Billboard 200 chart — putting Machine Head in the Top 25 for the first time in the band's 19-year history. This is also their third consecutive album to show at least a 20 percent increase in sales over its predecessor. This was accomplished in spite of the music market dropping by more than 45 percent in the four and a half years since the release of the band's previous album, The Blackening. In 2011, the album won a Metal Storm Award for Best Thrash Metal Album. Accolades Year-end rankings Decade-end rankings Tour The band toured the album under the name of The Eighth Plague beginning November 1, 2011. Support came from the bands Bring Me the Horizon, DevilDriver and Darkest Hour. Robb Flynn made a statement saying that "This will no doubt be the heaviest show you're going to see this year. A lot of the greatest shows of our last touring cycle were in Europe and the U.K., so the prospect of this lineup combined with these crowds has us extremely stoked to get out there and tear it up! New material, great venues, killer fans... we absolutely cannot wait!" The band also played two warm up shows, at Club Vegas in Salt Lake City, Utah and The Knitting Factory, Reno on July 5 and 7 respectively. These dates were first time the band had taken the stage since March 2010 after the touring cycle for their last album The Blackening ended. The band performed on the 2011 edition of Rockstar Mayhem Festival, marking their 2nd time on the tour, as they were on the inaugural tour in 2008. They spent the first 9 dates on the tour from July 9–20 playing the Main Stage, after which they headlined on the Revolver Stage spanning July 22 – August 14. Track listing Personnel Machine Head Robb Flynn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Adam Duce – bass, backing vocals Phil Demmel – lead guitar, backing vocals Dave McClain – drums Additional musicians Rachel, Kathy, Genie, and Michi of Quartet Rouge – Strings on "I Am Hell", "Darkness Within", and "Who We Are" Production Robb Flynn – production, mixing Juan Urteaga – mixing, engineering Brad Kobylczak – assistant engineering Lee Bothwick – assistant engineering Ted Jensen – mastering Paul Gerrard – artwork Myriam Santos – photography Strephon Taylor – logo design Chart positions References 2011 albums Machine Head (band) albums Roadrunner Records