Back in ancient Egypt they believed that the items their Kings were buried with would travel with them into the afterlife and so part of the burial ritual would see the mummified bodies surrounded by chariots, gold and more. Fast forward to now. If there were five albums that you’d want buried in the coffin
There aren’t many musicians in the Metal world with as much experience as guitarist Phil Demmel, a man who has toured the globe as part of Machine Head, Slayer, Kerry King, Vio-lence, Lamb of God and Overkill. In this new interview with Get Heavy he discusses all of that, from his journey through Bay Area
After Live Nation announced the UK shows ahead of time, Oakland Californians Machine Head have now blown the bloody doors off by announcing the full UK and European tour. All shows will be in the “Evening With” style, meaning no support bands, just two career spanning sets from the headliners, comprising three hours of “molten
Live Nation have got in ahead of Oakland Californians Machine Head and announced a run of “Evening With” shows for last year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival headliners in the United Kingdom in May. Given the dates it doesn’t appear to be the complete list with further shows expected in Europe, but it breaks down as
Having delivered a mighty fine debut self titled EP in the summer of 2024, after performances in the Metal 2 The Masses competition in Leicester alongside eventual winners Baelfyr, Peterborough Hardcore crew Break Them finally admitted guilt. They had a sophomore EP waiting in the wings with guest appearances from members of Full Contact and Low Life making us
After learning from graffiti the back of the toilet door that “The naked man fears no pickpocket” and witnessing a Spaceman, some Formula 1 drivers and a man dressed as a pony giving rides to his friends yesterday, it’s obvious that every one has entered into festival spirit(s). How people manage to carry off fancy
Waking up to the sound of campers shouting “Are you alive? Does it feel good to be alive?” in James Hetfield style is something Festival goers all around the globe enjoy and Bloodstock is no different. It’s warm after yesterday’s rain and after a protein shake, a can of Monster and the application of some
Courtesy of TrulyStucker, a partial set from Machine Head at Barba Negra in Budapest, Hungary on 24th July has surfaced online in all it’s glory. The band are playing career spanning sets with just a couple from new album “Unatøned” so if you do manage to catch them on their European Festival tour this summer
As the dust settles on their eleventh studio album “Unatøned“, Machine Head duo Robb Flynn and Jared MacEachern discuss the story behind the track “Bønescraper“. As part of their European summer shows, the band will be one of the headliners at Bloodstock Open Air Festival next month, standing alongside Gojiria and Trivium so we fully
High quality fan filmed footage of “Ten Ton Hammer” and “Is There Anybody Out There?” from Machine Head at Icehall, Black Box in Helsinki, Finland on 1st July has emerged online as the band continue their European Festival run. After releasing their eleventh studio album “Unatoned“, their first to feature both guitarist Reece Scruggs and
