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uuAvailable as LIMITED CD+DVD-DIGI, 180g 2LP in gatefold in black and 2LP PICuuAdvertising in many important music magazines DEZ 2017/JAN 2018uuAlbum reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s DEZ 2017/JAN 2018 issuesuuSong placements in European magazine compilationsuuSpotify playlists in all European territoriesuuRetail marketing campaignsuuInstore decoration: flyers, poster A1, banner 1x2 muuFacebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotionuuFacebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads (tbc)uuBanner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock websites all over EuropeuuAdditional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network

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support of the releaseuuFlyer spread in ¼ Mio. Nuclear Blast-CDs

uu Tracklists:CD + bonus live DVD-Digi:Album:01. Volatile02. Catharsis03. Beyond The Pale04. California Bleeding05. Triple Beam 06. Kaleidoscope07. Bastards08. Hope Begets Hope09. Screaming At The Sun10. Behind A Mask11. Heavy Lies The Crown12. Psychotic13. Grind You Down14. Razorblade Smile15. Eulogy

Bonus live DVD:01. Imperium02. Beautiful Mourning03. Now We Die04. Bite The Bullet05. Locust06. From This Day07. Ten Ton Hammer08. This Is The End09. Beneath The Silt10. The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears11. Darkness Within12. Bulldozer13. Killers & Kings14. Davidian15. Descend The Shades Of Night16. Now I Lay Thee Down17. Take My Scars18. Aesthetics Of Hate19. Game Over20. Old21. Halo

CD:01. Volatile02. Catharsis03. Beyond The Pale04. California Bleeding05. Triple Beam 06. Kaleidoscope07. Bastards08. Hope Begets Hope09. Screaming At The Sun10. Behind A Mask11. Heavy Lies The Crown12. Psychotic13. Grind You Down14. Razorblade Smile15. Eulogy

2LP (180g, 33 RPM) / PIC:Side A01. Volatile02. Catharsis03. Beyond The Pale04. California BleedingSide B01. Triple Beam 02. Kaleidoscope03. Bastards04. Hope Begets HopeSide C01. Screaming At The Sun02. Behind A Mask03. Heavy Lies The Crown Side D01. Psychotic02. Grind You Down03. Razorblade Smile04. Eulogy

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Pre-Order Startuu17/11/2017

Release Dateuu26/01/2018

MACHINE HEADCatharsis

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“Brutally intense, sophisticated, soaring and elegant!”START / PIRANHA / ORKUS / SONIC SEDUCER (GER)

“...a friggin’ strong and courageous album...”DEAF FOREVER (GER)

“2018 kicks off with one of the most excitingand surprising albums in recent metal history!“

METAL HAMMER (GER)

“A must have album in 2018!”MYROCK (FR)

“Wonderful purgatory for picky metal gourmets.Californian, fresh and harshly melodic.”

SPARK (CZ)

“Awesome creativity, artistic maturity, a Freudian metal delivery.”HARD FORCE (FR)

“»Catharsis« is an abundance of emotions. Sometimes rage, sometimes rejoice, sometimes introspective reveries and yearning for distant needs.It represents life itself, approached with that far-reaching intensity, typical

for MACHINE HEAD.”LORDS OF METAL (NL)

“In 2018 Machine Head is back with an album mixing the power of “Burn My Eyes” and pure vocal emotions. “Catharsis” surprises us with awesome

songs and the title “Bastards” is one of the best example!”HELLZINE (B)

“Awesome creativity, artistic maturity, a Freudian Transfer of Metal music”HARD FORCE (FR)

“With” Catharsis “, Machine Head is offering an album of a rare richness patchwork of all its musical eras”

MUSIC WAVES (FR)

“As dark as bright, steeped of angry and sensitivity,Catharsis is an ode to powerful. Great work !”

METALLIAN (FR)

“Machine Head in its simplest, expression: aggressive and committed.”METAL OBS (FR)

“75 min of uninterrupted intensity and sophisticated heaviness!Machine Head continues his work of demolition with a new absolutely

astonish & bluffing album.! GUITARE EXTREME (FR)

“Cocky, bully, groovy, heavy, but also melancholic, fragile, touching and melodic: whatever you have liked hearing from Machine Head in the last

25 years, it’s pushed full-throttle up in Catharsis”ROCK HARD (IT)

“Machine Head’s got balls to move back to “The Burning Red” with some elements of “The More Things Change” and “Supercharger”. At the same

time “Catharsis” is a different beast, bringing up bigger melodies,heavier grooves, great solos and years of maturity achieved.“

METALITALIA (IT)

“Just when you thought you were safe, ‘Heavy lies the crown’ of this‘Bastards’ of american metal, still burning! ‘Catharsis’ is ours! Be ready!”

LINEA ROCK (IT)

“Darker, angrier, bigger. Machine Head are back with a 75 minutes long new record, “Catharsis”, and are ready to blast their fans ears. “Catharsis” is a music rollercoaster meant to leave Machine Head lovers breathless.”

SPAZIOROCK (IT)

“Catharsis: melody and aggression. A powerful combination ofearly and late Machine Head”

ROCK REBEL MAGAZINE (IT)

“Kicks off in a brutal, crushing way, then takes unexpected(and acoustic) new paths in heaviness.”

PAOLO BIANCO – SOUNDBLOG.IT

“’Catharsis’ shows perfectly all the faces of Machine Head in 2017. Reasoned power, enveloping melodies and a fine songwriting elevate the album to a dimension suspended between different ways to play rock and

heavy metal nowadays. Open-minded music for open-minded fans!” LOUD AND PROUD (IT)

“Solid groove, haunting melodies, massive guitars and a whole lotta anger! Catharsis is a powerful, deep and fierce metal album that screams Machine

Head from the beginning to the end”. GUITAR CLUB (IT)

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22.03. F Rouen .............................. Le 10624.03. F Paris ............................ Bataclan26.03. F La Rochelle ................... La Sirene27.03. F Bordeaux ..........Rocher de Palmer29.03. E Santiago de Compostela .............. ................................ Sala Capital30.03. P Lisbon.............................. Coliseu31.03. P Porto ............................... Coliseu02.04. E Madrid ........................La Riviera03.04. E Seville ..................... Sala Custom04.04. E Malaga ...................Sala Paris 1506.04. E Valencia ...............Sala Repvblicca07.04. E Barcelona ..................Razzmatazz

08.04. F Toulouse ............................ Bikini09.04. F Marseille ..........Cabaret Aléatoire11.04. I Bologna ................... Zona Roveri12.04. I Rome .................. Orion Live Club13.04. I Milan ............................ Live Club15.04. F Lyon ....................... Transbordeur16.04. CH Lausanne ..................... Les Docks17.04. CH Pratteln ................................. Z719.04. A Vienna ....................... Gasometer20.04. H Budapest ... Barba Negra Music Club21.04. D Munich .......................... TonHalle22.04. D Stuttgart ............... LKA Longhorn24.04. F Strasbourg ...................... Laiterie

25.04. LUX Luxembourg ...............Den Atelier27.04. D Münster................Skaters Palace28.04. D Cologne ...........................E-Werk29.04. D Berlin .................... Columbiahalle01.05. DK Copenhagen ........................Vega02.05. S Gothenburg .................. Pustervik03.05. N Oslo .......................... Rockefeller05.05. D Hamburg.......... Große Freiheit 3606.05. NL Groningen .................Oosterpoort07.05. NL Tilburg ................................. 01309.05. D Hanover .......................... Capitol10.05. D Wiesbaden .................Schlachthof11.05. B Brussels ................................. AB

13.05. UK Southampton..................Guildhall14.05. UK Cardiff ........................ University15.05. UK Bristol ..................... o2 Academy17.05. UK Birmingham.............. o2 Academy18.05. UK London .....................Roundhouse19.05. UK London .....................Roundhouse21.05. UK Nottingham ...................Rock City22.05. UK Newcastle ............... o2 Academy23.05. UK Glasgow ....................... Academy25.05. UK Manchester ................. Academy

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