The More Things Change...

Infobox Album | Name = The More Things Change...
Type = studio
Artist = Machine Head


Released = March 25, 1997
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Groove metal
Length = 52:00
Label = Roadrunner
Producer = Colin Richardson
Reviews = *"Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfpxqthldde~T1 link]
*Yahoo! Music [http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/14219837 link]
Last album = "Burn My Eyes"
(1994)
This album = "The More Things Change..."
(1997)
Next album = "The Burning Red"
(1999)

"The More Things Change..." is the second album by Oakland based groove metal band Machine Head. The album is the band's follow-up release to 1994's "Burn My Eyes". It was neither as popular or as successful as that album although many fans today consider it to be better than the next two records that followed it (1999's "The Burning Red", and 2001's "Supercharger"). It was released on March 25, 1997 by Roadrunner Records. It is also the last album with original lead guitarist Logan Mader and the first album with current drummer Dave McClain.

The album bears a marked difference from their debut. The themes of abuse, corruption, betrayal and poverty are more or less the same ("You've never had to borrow, you've never had to steal/You eat it with your silver spoon, for me it's real"). However, the songs are generally slowed down in tempo, the guitar's dirge is heavier, and the album as a whole is perceived as being darker in sound and mood. It nonetheless has some of the band's most punishing material, and is considered one of their best albums.

The digipak edition of this album contains "The Possibility of Life's Destruction" (Discharge cover), "My Misery", and "Colors" (Ice T cover) as bonus tracks.

The album title alludes to the first part of the phrase: "The more things change, the more they stay the same".

Track listing

# "Ten Ton Hammer" – 4:14
# "Take My Scars" – 4:20
# "Struck a Nerve" – 3:34
# "Down to None" – 5:28
# "The Frontlines" – 5:51
# "Spine" – 6:38
# "Bay of Pigs" – 3:46
# "Violate" – 7:20
# "Blistering" – 4:59
# "Blood of the Zodiac" – 6:38
# "The Possibility of Life's Destruction" - 1:31 *
# "My Misery" - 4:42 *
# "Colors" - 4:39 *

* * Digipack Version of Album

Personnel

*Robb Flynn - vocals, Guitar
*Logan Mader - Lead Guitar
*Adam Duce - Bass Guitar
*Dave McClain - drums