Machine Head records cover of Pantera’s “Fucking Ostile”!

Machine Head records cover of Pantera’s “Fucking Ostile”!

Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers Machine Head has issued the following update:

"After two-and-a-half years of touring, we're (finally) two months into a three-month break, and let me tell you, it's been awesome!!! I've been out camping/wakeboarding a ton, Adam [Duce, bass] is taking flying lessons and just did his first brief solo flight, Dave's [McClain, drums] hanging in Alameda enjoying his new Yamaha drum kit (amazing!) and was hanging in L.A. with the Korn dudes and his longtime buddy Ross Robinson [producer and McClain's former Catalepsy bandmate, and Phil [Demmel, guitar] was most recently 'best man' at his best friend Shack's wedding. We've also found time to hop into Trident Studios with Juan Urteaga and record a Pantera tune for a b-side. We're doing 'Fucking Hostile'!!! Dave is done with drums (nailed it on the second take!), and I finished guitars yesterday and got vocals in the bag. Phil comes in tomorrow, then Adam, then it'll be mixed and mastered by the end of the week. Mike Sloat has been documenting, so we'll probably have video snippets up when the whole thing gets closer to release. We also just announced our sole U.S. headline date on November 6 in NY, so FUCKIN' A!!! Come make a road trip to N.Y. for some raging metal!!!"

Machine Head will team up with Megadeth, Slayer and Suicide Silence for the "Canadian Carnage East" tour beginning on November 8 in Moncton…yeah Montreal is November 11th (you shouldn’t miss that!!!). A U.S. tour with Megadeth and Suicide Silence will follow starting November 14 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

For more Machine Head news go at:

www.machinehead1.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Machine Head to tour Europe with Hatebreed, Bleeding Through and All Shall Perish!

Machine Head to tour Europe with Hatebreed, Bleeding Through and All Shall Perish!

Since the release of "The Blackening" in March of 2007, San Francisco Bay Area metallers Machine Head have toured incessantly, playing more than 300 shows in support of the Grammy-nominated album. And while this three-year-long album cycle has seen Machine Head share U.S. and European stages as main support to Metallica, Slipknot, Slayer, Marilyn Manson and Megadeth, headline the Jägermeister stage on the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, and headline the legendary Wacken Open Air festival to over 85,000 people, it hasn't seen them on a full-fledged headline tour, playing full-length sets. Until now.

Starting January 23, 2010, "The Black Procession" will tear through Europe, alongside brethren in heaviness Hatebreed, Bleeding Through, and All Shall Perish, for what promises to be night-after-night of unbridled power! Machine Head singer/guitarist Robb Flynn says, "After three years of touring we are beyond stoked to finish this tour cycle on our own terms, with our show, our stage, our production, our control, and we're lucky enough to bring three of our favorite bands along with us, it's going to be fucking massive!!!"

Machine Head have also decided to do things a little differently for the fans this time around and will be playing two or more intimate shows in 3,000-4,000-seat venues instead of the massive arena shows fans have grown accustomed to. Bassist Adam Duce adds, "Having done arenas now since The Black Crusade as well as the Metallica and Slipknot tours, we thought it would be killer to give the fans a chance to have a couple different setlists, and mix things up a bit. It's gonna be fun for us to see which gems we dig up!!!"

Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta says, "Machine Head and Hatebreed on the same stages across Europe?!?! This will be the heaviest and most pit-inducing tour of 2010. Make no mistake, if you miss this show, I feel sorry for you!"

Brandan Schieppati, vocalist for Bleeding Through says, "Machine Head is a band we have all looked up to for years. We consider it an honor to share the stage with our friends in Machine Head. This will be amazing!"

And Eddie Shall Perish from heavy up-and-comers All Shall Perish adds "This tour will be legendary! We are beyond honored to be a part of this epic event; these bands have all been huge influences to our music and our devotion to this scene. Machine Head are hometown heroes and Robb Flynn has been championing our new album all over the world and we couldn't be more thankful to Machine Head for wanting us to be on this insane tour! We also can't wait to destroy Europe with all our friends in Hatebreed and Bleeding Through! Fuck yeah, this tour kills!!!"

"The Black Procession" will mark the end of the touring cycle for "The Blackening", making it the ABSOLUTE last chance you'll have to catch Machine Head live before they hunker down to write their next album! So grab your tickets early, because you KNOW you don't want to miss this show!

The dates are as follows:

Jan. 23 - Germany, Stuttgart - Schleyerhalle
Jan. 25 - Germany, Offenbach - Stadhalle
Jan. 26 - Germany, Hamburg - Grosse Freiheit
Jan. 29 - Norway, Oslo - Rockefeller
Jan. 30 - Sweden, Stockholm - Arenan
Feb. 03 - Denmark, Copenhagen - Tap 1
Feb. 04 - Holland, Amsterdam - Heineken Music Hall
Feb. 05 - Belgium, Brussels - Forest National
Feb. 06 - France, Paris - Zenith
Feb. 08 - Switzerland, Zurich - Volkshaus / Sportznetrum
Feb. 09 - Italy, Milan - Alcatraz
Feb. 10 - Austria, Vienna - Gasometer
Feb. 12 - Germany, Munich - Zenith
Feb. 13 - Germany, Leipzig - Haus Avensee
Feb. 14 - Germany, Koln - Palladium
Feb. 16 - UK, Plymouth - Pavilion
Feb. 18 - UK, London - Academy Brixton
Feb. 21 - UK, Birmingham - Academy Birmingham
Feb. 23 - UK, Glasgow - Academy Glasgow
Feb. 26 - UK, Manchester - Manchester Apollo

Professionally filmed video footage of Machine Head performing the song "Halo" on August 2 at the Sonisphere festival at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom can be viewed below.

For more Machine Head news go at:

www.machinehead1.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Slipknot: Corey Taylor Interviewed About Hosting Kerrang Awards and more...

Slipknot: Corey Taylor Interviewed About Hosting Kerrang Awards and more…

The Daily Star got a chance to speak with Corey about hosting the Kerrang! Awards and how doing that compares to putting on a show with Slipknot.

Check out the whole interview right at:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/92372/Slipknot-host-a-bag-of-nerves/

Also, Slipknot brought home two Kerrang! Awards!

CONGRATULATION to them!!!

Slipknot were the big winners at last night's Kerrang! Awards taking home two of the coveted Ks!

They took home the trophies for "Best International Band" and "Best Live Band".

You can check out an interview from the BBC with the Scott Ian and Corey Taylor on their way in right at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8181878.stm

…and an other video done by Kerrang! below…

You can read the article “Slipknot scoop Kerrang! Awards” at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10000000/newsid_10000700/10000704.stm

And here’s some pictures from the event:

- Corey outfit! -

- Corey and the 2 Slipknot Kerrang! Awards -

- Machine Head were there too... -

Finally, there’s another Clown Exposure “Left for Dead” up now on Noise Creep…

This week Clown takes a look at a body in the woods, take a look for yourself and share your thoughts…Check it out at:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/07/30/clown-exposure-left-for-dead/

For more Slipknot news go at:

www.slipknot1.com
www.allhopeisgone.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Machine Head pull out of Sonisphere!

Machine Head pull out of Sonisphere!

In a surprising turn of events, Machine Head announced recently that the band will no longer play the upcoming Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth, due to "the disrespect and indignity offered by a promoter who won't honor [their] agreement..."

This will come as devastating blow to the bands fans who were looking forward to seeing the band play, however, the band have issued a statement on their official website and are appealing to their fans to show some understanding with regards to what was a very difficult decision for the band to make.

Their statement reads as follows:

“It is with the utmost disappointment that we must announce that Machine Head will not be playing the Sonisphere date at Knebworth in the U.K. on August 2nd. In a turn of events that has left us absolutely baffled, the promoter of the U.K. Sonisphere festival recently placed, unbeknownst to us, Limp Bizkit in our 3rd slot on the festival. Seeing as the running order was a significant part of the negotiation and agreement between us and the promoter, and the fact that we had been advertised in that slot since the festival's announcement, you can imagine our surprise when we were "told" that we would now be playing in the 4th slot, under Limp Bizkit, and bizarrely, it was actually expected that we would quietly move down the bill without issue.

We will not.

Machine Head turned down the U.K.'s Download Festival, a festival we are very fond of - which incidentally, had us above Limp Bizkit - to commit to the Knebworth festival, as we felt a closer kinship to the bands performing this year. In an effort to make this situation in Knebworth work, we have spent more than a week striving to resolve this issue in a proper manner. Unfortunately, that did not happen.

So we have regrettably been left with no choice but to cancel our appearance rather than stand for the disrespect and indignity offered by a promoter who won't honor our agreement. While we know that our fans will be furious about this situation - as are we, beyond words - we trust that you will all understand our position, and we encourage you to voice your opinion about it as loud and clear as possible.

The rest of our festival dates across Europe, including the other Sonisphere dates, as well as our headline of the Wacken festival remain unchanged.”

- Machine Head -

For more Machine Head news go at:

www.machinehead1.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Rock am Ring – Photos availables!

Rock am Ring – Photos availables!

Check out some pictures of bands like Slipknot, Trivium, Machine Head and Dragonforce who performed at the festival!

Rock am Ring is Germany's most popular festival event and it was from June 5th to June 7th.

- Slipknot -

- Corey -

- Chris -

- Joey -

- Paul -

- Paul and James -

- Shawn -

To see them all go at:
http://festivals.mtv.de/07-06-2009/fotos-slipknot-live-rock-am-ring-2009/

- Trivium -

- Matt -

- Paolo -

- Corey -

- Travis -

- Matt -

- Paolo -

See all of them at:
http://festivals.mtv.de/06-06-2009/fotos-trivium-live-rock-am-ring-2009/

- Machine Head -

- Robb -

- Adam -

- Dave -

- Robb -

- Adam -

All pictures available at:
http://festivals.mtv.de/06-06-2009/fotos-machine-head-fans-live-rock-am-ring-2009/

- Dragonforce -

- ZP -

- Fred -

- Vadim -

- Herman and ZP -

Check them all at :
http://festivals.mtv.de/05-06-2009/fotos-dragonforce-live-rock-am-ring-2009/

For more news on Slipknot, Trivium, Machine Head or Dragonforce go at:

www.slipknot1.com
www.allhopeisgone.com
www.trivium.org
www.triviumworld.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Win Robb Flynn’ flying V signed by Machine Head!

Win Robb Flynn’ flying V signed by Machine Head!

Attention, Metal Fans:

To enter to win the Machine Head signed Flying V guitar, you must complete the quiz on TheGauntlet.com and enter your Name/Email Address. The winner will be selected at random, 1 entry per person and you must be 13 to enter. Winner will be selected on March 31!

Enter the contest at:
http://www.thegauntlet.com/quiz/quiz2.php

For more Machine Head news go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Machine Head: New interview available with Dave McClain!

Machine Head: New interview available with Dave McClain!

A 14-minute audio interview with drummer Dave McClain of San Francisco metallers Machine Head conducted by Mick Burgess, the U.K. correspondent for Norway's Metal Express Radio, has been posted online at this location.

Machine Head is continuing to tour in support of its Grammy-nominated album "The Blackening", which was re-released as a "special edition" last October via Roadrunner Records.

Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, "The Blackening" earned a Grammy nomination for the fan-favorite track "Aesthetics of Hate".

For more Machine Head news go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Backstage with Machine Head!

Backstage with Machine Head!

The Metal Nurse of SkullsNBones.com has posted video footage of Machine Head hanging out backstage on Super Bowl Sunday on February 1, 2009 prior to the band's concert with Metallica at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Also present were Alex Skolnickfrom Testament and Corey Pierce from God Forbid.

Watch the five-minute clip here:

The U.S. version of the special edition of "The Blackening", Machine Head's Grammy-nominated masterwork, was released last October via Roadrunner Records.

Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, "The Blackening" earned a Grammy nomination for the fan-favorite track "Aesthetics of Hate".

"The Blackening Special Edition" is two-disc CD/DVD set that features an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers of Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name", over an hour of live performance footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Rio festivals, three uncensored music videos for "Aesthetics of Hate", "Now I Lay Thee Down" and "Halo", a "making-of" featurette on each video, "The Making of The Blackening" and expanded artwork. There's also what many hardcore fans have been rabidly waiting for: four never-before-seen performances of Machine Head celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, "Burn My Eyes", captured in Philadelphia in 2004.

For more news on Machine Head go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Machine Head takes the “Thrash Metal quiz”!

Machine Head takes the “Thrash Metal quiz”!

The members of Machine Head recently took part in a thrash metal quiz. The two-minute video clip can be viewed right here! (Windows Media player required).

The U.S. version of the special edition of "The Blackening", Machine Head's Grammy-nominated masterwork, was released last October via Roadrunner Records. Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, "The Blackening" earned a Grammy nomination for the fan-favorite track "Aesthetics of Hate".

"The Blackening Special Edition" is two-disc CD/DVD set that features an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers of Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name", over an hour of live performance footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Rio festivals, three uncensored music videos for "Aesthetics of Hate", "Now I Lay Thee Down" and "Halo", a "making-of" featurette on each video, "The Making of The Blackening" and expanded artwork. There's also what many hardcore fans have been rabidly waiting for: four never-before-seen performances of Machine Head celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, "Burn My Eyes", captured in Philadelphia in 2004.

For more Machine Head news go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Machine Head’s Robb Flynn checks in from the road!

Machine Head’s Robb Flynn checks in from the road!

Robb Flynn has checked in from the road on the band official MySpace blog. He talks about (amongst other things) being on tour with Metallica.

"We're out with Metallica right now in America (that's right bitches!!... main support to METALL-I-FUCKIN'-CA in America!!!) and we're super stoked about it! Most of those shows have been pretty sweet...The stage is cool too. Having played in the corner of a room for over half of my life, it took some getting used to playing in-the-round, or, "in-the-rectangle" if you wanna get technical. First night in L.A. was a disaster, but after that we got it down. We definitely command it now, and we *have* to command it. If we don't, it's so easy to just get lost up on that giant stage, and lose the attention of an audience who, for the most part, have never even heard of us..."

“Slipknot tour was amazing! I really can't go on enough about it. 10 1/2 weeks with Slipknot, man, I've wanted kill some bands after 2 weeks, but after 10 weeks with them, I miss all those dudes already. Japan fucking ruled!!! 8 truly amazing shows!!! The crowds there are out of their fucking MINDS!!! And despite the Loudpark Festival being a technical nightmare of biblical proportions for us (I played the majority of the show without a guitar), the crowd was jaw-droppingly brutal!!! They chanted "Machine Fucking Head" for 15 minutes after we left the stage!!!??? Scotland, Manchester and New York City, you better watch your backs, you have new rival in the circle pit department, and they may have already stolen the crown... check out the pit when the fast part kicks in during Imperium... ZANG!!!???”



To read the full blog go at:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=9513263&blogID=469800619

The band continue with Metallica into Europe and will be playing the following dates in the UK:

25 Feb: Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
26 Feb: Manchester Evening News Arena
28 Feb: Sheffield Arena
2 Mar: London, O2 Arena
3 Mar: Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
25 Mar: Birmingham, LG Arena
26 Mar: Glasgow, SECC
28 Mar:London, 02 Arena

For more news on Machine Head go at:

www.roadrunnerrecordsaboutbands.blogspot.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Machine Head’s Adam Duce speaks to NRV TV!

Machine Head’s Adam Duce speaks to NRV TV!

Check out this killer interview with Machine Head bassist Adam Duce, filmed for French website NRV TV.

In the interview he chats about the bands roller coaster ride within the music industry and the media, and about touring with Slipknot.

Check the interview now:

Enjoy!

For more news on Machine Head and the members go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Airbourne vs Machine Head – It’s the random question generator!

Airbourne vs Machine Head – It’s the random question generator!

It's time for a new installment! Here's Roadrunner Records bands to tink up random questions to pose to other randomly selected RR bands, and this time, Airbourne's questions are posed to the mighty Machine Head.

Check it out...

For more news on Airbourne and Machine Head go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

Enjoy!

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On the road with Slipknot & Machine Head!

On the road with Slipknot & Machine Head!

Metal Hammer Deputy Editor Caren Gibson hits the road with two of the greatest bands on earth in the five-part on the road feature. Read them all!

Read part 1 at:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/aaa-slipknot-machine-head/

Part 2 at:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/features/aaa-slipknot-machine-head-part-2/

Part 3 at:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/aaa-slipknot-machine-head-part-3/

Part 4 at:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/aaa-slipknot-machine-head-part-4/

And last part at:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/aaa-slipknot-machine-head-part-5/

For more news on Slipknot or Machine Head go at:

www.allhopeisgone.com
www.slipknot1.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

Enjoy!

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Corey Taylor and Robb Flynn doing a Metal Hammer interview!

Corey Taylor and Robb Flynn doing a Metal Hammer interview!

The new issue of Metal Hammer has the band sweeping the Readers Poll and has a Corey Taylor (Slipknot)/Robb Flynn (Machine Head) joint interview!

Subscribe at:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/

For more news about Slipknot and Machine Head go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Robb Flynn interview for Metal-TV!

Here’s an interview with Robb Flynn on Metal-TV...

Check it out below:

For more news on Machine Head go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

Enjoy!

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Machine Head interviews!

Machine Head interviews!

Check out this cool interview with Machine Head’s Phil Demmel with Metal Hammer, filmed on their recent euro tour with label mates Slipknot:

Plus over at STV, you can check out an interview with Robb and Dave!!!

Take a look at it at:

http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/66301-machine-head-some-of-the-best-shows-we-have-ever-done-have-been-in-scotland/

For more news about Machine Head go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Machine Head forced to cancel European shows

Machine Head forced to cancel European shows

Machine Head have been forced to cancel their remaining two performances on the Slipknot tour in Antwerp and Luxemburg, in the wake of guitarist Phil Demmel collapsing onstage again during Machine Head's second-to-last song Friday night in Sheffield, England.

Says bassist Adam Duce, "After considering the seriousness of Phil's health condition, we all feel that skipping these last two shows is the best thing to do. It's a bummer to end this tour like this after doing 9 amazing weeks and 3 continents with Slipknot, but getting Phil back to the States to get checked out is the most important thing right now. Our sincerest thanks to Slipknot and Children of Bodom for their support and understanding, we understand that it's a big disappointment to the fans, and Phil is very sorry about it, but we all feel that his health and safety is most important at this time."

Machine Head plan to resume touring Wednesday in Los Angeles for the first of two Metallica shows at The Forum.

For more info go at:

http://www.machinehead1.com/main.html

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Robb Flynn rant 4 - 5 and 6

Robb Flynns Rants 4 - What Sucked This Week

Check out the next instalment of Robb Flynn's rants as he tells us what sucked this week. Sydney fans who were at the Machine Head show recently will totally understand!

Robb Flynn Rants 5 - What does Robb Flynn think of Australia?

Well I guess you'll have to watch the 5th instalment of Robb Flynn's rants below to find out!

Robb Flynn Rants 6 – last one - What's next for Machine Head?

In the last part of the Robb Flynn's Rants series, Robb tells us what's in store for Machine Head in the future. An Australian tour with Metallica would be pretty damn good!

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Machine Head: Robb Flynn part 1 and 2 of "Robb Flynn Rants"

Robb Flynn is here to tell you What Kicks Ass

While Machine Head were in Melbourne recently with Slipknot, Roadrunner Records (Australia) recorded a 6 part series with Robb Flynn aptly titled 'Robb Flynns Rants'. In the first part of the series Robb is going to tell us what he thinks kicks ass.

Robb Flynn’ Part 2 - Worst Movie Ever!

Robb Flynn is back to tell us what he thinks is the worst movie ever!

Here's the schedule for next parts, check them out at: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com.au/page/News

24th November - Part 3

26th November - Part 4

28th November - Part 5

1st December - Part 6

Stay tune for the other parts

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Machine Head news!

Interview with Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel

Mia Timpano: Have you ever experienced any great pain in your life?

Phil Demmel: Yeah. Yeah, I have. This past year has been really hard for me. My father passed away a year ago. And the circumstances in which it happened … it was really hard for me and I’m still … I’ve spent the last year drunk. Quit drinking a couple of months ago to kinda deal with it. So it’s been really trying for me. I actually lost my grandfather recently, and it’s that weird thing where you go, Okay, I need to get really drunk right now.

[laughs] It was that. It happened to me while I was on tour. I was in Italy. And we were playing. And we were playing ‘Descend the Shades of Night’. It’s a song about death. His health had been declining, and I would think of him during the song, and I cried during the song sometimes when we’d play. […]

So we had gone on to play the show, and during the show I passed out on stage, during the song. I’ve had a history of black outs. So they take me out after, and we were on our way to Zurich the next day, and I just kinda felt weird on the way there. Woke up to a call from my sister. And it was a voicemail, ‘Hey, we really need you to call home.’ Called home, and she gave me the news that my dad had passed. So it was kinda shocking. I knew that it was coming, but you’re never ready. You’re never ready to hear that news.

Dave, my drummer, he kept asking me, ‘What time did it happen? What time did he die?’ And I said, ‘Man, I don’t know.’ And I did the math. So what happened was that he got out of his dialysis, sat in his car, and he took they keys and set them on dashboard. Just went to sleep. So it happened at the same time I passed out on stage. And just knowing that he touched me in that way was just … it was a blessing but, it still was hard to deal with. It’s amazing, but it’s just really hard to know that.

Machine Head live!

Machine Head's live video for 'Death Church' can now be seen right here! This live performance is part of the band's 'The Blackening Limited Tour Edition' bonus live DVD that is available now!

Also, the video for ’Hallowed Be Thy Name’ was shot by long-time Machine Head collaborator Mike Sloat and has been shot to coincide with the recently released special edition version of ‘The Blackening’.You can watch it here:

Enjoy!

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