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title: "The Blackening (clean metal radio sampler) by Machine Head"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/c75ecdb9-1bb9-48a1-8d31-6ae9b0220a10"
artist: "Machine Head"
year: 2007
label: "Roadrunner Records"
---

# The Blackening (clean metal radio sampler)

**The Blackening (clean metal radio sampler)** is an ep by Machine Head, released in 2007 on Roadrunner Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Blackening (clean metal radio sampler) |
| Artist | Machine Head |
| Type | EP |
| Year | 2007 |
| Label | Roadrunner Records |
| Catalog number | [none] |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Place in discography | 17 of 23 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Clenching the Fists of Dissent | 10:36 |
| 2 | Beautiful Mourning | 4:46 |
| 3 | Aesthetics of Hate | 6:30 |
| 4 | Now I Lay Thee Down | 5:33 |
| 5 | Slanderous | 5:16 |
| 6 | Halo | 9:02 |

## 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)

## In the discography

- Previous release: [The Blackening & Beyond (2007)](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7e9aad3-5048-48fa-b27c-f5f7e4e928cf)
- Next release: [Unto the Locust (2011)](https://themetalnet.com/album/e36d3ace-45af-4a38-b773-df2f020a4ea5)

## Artist

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

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