Darkness Within (song)

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2012 single by Machine Head

"Darkness Within"

Single by Machine Head
from the album  Unto the Locust
Released| July 31, 2012
Genre| Groove metal, alternative metal
Length| 6:28 (4:50 for radio)
Label| Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)| Robb Flynn, Dave McClain and Phil Demmel
Producer(s)| Robb Flynn
Machine Head singles chronology
| "Locust"
(2011)  | "Darkness Within"
(2012)  | "Killers & Kings"
(2014)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Loudwire| [1]

"Darkness Within" is a single by American heavy metal band Machine Head, from the 2011 album Unto the Locust. It peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, the band's first entry and highest position.[2]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Darkness Within" (Edit)| 4:50
2.| "Darkness Within" (Acoustic)| 5:05
3.| "Darkness Within" (Album version)| 6:28

## Music video

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The video for "Darkness Within" was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic. Guitarist and vocalist Robb Flynn explained this choice:[3]

> "The first time I visited Prague was on the Burn My Eyes tour cycle in 1994 as support to Slayer. I'll never forget the city. I was blown away, I'd never seen anything like it before or since. The baroque and gothic architecture, the religious symbolism everywhere, the Charles Bridge, St. Vitus's cathedral, but also the Eastern Block feel it still carried, it was one of the most unique and beautiful cities I'd ever seen and still is. And yet, it had a dark underbelly to it that ran through her streets. Heroin use was open and rampant back then, and having dabbled in that, and having had friends who did more than dabble, I was all too aware of it. But there was something about that that charmed me. That there could be that dark side within such a beautiful, religious place. I said right there and then, 'I want to do a video here someday.'"

## Personnel

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* Robb Flynn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
* Adam Duce – bass, backing vocals
* Dave McClain – drums
* Phil Demmel – lead guitar

## References

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1. ^ Ramanand, Liz (May 5, 2012). "Machine Head, 'Darkness Within' - Song Review". Loudwire. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
2. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs: Machine Head Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
3. ^ "Darkness Within video". Blabbermouth.net. July 31, 2012.

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* Jared MacEachern
* Matt Alston
* Reece Scruggs

* Adam Duce
* Tony Costanza
* Logan Mader
* Chris Kontos
* Dave McClain
* Ahrue Luster
* Phil Demmel
* Wacław Kiełtyka

Studio albums|

* Burn My Eyes
* The More Things Change...
* The Burning Red
* Supercharger
* Through the Ashes of Empires
* The Blackening
* Unto the Locust
* Bloodstone & Diamonds
* Catharsis
* Of Kingdom and Crown
* Unatoned

Live albums|

* Hellalive
* Machine Fucking Head Live

Extended plays|

* The Black Procession

Videos|

* Elegies

Singles|

* "Old"
* "Take My Scars"
* "From This Day"
* "Crashing Around You"
* "Days Turn Blue to Gray"
* "Aesthetics of Hate"
* "Darkness Within"

Tours|

* Livin la Vida Loco (1999)
* Mayhem Festival (2008)
* All Hope Is Gone Tour (Slipknot support; 2008)
* World Magnetic Tour (Metallica support; 2009)
* Mayhem Festival (2011)
* The Eighth Plague Tour (2011–2012)
* Mayhem Festival (2013)

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