Machine Head News

I'M YOUR GOD NOW (LIVE IN THE STUDIO 2019)

By Machine Head

 

As part of the upcoming 'Burn My Eyes' 25th Anniversary Tour Robb, Jared, and original BME-alumni Chris Kontos and Logan Mader went into Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California and re-recorded their debut album live (warts-n-all), in-its-entirety.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES (3 HOUR METAL EXTRAVAGANZA!)
JANUARY ⁠
16th - PHOENIX, The Van Buren⁠
18th - ALBUQUERQUE, El Rey⁠
20th - DALLAS, House of Blues⁠
21st - SAN ANTONIO, Azetc Theatre⁠
22nd - HOUSTON, House of Blues⁠
24th - HUNTSVILLE, Mars Music Hall
26th - ORLANDO, House of Blues⁠
27th - FT. LAUDERDALE, Revolution⁠
28th - TAMPA, Ritz Ybor⁠
30th - ATLANTA, Center Stage⁠
31st - SILVER SPRING, The Fillmore ⁠
FEBRUARY ⁠
1st - NEW YORK CITY, Webster Hall⁠
4th - TORONTO, Danforth Music Hall⁠
5th - MONTREAL, Corona Theatre⁠
7th - BOSTON, House of Blues⁠
8th - BUFFALO, Town Ballroom⁠
9th - CLEVELAND, Agora Theater⁠
11th - INDIANAPOLIS, The Vogue ⁠
12th - LOUISVILLE, Mercury Ballroom⁠
14th - DETROIT, Crofoot⁠
15th - CHICAGO, Metro⁠
16th - MINNEAPOLIS, Skyway Theatre⁠
18th - DENVER, The Gothic Theatre⁠
19th - SALT LAKE CITY, The Depot ⁠
21st - OAKLAND, Fox Theater⁠
22nd - ANAHEIM, House of Blues⁠

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CYBER MONDAY IS HERE!

By Machine Head

- 30% OFF FUCK IT ALL TEES!  ENTER CODE: MH4LIFE

- FREE USA SHIPPING OVER $75

- $10 DOLLAR MYSTERY TEE
- $5 DOLLAR (LADIES) MYSTERY TEE
- $20 DOLLAR MYSTERY HOODIE
- $6.66 EVIL DUO WALL FLAG
- $80 DOLLARS OFF BOMBER JACKETS

Get all your Xmas shopping done at Ten Ton Trading Co. !!

Please be aware that the week of Nov 29th to Dec 6th is your safest time to order our premium merchandise to arrive before Xmas

**International Xmas cut-off is December 15th
*** USA cut-off is December 15th
**** Ten Ton Trading Co. will be closed from Dec 15th to Dec 26th no orders will be mailed during that time.

$10 DOLLAR MYSTERY TEE

$20 DOLLAR MYSTERY HOODIE (USA-ONLY)

$5 MYSTERY WOMENS TEE

$5 DOLLAR MYSTERY SAMPLE PAK (USA-ONLY)

$5 MYSTERY BULLSHIT PAK

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ALLY PALLY MOVED BACK TO BRIXTON!

By Machine Head

HEAD CASES!

As you all remember, on our recent UK leg of the on-going ‘BURN MY EYES’ 25th Anniversary tour we had the infamous "Beer-Gate" incident, where at the sold-out London show some jackass threw a large pint of beer into our sound board, destroying the $100,000 Midas desk, stopping the show, and pretty much ruining the flow of the evening. 

As documented previously it took herculean efforts from our crew, the venue and support staff to get things up and running again some half an hour later. You guys were incredible in your patience and support for us and each other, but nonetheless, it has left us feeling increasingly unhappy about not being able to deliver the show we presented in every single fucking country and every single venue on this first leg of the tour, not to mention in one of our favorite venues of all time, with a history that dates back to ground zero for Machine Head.  

And while the overwhelming response was insanely positive, with people saying it was a once-in-a-lifetime event, we have decided to take action and move our London show in June next year BACK to the BRIXTON ACADEMY and give you show you were supposed to fucking get!

On top of this news, if you we're a ticket holder last Saturday’s show we are giving you a heads up and a ‘thank you’ £5 discount off the ticket price for the new show. This offer is active at 12 noon today, and valid for 5 working days.
 
The link will be deactivated at 5pm Friday 22nd November.  All purchased tickets for Alexandra Palace will also be valid for the venue switch too and will be valid for the £5 rebate

AGAIN, JUST TO BE CLEAR:

• Head Cases who have only booked for Ally Pally, tickets remain valid for Brixton Show

• Head Cases who booked for 2nd Nov Brixton show + Ally Pally show, tickets valid for Brixton and will automatically be refunded £5 as gesture of goodwill, and for you just being freakin' awesome!

• Head Cases who booked for 2nd Nov Brixton show but NOT Ally Pally will be sent an email with link and unique single use password which will give them access to ‘priority booking period’ and discounted by £5 for NEW Brixton show.

• Offer runs from 12pm on Monday 18th Nov – 5pm on Friday 22nd Nov

• At 5pm on Friday 22nd Nov the new Brixton show will go on public sale at full price.

 Thank you to all who attended this very special night with us, lets get it fucking right this time!!

- Machine Head

BURN MY EYES 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR EU-2020 TOUR DATES


Tickets available HERE

APRIL
19th  -  ZARAGOZA, Teatro de las Esquinas
21st  -  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Capitol
23rd  - OPORTO, Coliseu de Porto
24th  -  LISBON, Coliseu de Lisboa
25th   - MADRID, La Riviera
27th  -  MALAGA, Paris 15
28th  -  MURCIA, Gamma
29th  -  VALENCIA, Republicca

MAY
1st  -  BARCELONA, Razzmatazz
2nd - TOULOUSE, Le Bikini
4th  -  PRATTELN, Z7
5th  -  LUDWIGSBURG, MHP Arena
6th  -  WIESBADEN, Schlachthof
8th  -  HANNOVER, Swiss Life Hall
9th  -  PRAGUE, Forum Karlin
10th  - BRATISLAVA, Refinery Gallery
12th  - BUCHAREST, Quantic Club
13th  - SOFIA, Universiada Hall
15th  - THESSALONIKI, Fix Factory Of Sound
16th  - ATHENS, Piraeus Academy
20th  - KIEV, Stereoplaza
22nd - MOSCOW, 1930 Moscow
23rd  - ST PETERSBURG, A2
25th  - HELSINKI, The Circus
28th  - STOCKHOLM, Fryhuset Arenan
29th  - OSLO, Sentrum Scene
30th  - AARHUS, Train

JUNE
1st  -  HAMBURG, Grosse Freiheit 36 **SOLD-OUT**
2nd  - UTRECHT, Tivoliredenburg
3rd  -  LILLE, Aeronef

5th  -  LONDON, Brixton Academy **venue change** 
6th -   BIRMINGHAM Academy


BURN MY EYES 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR NORTH AMERICAN 2020 TOUR DATES

Tickets available HERE

JANUARY 
16th - PHOENIX, The Van Buren
18th - ALBUQUERQUE, El Rey
20th - DALLAS, House of Blues
21st - SAN ANTONIO, Azetc Theatre
22nd - HOUSTON, House of Blues
24th - HUNTSVILLE, Mars Music Hall
26th - ORLANDO, House of Blyes
27th - FT. LAUDERDALE, Revolution
28th - TAMPA, Ritz Ybor
30th - ATLANTA, Center Stage
31st - SILVER SPRING, The Fillmore 

FEBRUARY 
1st - NEW YORK CITY, Webster Hall
4th - TORONTO, Danforth Music Hall
5th - MONTREAL, Corona Theatre
7th - BOSTON, House of Blues
8th - BUFFALO, Town Ballroom
9th - CLEVELAND, Agora Theater
11th - INDIANAPOLIS, The Vogue 
12th - LOUISVILLE, Mercury Ballroom
14th - DETROIT, Crofoot
15th - CHICAGO, Metro
16th - MINNEAPOLIS, Skyway Theatre
18th - DENVER, The Gothic Theatre
19th - SALT LAKE CITY, The Depot 
21st - OAKLAND, Fox Theater
22nd - ANAHEIM, House of Blues

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End Of Tour Wrap Up

By Robb Flynn

To say that this tour was phenomenal would be an understatement.  Kinda hard to put into words really. The vibe was something very, very special.  

To our incredibly hard-working crew you all kicked so much ass it was insane.  Adversity and challenges came, and you powered through them like a bulldozer. Special shout out to team leader Steve Lagudi for straight KILLING it!  Steve, Luke, Shot Rod, PartyBoi, Head Casey, Paul, Colin, Hannah, Keegan, Joe, Niklas, Peter, Sugar Bear, Sean-Paul you all are amazing, and we are stoked to have you guys on board!  

It’s crazy that there are 6 members of Machine Head now, but hey, life is crazy like that.  All of you brought it every single night, we started out at an incredibly high level, and ended even stronger.  Hands down, the best and tightest these songs have ever been played, and so much freakin fun!  So grateful for everything you all brought to the table. 

To Logan and Chris; I am so glad we’re able to do all this amazing shit after all these years!! To Vogg and Matt, we're lucky to have found guys as talented and great to be around as you two.  Thank you for crushing it every night and raising the musical bar!  Jared, my brotha from anotha motha, you slayed it for 3 1/2 freakin hours every goddamn night! You did an amazing job bro!

I was honored to share the stage with each and every one of you, thank you for your amazing talents! 

Joseph Huston and Adam Saunder, the men behind the scene who made it flow seamlessly!

And to the Head Cases: your passion, your vigor, your loyalty, your spirit, your goddamned stamina for 3 1/2 hours a sheer raging is unmatched! Greatest fans in the world!  No one even comes close!! 

On behalf on Machine Head thank you to all who came out to these historic shows.

- Robb

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LIVE IN WARSAW UP NOW!

By Machine Head

Machine Head live-streamed our entire 3 hour and 25 minute concert from Warsaw Poland last week, grab a beer, fire up a joint, and enjoy!

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Through The Ashes Turns 16!!

By Machine Head

At 16 years of age, our 5th album is officially old enough to drink beer and smoke weed!

It wasn't the easiest of births, the mighty Machine Head had decided to ask to be released from their unreasonable record contract and eventually Roadrunner Records complied.  They remained unsigned for year and a half, were rejected by 35 different labels, but undaunted, continued to tour heavily, and eventually Roadrunner Europe came back on board, with the plan to have Roadrunner America released to record simultaneously.  But on the last day of recording the album, RR US would pass on the album.

Until then, that fact had been kept under wraps, but Robb took to the internet and in typical frankness explained the situation.  Fans took it in stride. 

The album would come out on Oct 28th, but with the proliferation of torrent sites, was released two full months before that.  By the time Roadrunner US got back on board to release the album on April 20, 2004 in the United States, it had been available for eight months online!

Regardless, it remains an indomitable statement of intent, and would prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Machine Head were here to stay.  Many songs from the album remain in the set list today, including “Bite The Bullet”, "Descend The Shades Of Night” and ferocious opening track “Imperium"  which even 16 years later, continues to open many Machine Head shows.  They toured 20 months behind the album, including 3 US Tours, 3 European tours, as well as their first Australian headliner in 10 years

Did you see us on this tour? 
Do you have any memories of this album? 
How did TTAOE stand the test of time for you? 

Tell us what you think!! 

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#DOORDIECHALLENGE

By Machine Head

You think you got barz!?  You think you got BARZ!!??  Try and out-speed Flynn if you dare!! We will repost ALL entires, here your chance to become in Instagram /YouTube star!

Watch our top picks to date below!!

Here are the rules!
1) Must include the fast "supersonic" part at the end of the 2nd verse, (just saying "die motherfucker die" doesn't count!).
2) Can have extra verses before or after if you want to keep spittin'
3) Add the hashtag #doordiechallenge on instagram so we can find you.

Show us what you're made of!
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"DO OR DIE" OUT NOW!

By Machine Head

#Repost @robbflynn

"Do Or Die:  If you’re an angry person, then you know what it means when there’s a fury inside you that simmers just below the surface. For me it’s a rage that can fill my mouth (and in the past, my fists) with bile and I’m not satisfied until that bile’s reached its victim. ⁠⠀
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I, like so many of us, am fucked up in the head. I've felt as if the world was against me from the day I was born. My upbringing, like millions of others, was fueled by an uncontrollable rage. So those like me, we learned to put on a happy face for society, a laugh here, a smile there, but deep down that rage never goes away.⁠⠀
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That same rage has helped guide me through 33 years in the music business. You don’t last this long in this business being “happy.” Happy is contentment and that’s never been me. You last in the music business due to a hatred inside. A hatred that burns a fire so bright, that it can only be extinguished by music.⁠⠀
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It’s made for some beautiful hate filled songs...⁠⠀
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However, living with that fire inside comes with consequences. ⁠⠀
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It is a gift and a curse.⁠⠀
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I write songs for a living, but I also write songs to live. ⁠⠀
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Some people love them and connect with them beyond my wildest dreams, some people hate them and wish they never heard 'em, and that's okay too.

I’ve taken my lumps, I’m still standing and I'm never going away. ⁠⠀
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In fact I’m coming back hard as fucking nails.⁠⠀
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This is “Do Or Die”.

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Out now on all digital platforms via Imperium Recordings X Nuclear Blast.

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"Do Or Die" was produced by Robb Flynn and Zack Ohren (FALLUJAH, ALL SHALL PERISH) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA. Mixed by Russ Russell (AT THE GATES, NAPALM DEATH, SIKTH) at Parlour Studios, UK.  Mastering was handled by Gene Grimaldi (THE BLACKENING) at Oasis Mastering, Burbank, CA.

Video directed by Marius Milinski

Cover artwork created by Marcelo Vasco and Ben Franklin.

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