . The album was written as a three peice band, with Phil Demmel only joining to record with them. When commenting on this, vocalist Robert Flynn , said: :"...when Ahrue quit MH to go join Nickelback wannabes Juggernaut, we made a decision to start writing as a three-piece. We didn't want to go through the whole "try out" process, and see if some new guy would fit." {Link without Title} TRACK LISTING # " Imperium " – 6:54 # "Bite the Bullet" – 3:24 # "Left Unfinished" – 5:47 # "Elegy" – 3:55 # "In the Presence of My Enemies" – 7:07 # " Days Turn Blue To Gray " – 5:29 # "Vim" – 5:12
# "All Falls Down" – 4:29 # "Wipe the Tears" – 3:54 # "Descend the Shades of Night" – 7:46
BONUS DISC TRACK LISTING # "Bite the Bullet" (Demo) # "Left Unfinished" (Demo) # "Descend the Shades of Night" (Demo) # "All Falls Down" (Demo) # "Elegy" (Demo) # "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" (Video) # "Through The Ashes Of Empires Sessions" (Video) PERSONAL
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