5 Jun 2025 10:00
#303 MACHINE HEAD: BURN MY EYES Album Review
“It’s like the Sam Kinison meets Bobcat Goldthwait of dogs…”
Bridging the gap between the thrash metal of the late 80’s and early 90’s and the tidal wave of groove metal that made landfall in the metal community during the early 90’s (courtesy of Pantera), MACHINE HEAD came screaming out of the gate on August 9th, 1994, with their blisteringly crushing debut, BURN MY EYES.
Filled with brutally heavy riffs that occasionally blur the lines between thrash, groove, and even death metal, BURN MY EYES marked the continuing expansion of the next “next” wave of thrash and groove metal.
Discover the not-so-subtle ways that “Rod Roddy and Johnny Olson” have impacted this podcast, find out why “speaking in cursive” is not always helpful, and remember that not everybody gets to be “Charlie Chaplin”, even though you’re already more than “halfway there” whenever you “solemnly swear”.
Realize that “Phil Dremel and Robb Frynn” go back a few years, prepare to experience “SepulPanThrera”, and behold the impact that “writing with 7’s” can have on riffs when you JOIN US for the MACHINE HEAD debut that helped further the evolution of thrash and groove with BURN MY EYES.
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Show Notes:
(00:01): “Turn down for what?” / “I can see why you’d be upset by that…sounds like you’re angry…”/ #shadowing #shading / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “I told him he had to learn some tunes…”/ “He takes his dog with him everywhere…it’s like the Sam Kinison meets Bobcat Goldthwait of dogs…”/ “The black one and the big fat bitch…a fairy tale…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #TropicalEsses 5%ABV #DayDrinkingBeer #TheVerdict / “It’s not like the crazy sours…”/ “When you’re reading the description…I got the whole #PriceIsRight thing going…”/ #RodRoddy #JohnnyOlsen / “That’s a game show name right there…” / “There’s 2 Price Is Right channels…there’s 2 Family Feuds…”/ “I’ve decided he will be my personal director of music…”
(08:43): ***JOIN US on the Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast ***/ #PatreonShoutOut / “We got a new one…”/ EMAIL US at [email protected] / #KillerKarl I’M A METALHEAD, BITCH! & NOT MY FUCKIN’ PROBLEM / “It’s just so weird…” / ***LEAVE US A REVIEW WHEREVER YOU DOWNLOAD OUR PODCAST!!!*** / “His name is definitely NOT #StuckMojo…”/ #fivestarrating / VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!! / “There was no life in that at all…”/ “Hey…”/ “Maybe that’s why there was no life left in it…”/ ***CHECK US OUT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA AT #YOUTUBE #TIKTOK #FACEBOOK #INSTAGRAM AT #metalnerderypodcast ***/ #SlayerOfTheEpisode / “Is that a disease?”/ ALTAR OF SACRIFICE (Reign In Blood – 1986) / “How dare you!” / “I feel better so much…”/ #RussellsReflectionsBrunchEdition / “It’s pure MSG actually…” / “You’ve gotta grab both pieces…”/
