The Blackening
by Machine Head
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The Blackening is ranked as the best album by Machine Head.
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The Blackening track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Blackening rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/18/2026 18:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,335 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2026 09:37 | platus | 5,871 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2026 21:35 | cicadelic | 13,522 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2026 10:11 | Leginlists | 3,753 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 05:08 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Después de la leche que se pegó el amigo Flynn con 'Supercharger' parecía que la cosa era ya imposible de remontar, pero le siguió un notable 'Through the Ashes of Empire' que invitaba al optimismo, y llegó 'The Blackening', uno de esos trabajos de obligada escucha para todo buen amante del Metal. 'The Blackening' es un disco denso, de difícil digestión para el que no esté acostumbrado a álbumes con canciones de larga duración, pues la mayoría de temas superan holgadamente los ocho minutos. Una mezcla perfecta del Thrash que Machine Head sabe practicar con ese Groove tan propio de los noventa bajo un halo moderno que le da ese toque de clásico instantáneo. Criticados hasta el aburrimiento por sus detractores, Machine Head consiguieron crear una obra que perdurará por siempre en el imaginario colectivo como uno de los mejores discos del siglo veintiuno.
One of the greatest metal albums ever recorded. The end of A Farewell To Arms still gives me chills almost ten years later.
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