2011, Truly iconic metal bands come along only once or twice in each generation, and if Metallica and Slayer are the groups who stand tallest from the 1980s, then surely Slipknot and Machine Head are their 1990s equivalents. All four came out of the blocks with planet-leveling intensity, endured periods off the creative boil and finally attained ´classic` status - but of the four, only Machine Head can honestly claim to still be making the best music of their lives. And make no mistake, that's what UNTO THE LOCUST is: the most accomplished album that Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel, Adam Duce and Dave McClain have ever recorded, alongside their two career-framing records, BURN MY EYES and THE BLACKENING.