MACHINE HEAD Release Date Pre-Order Start Catharsis Uu 26/01/2018 Uu 17/11/2017 Territory: World

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MACHINE HEAD Release Date Pre-Order Start Catharsis uu 26/01/2018 uu 17/11/2017 Territory: World

uu Available as LIMITED CD+DVD-DIGI, 180g 2LP in gatefold in black and 2LP PIC uu Advertising in many important music magazines DEZ 2017/JAN 2018 uu Album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s DEZ 2017/JAN 2018 issues uu Song placements in European magazine compilations uu Spotify playlists in all European territories uu Retail marketing campaigns uu Instore decoration: flyers, poster A1, banner 1x2 m uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads (tbc) uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock websites all over Europe uu Additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) uu Video and pre-roll ads on You tube uu Ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids uu Banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a background on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com uu Features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to targeted audiences in support of the release uu Flyer spread in ¼ Mio. Nuclear Blast-CDs

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uu Bonus live DVD: CD: 2LP (180g, 33 RPM) / PIC: Tracklists: 01. Imperium 01. Volatile Side A 02. Beautiful Mourning 02. Catharsis 01. Volatile CD + bonus live DVD-Digi: 03. Now We Die 03. Beyond The Pale 02. Catharsis Album: 04. Bite The Bullet 04. California Bleeding 03. Beyond The Pale 01. Volatile 05. Locust 05. Triple Beam 04. California Bleeding 02. Catharsis 06. From This Day 06. Kaleidoscope Side B 07. Ten Ton Hammer 07. Bastards 03. Beyond The Pale 01. Triple Beam 08. This Is The End 08. Hope Begets Hope 04. California Bleeding 02. Kaleidoscope 09. Beneath The Silt 09. Screaming At The Sun 05. Triple Beam 03. Bastards 06. Kaleidoscope 10. The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears 10. Behind A Mask 04. Hope Begets Hope 07. Bastards 11. Darkness Within 11. Heavy Lies The Crown 08. Hope Begets Hope 12. Bulldozer 12. Psychotic Side C 09. Screaming At The Sun 13. Killers & Kings 13. Grind You Down 01. Screaming At The Sun 10. Behind A Mask 14. Davidian 14. Razorblade Smile 02. Behind A Mask 11. Heavy Lies The Crown 15. Descend The Shades Of Night 15. Eulogy 03. Heavy Lies The Crown 12. Psychotic 16. Now I Lay Thee Down Side D 17. Take My Scars 13. Grind You Down 01. Psychotic 18. Aesthetics Of Hate 14. Razorblade Smile 02. Grind You Down 19. Game Over 15. Eulogy 03. Razorblade Smile 20. Old 04. Eulogy 21. Halo

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“Brutally intense, sophisticated, soaring and elegant!” “75 min of uninterrupted intensity and sophisticated heaviness! START / PIRANHA / ORKUS / SONIC SEDUCER (GER) Machine Head continues his work of demolition with a new absolutely “...a friggin’ strong and courageous album...” astonish & bluffing album.! GUITARE EXTREME (FR) DEAF FOREVER (GER) “2018 kicks off with one of the most exciting “Cocky, bully, groovy, heavy, but also melancholic, fragile, touching and and surprising albums in recent metal history!“ melodic: whatever you have liked hearing from Machine Head in the last METAL HAMMER (GER) 25 years, it’s pushed full-throttle up in Catharsis” ROCK HARD (IT) “A must have album in 2018!” MYROCK (FR) “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 “Wonderful purgatory for picky metal gourmets. time “Catharsis” is a different beast, bringing up bigger melodies, Californian, fresh and harshly melodic.” heavier grooves, great solos and years of maturity achieved.“ SPARK (CZ) METALITALIA (IT) “Awesome creativity, artistic maturity, a Freudian metal delivery.” “Just when you thought you were safe, ‘Heavy lies the crown’ of this HARD FORCE (FR) ‘Bastards’ of american metal, still burning! ‘Catharsis’ is ours! Be ready!” “»Catharsis« is an abundance of emotions. Sometimes rage, sometimes LINEA ROCK (IT) rejoice, sometimes introspective reveries and yearning for distant needs. “Darker, angrier, bigger. Machine Head are back with a 75 minutes long It represents life itself, approached with that far-reaching intensity, typical new record, “Catharsis”, and are ready to blast their fans ears. “Catharsis” for MACHINE HEAD.” is a music rollercoaster meant to leave Machine Head lovers breathless.” LORDS OF METAL (NL) SPAZIOROCK (IT) “In 2018 Machine Head is back with an album mixing the power of “Burn “Catharsis: melody and aggression. A powerful combination of My Eyes” and pure vocal emotions. “Catharsis” surprises us with awesome early and late Machine Head” songs and the title “Bastards” is one of the best example!” ROCK REBEL MAGAZINE (IT) HELLZINE (B) “Kicks off in a brutal, crushing way, then takes unexpected “Awesome creativity, artistic maturity, a Freudian Transfer of Metal music” (and acoustic) new paths in heaviness.” HARD FORCE (FR) PAOLO BIANCO – SOUNDBLOG.IT “With” Catharsis “, Machine Head is offering an album of a rare richness “’Catharsis’ shows perfectly all the faces of Machine Head in 2017. patchwork of all its musical eras” Reasoned power, enveloping melodies and a fine songwriting elevate the MUSIC WAVES (FR) album to a dimension suspended between different ways to play rock and “As dark as bright, steeped of angry and sensitivity, heavy metal nowadays. Open-minded music for open-minded fans!” Catharsis is an ode to powerful. Great work !” LOUD AND PROUD (IT) METALLIAN (FR) “Solid groove, haunting melodies, massive guitars and a whole lotta anger! “Machine Head in its simplest, expression: aggressive and committed.” Catharsis is a powerful, deep and fierce metal album that screams Machine METAL OBS (FR) Head from the beginning to the end”. GUITAR CLUB (IT)

22.03. F Rouen...... »Catharsis«Le 106 08.04. F Toulouse...... WorldBikini Tour25.04. LUX Luxembourg 2018...... -Den Europe Atelier 13.05. UK Southampton...... Guildhall 24.03. F Paris...... Bataclan 09.04. F Marseille...... Cabaret Aléatoire 27.04. D Münster...... Skaters Palace 14.05. UK Cardiff...... University 26.03. F La Rochelle...... La Sirene 11.04. I Bologna...... Zona Roveri 28.04. D Cologne...... E-Werk 15.05. UK Bristol...... o2 Academy 27.03. F Bordeaux...... Rocher de Palmer 12.04. I Rome...... Orion Live Club 29.04. D Berlin...... Columbiahalle 17.05. UK Birmingham...... o2 Academy 29.03. E Santiago de Compostela...... 13.04. I Milan...... Live Club 01.05. DK Copenhagen...... Vega 18.05. UK London...... Roundhouse ...... Sala Capital 15.04. F Lyon...... Transbordeur 02.05. S Gothenburg...... Pustervik 19.05. UK London...... Roundhouse 30.03. P Lisbon...... Coliseu 16.04. CH Lausanne...... Les Docks 03.05. N Oslo...... Rockefeller 21.05. UK Nottingham...... Rock City 31.03. P Porto...... Coliseu 17.04. CH Pratteln...... Z7 05.05. D Hamburg...... Große Freiheit 36 22.05. UK Newcastle...... o2 Academy 02.04. E Madrid...... La Riviera 19.04. A Vienna...... Gasometer 06.05. NL Groningen...... Oosterpoort 23.05. UK Glasgow...... Academy 03.04. E Seville...... Sala Custom 20.04. H Budapest....Barba Negra Music Club 07.05. NL Tilburg...... 013 25.05. UK Manchester...... Academy 04.04. E Malaga...... Sala Paris 15 21.04. D Munich...... TonHalle 09.05. D Hanover...... Capitol 06.04. E Valencia...... Sala Repvblicca 22.04. D Stuttgart...... LKA Longhorn 10.05. D Wiesbaden...... Schlachthof 07.04. E Barcelona...... Razzmatazz 24.04. F Strasbourg...... Laiterie 11.05. B Brussels...... AB www.machinehead1.com · www.facebook.com/MachineHead · www.nuclearblast.de/machinehead Style: Metal