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Dave McClain (musician)
David Wayne McClain (born October 24, 1965) is an American drummer. He is best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Machine Head. He joined the band in 1995 and left the band in 2018 after 23 years in the band. He replaced Chris Kontos when the latter left shortly after their first album, '' Burn My Eyes''. He was formerly a member of S.A. Slayer, Riot offshoot Narita, Turbin, Catalepsy, Murdercar (featuring producer Ross Robinson)Ministers of Anger (Dave Clemmons) Currently, he has rejoined Sacred Reich in 2018, which he originally played for from 1991–1995. McClain has been a vegan since 2017. Endorsements He currently endorses Remo drumheads, Yamaha drums and hardware and Zildjian cymbals. He also uses Zildjian Dave McClain signature Drumsticks. He previously endorsed Tama, Pearl and DDrum. Discography Albums and EPs ; S.A. Slayer * ''Prepare to Die'' EP (Rainforest Records, 1983) * ''Go for the Throat'' (Under den Linden Records, 1988) ; M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt Am Main
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main (river), Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's Metropolitan regions in Germany, second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, Rhine-Ruhr region and the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the ''de facto'' four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Drums
, simply known as Pearl, is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominantly percussion instruments. History Time! Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa -who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo- on April 2, 1946. In 1950, Yanagisawa shifted his focus to the manufacturing of drums and named his company "Pearl Industry, Ltd." By 1953, the company's name had been changed to "Pearl Musical Instrument Company," and manufacturing had expanded to include drum kits, marching drums, timpani, Latin percussion instruments, cymbals, stands, and accessories. Yanagisawa's eldest son, Mitsuo, joined Pearl in 1957 and formed a division to export Pearl products worldwide. To meet increasing worldwide demand for drum kits following the advent of rock and roll music, in 1961 Pearl built a factory in Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Japan to produce inexpensive drum kits, also known as "STENCIL KITS" that bore the brand names of more than thirty distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodstone & Diamonds
''Bloodstone & Diamonds'' is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released via Nuclear Blast on November 7, 2014. It is the first album to feature Jared MacEachern who replaced founding bassist Adam Duce in 2013. Although the album does not have a title track, the album gets its name from a lyric from "Now We Die". "Sail into the Black" was featured in the video package for the triple threat match between Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and CM Punk in Night 1 of Wrestlemania 41. Background The album was once again mixed by Colin Richardson with additional tracking, editing, and mixing by Andy Sneap and Steve Lagudi. All album art was done by Travis Shinn. It is the band's first album not to be released on Roadrunner Records. Lyrics and themes Like with previous Machine Head releases, the album's lyrics detail political and social themes, particularly civil unrest, dissatisfaction and injustice, often with violent conclusions. The song "Night of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto The Locust
''Unto the Locust'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released in Australia on September 23, in the UK on September 26 and worldwide on September 27, 2011. It was produced and mixed by Robb Flynn, and was the band's highest charting album (22 on the ''Billboard'' 200) until their following release, '' Bloodstone & Diamonds'', reached 21. ''Unto the Locust'' was recorded in Green Day's Jingletown Studios. On June 14, 2011, Machine Head released a mix of lead single "Locust" on the 2011 Mayhem Festival iTunes sampler. This was their last studio album with cofounder and bassist Adam Duce before ongoing differences got him fired in February 2013. It sold over 100,000 copies in the United States. Release The first single from ''Unto the Locust'', simply titled "Locust", was released on June 10, 2011. Side A begins with the song "Locust" and Side B contains the two live tracks "Beautiful Mourning" from ''The Blackening'' and "Bite the Bullet" fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blackening
''The Blackening'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal music, heavy metal band Machine Head (band), Machine Head. Released on March 27, 2007, in the United States, ''The Blackening'' sold 16,000 units in its first week, and became Machine Head's third highest charting release at number 54 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and charted in the Top 20 throughout many countries in the rest of the world. ''The Blackening'' has been certified silver by the BPI for sales in the UK in excess of 60,000 copies. The album's first single "Aesthetics of Hate", is a retaliation to an article written by William Grim for the website Iconoclast. Titled "Aesthetics of Hate: R.I.P. Dimebag Abbott, & Good Riddance", the article praised Columbus nightclub shooting, the murder of guitarist Dimebag Darrell. Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn said the song was written as a "fuck you" to Grim and tribute to Dimebag. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Metal Performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through The Ashes Of Empires
''Through the Ashes of Empires'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. On this album, the band returned to their groove/thrash metal sound that was featured on their debut album ''Burn My Eyes'' (1994) and their second album '' The More Things Change...'' (1997) after experimenting with the nu metal genre featured on their previous two albums. It was released in the UK, Europe and Australia on the Roadrunner Records International label on October 27, 2003. At this stage, Machine Head still did not have an American record deal, having parted ways with Roadrunner Records US after the ''Supercharger'' album was released. ''Through The Ashes of Empires'' was such a success that Roadrunner Records US, in an unprecedented move, quickly offered Machine Head a new contract and the album finally reached North America on April 20, 2004. This album was also the first album to feature guitarist Phil Demmel, who would stay with the band until his departure in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supercharger (album)
''Supercharger'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. The release was ill-timed, and, as a result of little promotion, fell far short of the success of '' The Burning Red'', which has sold about 134,000 copies in the US to date. ''Supercharger'' has sold about 45,000 copies in the US to date, making it a commercial failure. It is the band's last release to feature lead guitarist Ahrue Luster. The album continues the nu metal style first heard on ''The Burning Red''. Album information ''Supercharger'' was released in October 2001, just weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The lead (and only) single " Crashing Around You", was pulled from MTV and rock radio just as soon as it was added despite being the "most added" track in the United States. The pull was a result of the metaphorical "crashing" lyric in the song and the burning San Francisco skyline in the video. Machine Head's support tour for the album was done without help from their labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning Red
''The Burning Red'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. It is the band's second best selling album in the US, selling as many copies in three years as their debut album, ''Burn My Eyes'', sold in almost eight years . The album has sold over 134,000 copies in the US and it was certified silver in 2011 by the BPI for sales of 60,000 in the UK. ''The Burning Red'' was Machine Head's first album with guitarist Ahrue Luster, as well as their first venture into nu metal. Music and lyrics The album is considered nu metal, which led to backlash from fans. Fans also complained about rapping heard in songs like " From This Day" or "Desire to Fire". Machine Head's drummer Dave McClain said, "Pissing people off isn't a bad thing, you know? For people to be narrow-minded is bad ... doesn't bother us at all, we know we're going to piss people off with this record, but some people hopefully will actually sit down and listen to the whole record". Robb Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as one of the most powerful independent metal labels of the 1980s and 1990s, it would eventually become a massive host of metal acts; most seen in ''Roadrunner United'' and the following live concert. Since then, the label had continued to put out major releases. However, by the 2020s, most major acts had left the label; it was also acquired by Warner, being relegated to something much smaller than before. History The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. Early success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The More Things Change
"The more things change, the more they remain the same" ('' q:plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose'') is an aphorism by French critic Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. The More Things Change may also refer to: * ''The More Things Change…'' (film), a 1986 Australian film * "The More Things Change", a song by Cinderella on their 1990 album '' Heartbreak Station'' * '' The More Things Change…'', a 1997 album by Machine Head * "The More Things Change" (comics), a 2000 Marvel Comics story arc by Fabian Nicieza and Steve Skroce * "The More Things Change", a song by Bon Jovi on their 2010 album '' Greatest Hits'' {{DEFAULTSORT:More Things Change, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awakening (Sacred Reich Album)
''Awakening'' is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich, released through Metal Blade Records on August 23, 2019. It is the band's first full-length studio album since '' Heal'' (1996), marking the longest gap between Sacred Reich's studio albums, as well as their first release with rhythm guitarist Joey Radziwill, who replaced founding member Jason Rainey shortly before the recording sessions began. Critical reception ''Awakening'' was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created ..., which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76, based on four reviews. Track listing Personnel * Phil Rind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heal (Sacred Reich Album)
''Heal'' is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich, released February 27, 1996, via Metal Blade Records. It is the band's final full-length studio album to feature guitarist Jason Rainey, and was their last one for 23 years, until the release of '' Awakening'' in August 2019. Album cover The album cover is taken from a photograph of a medical contraption by Max Augilera Hellweg, from his book titled ''The Sacred Heart''; depicting a pair of hands dressed in medical gloves holding a machine appearing to be inserted into a human heart. Track listing Credits * Phil Rind – vocals, bass * Wiley Arnett – lead guitar * Jason Rainey – rhythm guitar * Dave McClain – drums * Produced by Bill Metoyer Bill Metoyer is an American record producer who has recorded with Slayer, Deliverance, Hirax, Morbid Angel, Trouble and Tourniquet. He has worked at Metal Blade Records for several years as house producer and currently works as A& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
