--- lyrics --- Sweet caress Grazes my skin It's loveless These hooks sink in Behind an angel's disguise An insect preys Mandibles cut like a knife The reckoning Forming clouds Their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down They come The swarm of locusts Skies above Converge to choke us Feast of souls Consume the harvest Young and old Suffer unto the locust Surrender These veins are bled Devoured Nothing sacred Strings pull the marionettes See how they dance Upon the winds that beget Our pestilence Forming clouds Their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down Down they come The swarm of locusts Skies above Converge to choke us Feast of souls Consume the harvest Young and old Suffer unto the locust Bleeding from my eyes This plague is sent to erase us Bleeding from inside These vermin can't infiltrate us Faith appears and holds a candle Hark the angels sing Forming clouds Their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Tear the veil The lies derail Purity ever will prevail Trumpets sound The shattered crown Halos of truth now they surround The charade comes down Down they come The swarm of locusts Skies above Converge to choke us Feast of souls Consume the harvest Young and old Suffer unto the locust
I still think this the best song Machine Head came up with.. Great constructed, love the clean parts, solos. I'd say it's really big like Master of Puppets
@@Lopez-my1bo I agree some what. I think Locust is a fucking great song, it's a shame it never took off. I think it's marginally better than anything Metallica, Megadeth etc have done in the last 20 years.
Now, I love Davidian. Especially the ending: one of the first proper breakdowns in metal! But the headbangin capabilities at 6:35 is just pure groove metal glory! Just 👌!
The guitarwork in this song is just perfect, drums are incredible, bass awesome and Robb Flynn's vocals are so versatile! He can swtich from heavy to soft effortlessly; Machine Head deserve so much more recognition and respect than they get.
you know the album mix of this track is gonna be fucking savage i love how machine head albums are all so different, but you can instantly tell its them. so stoked for the album
Agree or disagree. like iron maiden and black Sabbath were an inspiration on bands like machine head. this band will definitely be a band people namecheck as an influence in ten years, best metal band to come out of the 90's.
Members of Machine Head, I want you to know that you are my absolute favourite band that has ever existed. You have brought me through the lowest points in my life and never cease to amaze me with your songwriting skills and amazing musical skill. You are my greatest inspiration and I will always be a loyal fan. I had to listen to this song 17 times to understand what I was hearing, and I realized that this is an unfamiliar sound, an amazing aound. You invented a new style and it is amazing.
The guitiar solo and chorus is absolutely amazing !! I always liked this band and most of their songs/albums !! This was their best, hands down tbh !!!
WSOU (Pirate Radio) NJ....plays this...and it just gets me going while I'm driving...I'm getting this album, great musicians! This is great quality! Thanks for posting!
I love the fact Machine Head keep evolving. I have being a fan since Burn My Eyes came out in 1994 and while those complained about the burning red and supercharger i took the blood, the sweet, the tears and bulldozer as classics. They played bulldozer at Wacken in 2009 and i didn't see too many unhappy faces considering every fan denied owning that album. Strange that. Ha Ha. Can't wait ti hear the new stuff live. |m|
Sweet caress grazes my skin It's loveless, these hooks sink in Behind an angel's disguise, an insect preys Mandibles cut like a knife, the reckoning Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, suffer unto the locust Surrender, these veins are bled Devoured, nothing sacred Strings pull the marionettes See how they dance upon the winds that beget our pestilence Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Descending down Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, suffer unto the locust Bleeding from my eyes, this plague is sent to erase us Bleeding from inside, these vermin can't infiltrate us Faith appears, and holds a candle Hark, the angels sing Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds Louder the tattered wings they sound Tear the veil, the lies derail Purity ever will prevail Trumpets sound the shattered crown Halos of truth now they surround The charade comes down Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, (suffer unto the locust) Down they come, the swarm of locusts Skies above converge to choke us Feast of souls consume the harvest Young and old, suffer unto the locust
+Jeff Cosner Same thing happened to me a year ago... Singer drug me to a show in ATL a year ago and I was hooked. Yeah, they seriously went under my 90s radar... I was listening to Pantera/TOOL and pretty much nothing else
Aaaaaah this is amazing! Machine Head's last couple of albums have been so good and this is awesome to, thank god they moved away from their earlier stuff to end up making metal this good! In Flames could learn a thing or two from the likes of Trivium, Soilwork and Machine Head when it comes to bettering themselves.
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I've listened to lots of good metal, but I gotta say this this is probably the best song I've ever heard. The heavy sick riffs, the beautiful harmonic and symphonic sections, and the crazy solos. It's basically a masterpiece.
I listen to this album during september, october every year since 2011 to curb a dark time in my life. I don't know why but it will always be in my soul during these months. Thank you Machine Head for getting me through them
Today I learned I like Machine Head.
I KNOW RIGHT!!
Then it was a good day.
Machine head fucking slaps
Good man
See you in heaven buddy
The breakdown is still one of the nastiest going. Clean and powerful. We can never lose the breakdown people
Machine head does not get enough respect, these guys are awesome.
I agree
I don't know if it is a fitting word for a Machine Head song, but this song is absolutely beautiful.
in this case, it fits.
+OFFICIALGUSRICHLEN Beautiful Mourning ;)
absolutely!!!!!!!!
Bruteyful .... ok i show myself out lol XD
Goddam right its beautiful
SUFFER UNTO THE LOCUST!!! Damn what power does Flynn have in his voice!!!!
yeah - his growl is a given
--- lyrics ---
Sweet caress
Grazes my skin
It's loveless
These hooks sink in
Behind an angel's disguise
An insect preys
Mandibles cut like a knife
The reckoning
Forming clouds
Their shadow shrouds
Louder the tattered wings they sound
Descending down
They come
The swarm of locusts
Skies above
Converge to choke us
Feast of souls
Consume the harvest
Young and old
Suffer unto the locust
Surrender
These veins are bled
Devoured
Nothing sacred
Strings pull the marionettes
See how they dance
Upon the winds that beget
Our pestilence
Forming clouds
Their shadow shrouds
Louder the tattered wings they sound
Descending down
Down they come
The swarm of locusts
Skies above
Converge to choke us
Feast of souls
Consume the harvest
Young and old
Suffer unto the locust
Bleeding from my eyes
This plague is sent to erase us
Bleeding from inside
These vermin can't infiltrate us
Faith appears and holds a candle
Hark the angels sing
Forming clouds
Their shadow shrouds
Louder the tattered wings they sound
Tear the veil
The lies derail
Purity ever will prevail
Trumpets sound
The shattered crown
Halos of truth now they surround
The charade comes down
Down they come
The swarm of locusts
Skies above
Converge to choke us
Feast of souls
Consume the harvest
Young and old
Suffer unto the locust
THE RAVEN 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I see your profile picture Goetia| dark magc music I love it
Absolutely beautiful I love lyrics
@@inrvaluxington8601 yeah it is really beautiful and im glad you like it.have a nice day
I still think this the best song Machine Head came up with.. Great constructed, love the clean parts, solos. I'd say it's really big like Master of Puppets
It's up there with Davidian and Imperium that's for sure.
Idunno man. Darkness within was absolutely nuts.
Master of puppets? I don't think its exactly on that level but it's good
@@ESPSJ I'd say it's better than those songs
@@Lopez-my1bo I agree some what. I think Locust is a fucking great song, it's a shame it never took off. I think it's marginally better than anything Metallica, Megadeth etc have done in the last 20 years.
Perfect song while playing Gears of War
Josh Andrews lmao that's exactly what um doing
Dethklok's "The Gears" is also outrageously appropriate for the other team.
How I miss GoW2. Best game of all time in my opinion
Perfect song while getting attacked by locusts
It’s good for timing the kids bath time too. LOL, I’m a loser, I know.
Other groove metal bands: headbanging and brutal riffs
Machine Head: headbanging riffs and melodic solo
This song/album has been out for 12 years it’s still 🔥, man time flys
This solo is what i call a masterpiece.
There is not any other single word in any language to name it.
Pure metal masterpiece! Lyrics is touching my soul.
5:31 epic!
0:00 - 7:43 = epic
mrdodoize totally
totes right
Was 16 hearing this, now 30 so says a lot n how much I love it lol😂😂
Now, I love Davidian. Especially the ending: one of the first proper breakdowns in metal! But the headbangin capabilities at 6:35 is just pure groove metal glory!
Just 👌!
Yes, those notes hit hard af.
The guitarwork in this song is just perfect, drums are incredible, bass awesome and Robb Flynn's vocals are so versatile! He can swtich from heavy to soft effortlessly; Machine Head deserve so much more recognition and respect than they get.
I was in 6th or 7th grade when this dropped. I still slap it to this day.
The drummer is absolutely awesome.
you know the album mix of this track is gonna be fucking savage
i love how machine head albums are all so different, but you can instantly tell its them.
so stoked for the album
Words cannot describe how excited I am for this upcoming album!
Had this song on repeat for weeks, Counting down the days till the new album's out on tuesday \m/
God this comment just made me feel old as fuck lol
@james pittman right there with you, makes me feel ancient
Those drums in the beginning though...
Perfect song for a Gears of War Playthrough
how have I not put those two together!
An epic masterpiece..... perfectly orchestrated, beautiful in its brutality this song never gets old. A timeless metal treasure!
One of the greatest metal songs of all time
Heard this song on the radio station in the video game sleeping dogs and think it’s one of (if not the) best song in the game
Machine Head, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, At The Gates, In Flames, and Dark Tranquility are the best metal bands t come out of the 90's.
***** tool are tools
What about Pantera?
Totally forgot about them. They're awesome too.
Virgin Smasher Don't forget Tool, Megadeth, Venom...
LetalShade Venom and Megadeth came out of the 80's and I don't consider Tool metal. Tool's more Hard Rock with different time signatures.
Agree or disagree. like iron maiden and black Sabbath were an inspiration on bands like machine head. this band will definitely be a band people namecheck as an influence in ten years, best metal band to come out of the 90's.
*One of the best
Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath
Unfortunately their new stuff is shit
Late 90s but I will agree
Nope. Avenged sevenfold
This...this is the song I go to when I need to remember why I love tom groove intros.
Machine head gods of metal 🤘🤘🤘
Truth sir.
Members of Machine Head, I want you to know that you are my absolute favourite band that has ever existed. You have brought me through the lowest points in my life and never cease to amaze me with your songwriting skills and amazing musical skill. You are my greatest inspiration and I will always be a loyal fan. I had to listen to this song 17 times to understand what I was hearing, and I realized that this is an unfamiliar sound, an amazing aound. You invented a new style and it is amazing.
The guitiar solo and chorus is absolutely amazing !! I always liked this band and most of their songs/albums !! This was their best, hands down tbh !!!
Now would be a really good time to listen to this since we have a huge locust swarm problem.
Pure epicness, how can people even dislike this? I don't see any possibility in ever disliking this :D
Damn, I remember the day when Locust came out, feels so recent. I just broke my jaw realizing it was like 7 years ago.
Now 9 :o
Yes those were the days...
When that bridge and solo hits while you're driving! :)
One of the best metal bands today!
machine head is like old fine wine, the older they get the better they sound!!!
Holy shit. I listened to this song while i did 4 sets of squats. Free energy
Amazing album start to finish. One of the best Metal has to offer!
THIS IS THE "MACHINE HEAD" I LOVE TO HEAR!!!
OMG my hand its always pushing replay button!!
so tough, so strong..heavy..awesome as always...
great riffs.......
Even Locusts love this song !
Thanks, Sleeping Dogs.
WSOU (Pirate Radio) NJ....plays this...and it just gets me going while I'm driving...I'm getting this album, great musicians! This is great quality! Thanks for posting!
Nostalgia 😎🤟
so epic i get chills
Masterpiece
I just wonder if it's really 200 views with us just listening to it over...and over...and over :)
I love this song :)
OMG I love the cover art!
so far this is the the best song ive heard this year cant wait for the album.
The percussion is remarkably good... "over the top" 🥁🥁
I love the fact Machine Head keep evolving. I have being a fan since Burn My Eyes came out in 1994 and while those complained about the burning red and supercharger i took the blood, the sweet, the tears and bulldozer as classics. They played bulldozer at Wacken in 2009 and i didn't see too many unhappy faces considering every fan denied owning that album. Strange that. Ha Ha. Can't wait ti hear the new stuff live. |m|
This is the first Machine Head song I've heard this is a really good fight impression
I can never get enough of that intro!
Goosebumps!!! We missed u machine head! Keep the epic music flowing! \m/
I'm not sure if anyone else gets the same feeling but I always get a master of puppets vibe on this track
me too.
Especially in the begginning
Yeah definitely but I see more of it on the soft bridge part before the solo.
Guitar harmonise at The middle part give me the most puppets vibes
I don't think it _sounds_ the same, but its *constructed* in a similar way.
Sweet caress grazes my skin
It's loveless, these hooks sink in
Behind an angel's disguise, an insect preys
Mandibles cut like a knife, the reckoning
Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds
Louder the tattered wings they sound
Descending down
Down they come, the swarm of locusts
Skies above converge to choke us
Feast of souls consume the harvest
Young and old, suffer unto the locust
Surrender, these veins are bled
Devoured, nothing sacred
Strings pull the marionettes
See how they dance upon the winds that beget our pestilence
Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds
Louder the tattered wings they sound
Descending down
Down they come, the swarm of locusts
Skies above converge to choke us
Feast of souls consume the harvest
Young and old, suffer unto the locust
Bleeding from my eyes, this plague is sent to erase us
Bleeding from inside, these vermin can't infiltrate us
Faith appears, and holds a candle
Hark, the angels sing
Forming clouds, their shadow shrouds
Louder the tattered wings they sound
Tear the veil, the lies derail
Purity ever will prevail
Trumpets sound the shattered crown
Halos of truth now they surround
The charade comes down
Down they come, the swarm of locusts
Skies above converge to choke us
Feast of souls consume the harvest
Young and old, (suffer unto the locust)
Down they come, the swarm of locusts
Skies above converge to choke us
Feast of souls consume the harvest
Young and old, suffer unto the locust
The intro is amazing. It's nostalgia to me.❤️
This is the kind of a song I know to expect from MH - a masterpiece, an angel of kick-ass. Thank you for this one.
Going back to this after hearing the new stuff really shows how far they have fallen.
This song is so fucking heavy it's amazing. The more I listen to it the more I like it. Can't wait for the new album and to see you guys live!
The lead guitar (and tones) are simply astonishing!!
If you live in the NY area, this song is great to fill in the gapless sounds of the locusts trip noise this year,
3:33 let it all go..
his voice is literally so beautiful at that part.
it legitimately makes me wanna cry
Absolutely...a fantastic track from MH
This album is going to be so worth the wait.
New Machine Head always makes me smile, never disappointed after 17 years.
Damn! I like it! Just recently been turned on to Machine Head by my bass player. I'm wondering to myself where was I and what the f**k was I doin' ?!
+Jeff Cosner Same thing happened to me a year ago... Singer drug me to a show in ATL a year ago and I was hooked. Yeah, they seriously went under my 90s radar... I was listening to Pantera/TOOL and pretty much nothing else
That verse riff is just so fucking sick. 0656-0656-0656. Yes Rob you fuckin badass!
Can't wait to hear the live version
The new Machine Head doesn't come out until come out September 27th. I want it now!!!!
Gotta listen to this while playing Gears of War...
That can be your opinion and it will be OK :D
Machine hwad and lamb of god are perfect for gow
If you want some real ass-kicking Metal...here it is... "Locust" from MACHINE HEAD!! \>machinehead
Underrated true metal legends.. Keep kicking our asses and keep the music alive brothers
So can't wait to BUY this album!!!!
brutal ¡¡
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This is the song u should play when working out
Got their album 3 days ago been listening non-stop
3:17😍🤘
Aaaaaah this is amazing! Machine Head's last couple of albums have been so good and this is awesome to, thank god they moved away from their earlier stuff to end up making metal this good! In Flames could learn a thing or two from the likes of Trivium, Soilwork and Machine Head when it comes to bettering themselves.
They never fail to remind us how much they love Iron Maiden...in all of their songs...kudos for that
Me in 2022 still listening to it
The Best of thrash is hère \M/
One of my favorites. Someone has good taste in music
Hey, these guys are good!
\m/
yves jacquot But...Machine Head aren't thrash metal. They're heavy/groove metal.
+yves “Troll'n'Roll” jacquot Don't ever call this crap Thrash. This is Melodic Metalcore/Deathcore
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Bruh, wtf is this comment? 💀
I've listened to lots of good metal, but I gotta say this this is probably the best song I've ever heard. The heavy sick riffs, the beautiful harmonic and symphonic sections, and the crazy solos. It's basically a masterpiece.
New song, fuck yeah! New album, can't wait for the rest of it.
Theme song of the Locust Horde from Gears of War.
If the cops is not at ur housse, the sound is just not loud enouph
NOOOOO ... NOOOOOOO !!!!! it won't go louder !!!!
robin you gotta cranck it to 11 :P
xD
Enuf
@@SeanORaigh partypooper
Words can't discribe on how great this song is, is sure AMAZMENT! CAN"T STOP LISTING TO IT!!!!
Groove metal at its finest.
Phil Demmel best guitarist to ever live
Demmelition
Currently listening to: Machine Head - Locust
I listen to this album during september, october every year since 2011 to curb a dark time in my life. I don't know why but it will always be in my soul during these months. Thank you Machine Head for getting me through them
Thankyou in waves for suggesting I listen to this video
ohhh. so glad for new Machine Head. I like it.
VIM PELA JENNI!!