The More Things Change...

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The More Things Change...
Machine Head - The More Things Change....jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997 (1997-03-25) [1]
Studio
Genre
Length52:42
Label Roadrunner
Producer Colin Richardson
Machine Head chronology
Burn My Eyes
(1994)
The More Things Change...
(1997)
The Burning Red
(1999)
Singles from The More Things Change...
  1. "Ten Ton Hammer"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Take My Scars"
    Released: November 24, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chronciles of Chaos 7/10 [5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
In Music We Trust Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
NME 1/10 [10]
Rock Hard 9/10 [11]
Select Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Vox 6/10 [13]

The More Things Change... is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released on March 25, 1997, through Roadrunner Records. It is the band's last release to feature original lead guitarist Logan Mader, and the first to feature drummer Dave McClain. The album's title alludes to the first part of the phrase, "The more things change, the more they stay the same"; the same phrase is mentioned during the chorus of "Struck a Nerve". The More Things Change... reached #138 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1997. By July 1998, it had sold 400,000 copies worldwide, [14] with 115,000 copies sold in the United States (as of 2002). [15] In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine. [16]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Robb Flynn; all music is composed by Machine Head, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Ten Ton Hammer"4:14
2."Take My Scars"4:19
3."Struck a Nerve"3:33
4."Down to None"5:28
5."The Frontlines"5:51
6."Spine"6:37
7."Bay of Pigs"3:46
8."Violate"7:19
9."Blistering"4:58
10."Blood of the Zodiac"6:37
Total length:52:42
Japanese edition enhanced CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ten Ton Hammer" (music video)4:28
Digipak edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."The Possibility of Life's Destruction" (Discharge cover)1:31
12."My Misery"4:42
13."Colors" (Ice-T cover)4:39

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [17] 30
Austrian Albums Chart [18] 24
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [19] 11
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [20] 20
Dutch Albums Chart [21] 22
Finnish Albums Chart [22] 13
French Albums Chart [23] 21
German Albums Chart [24] 22
Hungarian Albums Chart [25] 25
New Zealand Albums Chart [26] 44
Norwegian Albums Chart [27] 15
Scottish Albums Chart [28] 23
Swedish Albums Chart [29] 17
UK Album Chart [30] 16
Billboard 200 [31] 138

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