Year of the Dragon (EP)

Year of the Dragon
EP by Machine Head
Released	June 26, 2000
Genre	Nu metal, rap metal, alternative metal
Label	Roadrunner
Machine Head chronology
The Burning Red (1999) "Year of the Dragon" (2000) Supercharger (2001)
Machine Head singles chronology
"From This Day" (1999) "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" (2000) "Crashing Around You" (2001)

Year of the Dragon is an extended play (EP) by American heavy metal band Machine Head. The EP is basically a single release of "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" plus three live tracks related to the 1999 The Burning Red tour and a demo of "New Resistance."

Track listing

1. "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" - 4:06
2. "Desire to Fire" (Live) - 4:38
3. "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" (Live) - 4:09
4. "From This Day" (Live) - 4:29
5. "New Resistance" (Demo) - 4:50

Credits

• Bass – Adam Duce^[1]
• Drums – Dave McClain
• Recording Engineer – Steve Remote (tracks: 2 to 4)
• Guitar – Ahrue Luster, Robert Flynn
• Lyrics By – Robert Flynn
• Mixed By – Toby Wright (tracks: 2 to 4)
• Music By – Ahrue Luster (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Dave McClain (tracks: 4), Robert Flynn
• Producer – Machine Head (3) (tracks: 2 to 4)
• Vocals – Robert Flynn

Details

The "Year of the Dragon" single was released to promote Machine Head's Japanese tour. Despite containing rare live tracks, "Year of the Dragon" also contained a demo for a new song the band was considering to use on their next album. The song, "New Resistance", delved deeply into the rap rock genre. Fans were encouraged to give the band feedback on their feelings on the new song. The song was never released on any album since the release of "Year of the Dragon".

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