(2020)
Civil Unrest EP

No strangers to politically charged metal anthems, Machine Head have released Civil Unrest, a two-song digital single featuring the A-side "Stop the Bleeding," featuring Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach, as well as the B-side "Bulletproof." The outraged protest songs were both penned days after the back-to-back murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.
Hear Machine Head Team With Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach on New Protest Song "Stop the Bleeding"

2007
Album: The Blackening

[1994]
Lyrics by R. Flynn
Music by Machine Head
Album: Burn My Eyes

"Reminds us of another president, another Bush.. no less a liar than his son.. "

[2007]
Lyrics by R. Flynn
Music by R. Flynn, D. McClain and P. Demmel

The band wrote the lyrics about the Iraq war after conducting research and found that "a lot of stuff does not add up", according to Flynn, which angered the band. Machine Head's debut album, Burn My Eyes, featured a similar song titled "A Thousand Lies" which dealt with the Gulf War.
Robb Flynn said "Clenching the Fists of Dissent" was one of the most difficult song to construct: He attributed the difficulty to the amount of tracks; the introduction of the song has 90, including multiple three-part harmony with two guitars, 20 tracks of snare drum, four tracks of kick drum, and military marching cymbals. The song continues with five electric guitars, three acoustic guitars and two bass guitars...