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MACHINE HEAD ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN: VINYL BOX SET
NUCLEAR BLAST
£59.80
RUMOUR HAS IT that the new Machine Head album is an absolute crusher. Fittingly, the band are releasing a heavyweight box set version, just to make the whole thing even heavier. A concept album about two characters whose lives become entwined in the most violent and harrowing of ways, Øf Kingdøm And Crøwn clearly lends itself to an epic rendering. With two vinyl discs in yolk clear silver and yolk clear gold, featuring two bonus tracks (the exclusive Exterøception and an acoustic Arrows In Words From The Sky), plus a CD digibook, slipmat, patch, pin badge and four posters, this sturdy special edition definitely fits the bill. There are lots of other coloured vinyl variants on offer, too, so dedicated Headcases have plenty to keep them occupied – and possibly skint – until Machine Head’s co-headlining tour with Amon Amarth later this year. tinyurl.com/mfnh-boxset