Roadrunner veterans Machine Head are currently ensconced inside Sharkbite Studios, in Oakland, California, for the recording of their sixth studio album, The Blackening , which will be released worldwide in spring 2007. Regarding the long awaited follow-up to 2004’s critically acclaimed Through the Ashes of Empires , vocalist and guitarist Robb Flynn states: “This is the most ambitious thing we have ever attempted. We all challenged ourselves and each other to write a record that pushed the boundaries of complexity and technical structure. The nature of what is happening in the world led to a darker, bleaker album in every sense.” Visit www.machinehead1.com for video updates that will take you inside the studio with Machine Head , and read more about The Blackening at Blabbermouth.net.