---
title: "The Blackening by Machine Head"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/b5464da8-ed5e-35fc-ba5d-bfc9b92ee33c"
artist: "Machine Head"
year: 2007
label: "Roadrunner Records"
---

# The Blackening

**The Blackening** is an album by Machine Head, released in 2007 on Roadrunner Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Blackening |
| Artist | Machine Head |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 2007 |
| Label | Roadrunner Records |
| Catalog number | RR80162 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Place in discography | 15 of 23 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Clenching the Fists of Dissent | 10:37 |
| 2 | Beautiful Mourning | 4:46 |
| 3 | Aesthetics of Hate | 6:30 |
| 4 | Now I Lay Thee Down | 5:35 |
| 5 | Slanderous | 5:17 |
| 6 | Halo | 9:03 |
| 7 | Wolves | 9:01 |
| 8 | A Farewell to Arms | 10:13 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Groove Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/groove-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal)

## Release tags

Groove Metal · Heavy Metal · Thrash Metal · Alternative Metal · Metal · Speed/Thrash Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Through the Ashes of Empires (3 track radio sampler) (2003)](https://themetalnet.com/album/404a5cb6-5fb0-4ab9-b20b-af006a5a6417)
- Next release: [The Blackening & Beyond (2007)](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7e9aad3-5048-48fa-b27c-f5f7e4e928cf)

## Artist

- [Machine Head](https://themetalnet.com/band/machine-head)

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