Of Kingdom and Crown

Of Kingdom and Crown
Of Kingdom and Crown
Studio album by Machine Head
Released	August 26, 2022
Recorded	December 2019 – January 2022
Studio	Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, California; The Locust Room, Oakland, California;
Genre	Groove metal; thrash metal; alternative metal;
Length	59:22 (standard); 70:00 (digipak);
Label	Nuclear Blast; Imperium;
Producer	Robb Flynn; Zack Ohren;
Machine Head chronology
Singles from Of Kingdom and Crown
	"My Hands Are Empty"; Released: November 13, 2020; "Arrows in Words from the Sky"; Released: June 11, 2021; "Choke on the Ashes of Your Hate"; Released: April 12, 2022; "Unhallowed"; Released: June 21, 2022; "No Gods, No Masters"; Released: August 26, 2022;

Of Kingdom and Crown (stylized as ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN) is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released on August 26, 2022, through Nuclear Blast and Imperium Recordings. It is the band's only album to feature guitarist Wacław Kiełtyka who joined the band in late 2019, and left in early 2024. The band's first concept album, Of Kingdom and Crown is set in a futuristic wasteland and revolves around two characters, Ares and Eros, who both go on their own respective killing sprees following the death of their loved ones.

Of Kingdom and Crown was positively received by critics, many who called it a return to form for Machine Head following the release of the band's oft-maligned ninth album Catharsis (2018), with praise being directed towards the album's diversity and musicianship, which was described as heavier and more technical than previous efforts.