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Blowin' Up the Machine | ||||
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Released | May 11, 2007 (Europe) September 11, 2007 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | Killer Catfight Studios, Office Studios, Oracle Post | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 40:55 | |||
Label | Locomotive Records (North America) Frontiers Records (Europe) | |||
Producer | Meldrum | |||
Meldrum chronology | ||||
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Blowin' Up the Machine is the second album by the heavy metal band Meldrum, featuring a modified lineup compared to that of their 2001 debut Loaded Mental Cannon . The album features a guest appearance by Motörhead vocalist/bassist Lemmy, along with guitarist/founder Michelle Meldrum's long-time friends Gene Hoglan (of Strapping Young Lad and Dethklok) and Linda McDonald (of Phantom Blue and The Iron Maidens). [1] A music video for "Purge" was released to promote the album. [2]
This was the band's last album to be released while Michelle Meldrum was still alive. On May 21, 2008, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a cystic growth that restricted the flow of blood and oxygen in her brain. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Purge" | Michelle Meldrum, Frida Ståhl | 4:39 |
2. | "Down Your Throat" | Meldrum | 3:09 |
3. | "Scar" | Fredrik Haake, Moa Holmsten, Meldrum, Ståhl | 3:39 |
4. | "Creme de la Creme" | Haake, Holmsten, Meldrum, Ståhl | 4:45 |
5. | "Hang 'Em" | Holmsten, Meldrum, Ståhl | 3:21 |
6. | "Miss Me When I'm Gone" | Holmsten, Ian Kilmister, Meldrum | 3:28 |
7. | "Another Kind" | Dorian Cheah, Holmsten, Harry Maslin, Meldrum, Michéle Vice | 3:27 |
8. | "Exploited" | Holmsten, Meldrum, Ståhl | 3:07 |
9. | "Get Yours" | Cheah, Holmsten, Maslin, Meldrum, Vice | 2:54 |
10. | "Get Me Out of Here" | Holmsten, Kilmister, Meldrum, Ståhl | 5:01 |
11. | "Bite the Pillow" | Meldrum, Ståhl | 3:20 |
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