The below comes from Robb Flynn’s posting (link below for source):
2-11-13.
That is the date we fired Adam Duce. That is the day that I had to tell Adam that after 21 years of being in a band together, I just couldn’t take it anymore.
That is the day I said “My hope is that this can be amicable.”
The words sounded like someone else had spoken them.
It was like being outside of my body watching someone else deliver these painful words.
But, it was me saying it.
And we all said it.
We had our say sitting in our jam room in Oakland. Dave said it. Joseph (our manager) said it. Phil said it. We all said that we couldn’t take being in a band with him anymore. That if this didn’t happen, we were going to break up the band.
It was hard. One of the hardest moments of my life.
ALL THAT REMAINS ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR (WITH DETHKLOK, MACHINE HEAD AND SPECIAL GUESTS THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) IN SUPPORT OF THEIR FORTCHOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM, A WAR YOU CANNOT WIN OUT NOVEMBER 6th (ELECTION DAY)
(New York, NY) – All That Remains (ATR) will hit the road this fall with Dethklok, Machine Head,and special guests, The Black Dahlia Murder. ATR will serve as direct support to Dethklok (alternating with Machine Head).The tour kicks off on October 30 in Norfolk, VA will make more than 30 stops throughout the United States and Canada before coming to an end in Atlanta, GA (full tour dates below). For ticket information please visit www.adultswim.com/dethtour.
All That Remains will release its much-anticipated new studio album, A War You Cannot Win on November 6th 2012 via Razor & Tie. The new album will be the band’s seventh studio album to date and their follow up to For We Are Many. A lyric video for the first single, “Stand Up” is available now – WATCH HERE. A War You Cannot Win sees ATR reunited with longtime producer Adam D (The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage). The record is the culmination of an intense writing period for the group that began shortly after 18 months of touring in support of their last album For We Are Many. The band will tour heavily in support of the new album with a fall tour to be announced soon.
ALL THAT REMAINS TOUR DATES
10/30/2012 Norfolk, VA @ Norva
10/31/2012 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
11/2/2012 Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore
11/3/2012 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
11/4/2012 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
11/5/2012 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/7/2012 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
11/8/2012 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
11/9/2012 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
11/10/2012 Detroit, MI @ Fillmore
11/11/2012 Grand Rapids, MI @Orbit Room
11/13/2012 Fargo, ND @ The Venue
11/14/2012 Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
11/15/2012 Milwaukee, WI @ Rave
11/16/2012 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
11/17/2012 Kansas City, MO @ Midland
11/18/2012 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/20/2012 Denver, CO @ Fillmore
11/21/2012 Salt Lake City, UT @ Great Salt Air
11/23/2012 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
11/24/2012 Portland, OR @ Roseland
11/26/2012 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
11/27/2012 Hollywood, CA @ Palladium
11/30/2012 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
12/1/2012 Austin, TX @ Stubbs
12/2/2012 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
12/4/2012 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
12/6/2012 Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
12/7/2012 Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
12/8/2012 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *MACHINE HEAD and ALL THAT REMAINS will be alternating in the direct support position each night. Check your local tour listing for the solidified line-up in your market.*
Move over Batman – there’s a new symbol dominating the night sky as Hellfest’s mighty H calls brothers to arms for a weekend, that quite frankly, would strike fear into the heart of many a-charging army. As one of the official t-shirt’s states: Keep repeating – it’s only music… it’s only music… it’s only music… Read the rest of this entry »
The massive touring Sonisphere festival landed in Finland for the fourth time in a row. The first two Sonisphere festivals were arranged on the other side of Finland. For financial reasons the festival was moved to the capital, Helsinki, last year when Slipknot headlined the one-day event with several support acts. Obviously the turn-out at last year’s festival didn’t please the organization and for this year Metallica were recruited to headline. Nearly 50,000 tickets were sold like hot cakes when the line-up of Sonisphere was announced. Besides Metallica, Machine Head, Amorphis, Gojira, Ghost, and finally Hardcore Superstar had been booked to appear at the one-day festival on one stage. Of course, the celebration of Metallica’s multi-million selling BLACK album was the main bait to attract the audience.
Oakland, CA’s MACHINE HEAD has released a brand new North American tour commercial in preparation for their upcoming headlining run with Suicide Silence and Darkest Hour. You can view the tour commercial on the band’s official YouTube page. The tour kicks off on January 15th in Denver, CO and will tour through the U.S. for the remainder of the month, coming to a close on February 18th in the band’s hometown area of San Francisco, CA. See below for all current tour dates.
MACHINE HEAD W/ Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour
1/15, Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
1/17, Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
1/19, St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
1/20, Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Ballroom
1/21, Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
1/22, Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
1/24, Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
1/26, Portland, ME @ State Theatre
1/27, Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
1/28, Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
1/29, Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
1/31, Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
2/1, Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
2/2, Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
2/3, New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
2/4, Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/6, Norfolk, VA @ NorVA Theatre
2/7, Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
2/8, Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
2/10, New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
2/11, Houston, TX @ House of Blues
2/12, San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
2/13, Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
2/15, Farmington, NM @ Top Deck
2/16, Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
2/17, Hollywood, CA @ Avalon
2/18, San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
MACHINE HEAD bludgeoned into the charts last fall with a remarkable #22 Billboard Top 200 chart debut for their new album, Unto The Locust. Released in North America on September 27th, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, Unto The Locust is widely-regarded as a new opus in modern metal. In 2011, Unto The Locust was voted #1 on Sirius XM Liquid Metal, #2 in Revolver Magazine’s end-of-year list, and #31 in Decibel Magazine’s Top 100 of 2011, just to name a few. The record has garnered stellar reviews referring to it as “a breathtaking work”, “one of 2011’s essential albums”, “a modern metal masterpiece”, “the most accomplished record [MACHINE HEAD] has ever recorded”, and “album of the year” by several of today’s top music publications and entertainment journalists. Be sure to purchase Unto The Locust on iTunes or physically at Best Buy or your local music retailer.
To learn more about MACHINE HEAD, please visit these websites:
Machine Head visited Finland supporting the newest album UNTO THE LOCUST by playing two sold out gigs in a row. Before the four-piece got on the stage at the Circus club in Helsinki I had a pleasant interview session with the band’s guitarist Phil Demmel who was gearing up for the gig. The sixth album UNTO THE LOCUST once again proves the band’s ability to create a murderous groove whipping songs. Phil Demmel tells more about the making process of the album and finally both the interviewer and guitarist try to calculate how many times he has visited Finland.
Machine Head have enjoyed massive loyal support in Finland since their first visit back in 1995. Since then, the legendary Bay Area groove metallers have returned to Finland for almost every tour. During the past few years Machine Head have delighted Finnish fans by giving unforgettable shows . Each time the touring packages have been extremely well received by many metal fans. The current package consisted of Devildriver, Darkest Hour and Bring Me The Horizon. The tickets sold like hot cakes. Before the doors were opened, there was a huge line weaving down the street in front of the club. Even some passersby by wondered what people were standing in line for. Some fans had arrived several hours before the gig even started.
Support from SUICIDE SILENCE, DARKEST HOUR and RISE TO REMAIN
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Oakland, CA’s MACHINE HEAD are pleased to announce their upcoming U.S. headline tour with support acts Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour, and Rise To Remain. The tour kicks off on January 15th in Denver, CO and will tour through the U.S. for the remainder of the month, coming to a close on February 18th in the band’s hometown area of San Francisco, CA. Stay tuned for more updates on the tour and see below for all current tour dates.
MACHINE HEAD W/ Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour, Rise To Remain
1/15, Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
1/17, Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
1/19, St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
1/20, Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Ballroom
1/21, Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
1/22, Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
1/24, Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
1/26, Portland, ME @ State Theatre
1/27, Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
1/28, Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
1/29, Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
1/31, Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
2/1, Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
2/2, Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
2/3, New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
2/4, Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/6, Norfolk, VA @ NorVA Theatre
2/7, Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
2/8, Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
2/10, New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
2/11, Houston, TX @ House of Blues
2/12, San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
2/13, Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
2/15, Farmington, NM @ Top Deck
2/16, Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
2/17, Hollywood, CA @ Avalon
2/18, San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
In celebration of the upcoming headline tour, MACHINE HEAD and CraveOnline.com are giving away one Epiphone Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying-V to a lucky winner! Make sure to head to CraveOnline.com to enter for your chance to win! For information and specifications on the Love/Death Flying-V, visit this location.
MACHINE HEAD unveiled their new music video for the single ‘Locust’ today exclusively with Pitchfork.com. The track ‘Locust’ is cut from the band’s latest Billboard-charting album, Unto The Locust. The video is directed by veteran MACHINE HEAD video director Mike Sloat and features motion picture-quality computer-generated imagery that includes a sinister swarm of locusts enveloping the band in a cloud of darkness and chaos, much like the ominous track itself. The incredible effects were all created by a team of veteran Hollywood CGI artists and monster makers including album art designer Paul Gerrard who all helped bring Paul’s amazing album artwork to life.
MACHINE HEAD bludgeoned into the charts last month with a remarkable #22 Billboard Top 200 chart debut for their new album, Unto The Locust. Released in North America on September 27th, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, Unto The Locust is widely-regarded as a new opus in modern metal, garnering stellar reviews referring to it as “a breathtaking work”, “one of 2011’s essential albums”, “a modern metal masterpiece”, “the most accomplished record [MACHINE HEAD] has ever recorded”, and “album of the year” by several of today’s top music publications and entertainment journalists. Be sure to purchase Unto The Locust on iTunes or physically at Best Buy or your local music retailer.
To learn more about MACHINE HEAD, please visit these websites:
Oakland, CA’s MACHINE HEAD are pleased to unveil their brand new music video for the single ‘Locust’ today exclusively with Pitchfork.com. The track ‘Locust’ is cut from the band’s latest Billboard-charting album, Unto The Locust. The video is directed by veteran MACHINE HEAD video director Mike Sloat and features motion picture-quality computer-generated imagery that includes a sinister swarm of locusts enveloping the band in a cloud of darkness and chaos, much like the ominous track itself. The incredible effects were all created by a team of veteran Hollywood CGI artists and monster makers including album art designer Paul Gerrard who all helped bring Paul’s amazing album artwork to life.
MACHINE HEAD bludgeoned into the charts this month with a remarkable #22 Billboard Top 200 chart debut for their new album, Unto The Locust, with over 17,000 albums scanned in the first week. To date, MACHINE HEAD has sold a staggering 2.4 million albums worldwide. Released in North America on September 27th, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, Unto The Locust is widely-regarded as a new opus in modern metal, garnering stellar reviews referring to it as “a breathtaking work”, “one of 2011’s essential albums”, “a modern metal masterpiece”, “the most accomplished record [MACHINE HEAD] has ever recorded”, and “album of the year” by several of today’s top music publications and entertainment journalists. Be sure to purchase Unto The Locust on iTunes or physically at Best Buy or your local music retailer.
To learn more about MACHINE HEAD, please visit these websites:
The latest installment of Craig Locicero of FORBIDDEN’s Ωmega Wave podcast hosted former-Machine Head, former-Testament/current Spiral Arms & Attitude Adjustment drummer Chris Kontos. Chris spoke about the A.F.A.R. coalition he founded (Alliance For Artist Rescue). According to A.F.A.R.’s statement: “Our mission is to assist metalhead refugees that are in dangerous cultural situations overseas; to help them settle in the U.S. by hosting and finding them jobs upon their arrival to the Bay Area.”
Chris shared some of the moving – and in some cases, horrifying – back-stories for these artists. He and his partners are a selfless organization that has already helped bring artists from Iraq, Iran, and South Africa into the United States. It is a noble and amazing effort that should be respected and shared with everyone in the metal community.
Locicero and his co-host “Barbwire” Bill Shields (former host for “In the Dark” Radio, professional wrestler, and current Ordained Minister of the Collective Conscious) will speak off-the-cuff on whatever controversial subject may come up. The goals of the Ωmega Wave Podcast are two-fold:
1) To speak to different compelling and controversial lyricists in Metal and Hard Rock weekly. They will be asked about their motivation, their craft, and what exactly inspires them in these challenging times to do what they do. Their thoughts & opinions on the most current affairs and intensely debated issues will also be discussed.
2) Have listeners sit in on a real conversation between good friends without censorship watering those thoughts down. Hosts Bill and Craig will take questions & topic suggestions live and do not filter their reactions to them. These conversations can get very heated at times, depending on the topic.
Previous guests include: Neil Fallon of Clutch, Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth, Sons of Liberty), Peter Dolving of The Haunted, Henrik Ohlsson (Scar Symmetry), Barney Greenway & Mitch Harris of Napalm Death, C.J. “The Metal Motivator” Ortiz, Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn, and Mr. Axe from Anonymous.
Listen to the tracks “Forsaken At The Gates” and “Dragging My Casket” from FORBIDDEN’s 2010 reunion album, Omega Wave,here.
Machine Head guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn joins Gary Holt of Exodus, Alex Skolnick of Testament, and other Bay Area thrash metal luminaries contributing written material to the deluxe upcoming photo book Murder in the Front Row: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew. This massive volume is due December 2011 from Bazillion Points Books, and sneak peeks and preorders are available at this location: http://www.murderinthefrontrow.com
In the book, Flynn recalls his initiation into the local scene via highly-energized gigs like Raven, Metallica, and Exodus at the Berkeley Keystone; Texas transplants D.R.I. at the Mabuhay Gardens; and Exciter at the Stone. “I became totally obsessed,” Flynn writes. “I punched a kid and broke his nose at an Anthrax show at the Kabuki for saying [Exodus guitarist] Gary Holt sucked. Yes, I was a thrasher, willing to fight and bang and bleed for my thrash metal gods.”
“It was an incredible time. It was violent, it was dangerous, it was drug- and alcohol-fueled, you had to learn to tell the wolves from the sheep, and girls suddenly thought I was cool. I became completely and utterly enamored with this world. We had no idea that moment was so special, happening right here in our own backyard. Our musical leaders captured the fears of teenagers growing up in the nuclear age, harnessed the hearts of the rebellious, and taught us to ‘fight! For what you believe to be right! Crush it with all your might!’ That is the moment that we now know as thrash metal.”
Flynn is pictured in the book in very early promo photos of Forbidden (then Forbidden Evil) and later live shots of Vio-lence. The book runs the gamut of Bay Area history metal history, capturing Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth’s earliest shows; sacred moments including Cliff Burton’s first rehearsal with Metallica and the very first meeting of Metallica and Slayer; the violent excess of hometown heroes Exodus; the infernal adolescents Possessed; and much more with over 400 photos in all. From the beginning, Oimoen and Lew fought on the frontline of a war for individuality, snapping frame by frame as thrash metal was born, along with stagediving, crowd-walking, and countless other magical moments filled with the key local personalities that made thrash happen.
In celebration of the much anticipated release of their new album, Unto The Locust, on September 27th, MACHINE HEAD will be attending four listening events in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Oakland. These events provide fans with an opportunity to celebrate the album’s release with the band and hear the acclaimed new album in its entirety, already being hailed by music journalists world wide asMACHINE HEAD’s best offering to date.
MACHINE HEAD will join fans, friends and industry at all four events, each unique in its own way, but every one promises to be a night to remember. ** Please note, MACHINE HEAD will not be performing at any of the events.** Says vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn of the festivities, “There are listening parties being held for this release all over the world, but we felt that putting a handful of events together here in the States and attending them ourselves would be a great way to give our fans and friends across the country a chance to hear the album before its release, and us a chance to hang with all of them as that’s happening. We can’t wait!”
These events will be free to attend, but space is limited at some of these venues so please arrive early to ensure entry. Look for more details to come about additions to the festivities such as presenters, prize giveaways, etc. The dates for all four events are as follows:
Thursday, September 22nd – Los Angeles, CA - On The Rox (upstairs at The Roxy Theatre), 9009 West Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Presented by Full Metal Jackie – 10:00 PM, 21 & Over.
Saturday, September 24th – New York, NY - Last Rites Tattoo Theatre & Gallery, 511 West 33rd St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
9:00 PM, All Ages, refreshments will be served.
Sunday, September 25th – Chicago, IL - Exit, 1315 West North Ave, Chicago, Il 60622
Presented by The Chicago Metal Factory – 9:00 PM, 21 & Over.
Tuesday, September 27th – Oakland, CA - Oakland Metro Operahouse, 630 3rd St, Oakland, CA 94607
8:00 PM, All Ages.
Also in anticipation of the release of Unto The Locust, Full Metal Jackie will be premiering a brand new track from the album this coming weekend, September 16-18. To find a radio station near you carrying the show, go to fullmetaljackieradio.com, facebook.com/fullmetaljackie666 or twitter.com/fullmetaljackie.
DUNLOP STRINGS recently caught up with a few of today’s hottest guitarists in metal at the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL to discuss DUNLOP’s particular line of guitar strings and why playing with them accents their overall performance. DUNLOP sat down with Phil Demmel of MACHINE HEAD, Jason Hook of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, Matt Heafy of TRIVIUM, and more to get their take on the strings. A new video has surfaced of the interviews as part of a brand new DUNLOP STRINGS manufacturing piece that explains the process behind the creation, assembly, and sound of the unique strings. Head to the YouTube link to watch the video.
DUNLOP STRINGS are designed, developed and manufactured at a state-of-the-art strings factory in Benicia, CA. Armed with the latest machinery, DUNLOP STRING designer Les O’Connor, formerly of DR Strings and Black Diamond Strings, led the DUNLOP design team to bring the DUNLOP strings vision to life. Without being tied to a ’60s string formula, Les took a modern and scientific approach to string design. With critical feedback from top touring artists, Les was able to design a string that met modern guitar player’s needs. DUNLOP STRINGS use traditional high quality materials and metals to produce non-coated guitar strings in standard gauges. In addition, innovative hybrid wrapping techniques and custom core-to-wrap ratios produce a superior low-tension string. All DUNLOP STRINGS are balanced set to set and come in corrosion inhibiting packaging that keeps them fresh.
Located in Benicia, California, DUNLOP MANUFACTURING, INC. was founded as a small, family-owned and operated company in 1965, and has since grown to be a leading manufacturer of electronic effects, picks, capos, slides, strings and other musical instrument accessories. DUNLOP is the home of such legendary products as the Crybaby wah and Tortex picks.
What began as a casual conversation between bands has evolved into a South American tour that will send shockwaves across the continent.
After a long absence from South America, MACHINE HEAD will make their presence felt this October, joined by the legendary Sepultura for dates in Brazil, Argentina and Chile that will surely give rabid South American fans a double-fist punch of unforgettable performances.
October will see MACHINE HEAD in full tour form after having played the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and Australia’s Soundwave Revolution tour in support of their newest crushing release, “Unto The Locust” (due September 2011). Sepultura, who will also be in full-on tour mode in support of their newest album “Kairos” are always devastating live, leaving both bands primed to deliver a set of shows that will be unlike anything South American metal fans ever dared to imagine.
MACHINE HEAD vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn exclaims, “Going back to South America is going to be fucking rad! The crowds there are absolutely insane, it has been a long time coming and we cannot wait for this! We’ve been working on getting back there for a while now and this proved to be a great opportunity.” Flynn adds, “This is going to crush, and having Sepultura together with us? Well, all I’ll say is that these dates are going to be one hell of a monster unleashed on the crowds in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. No one will be left standing at the end of the night!”
Sepultura frontman Derrick Green adds, “We are all looking forward to touring with MACHINE HEAD in South America. It was an idea that we have had for some time and it will be a great pleasure to share the stage with them. This is a show that cannot be missed by anyone.”
Sure to go down in the annals of South American metal history, this run of shows will feature two sets of master craftsmen together as you’ve never seen them before, don’t miss your opportunity to witness it in person!
TOUR DATES:
October 14 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Citibank Hall
October 15 – Curitiba, Brazil @ Master Hall
October 16 – Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Casa de Gaucho
October 21 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ El Teatro Flores
