Machine Head

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Eigentlich muss ich, meiner Meinung nach, nichts zu dieser Band sagen.

Die Jungns um Robert Flynn sind dieses und nächstes Jahr mit der "Burn My Eyes - 25th Anniversary" Tour unterwegs.

In D-A-CH gibt's folgende Termine (wenn ich keinen übersehen habe):

05.10.2019 Freiburg, SICK-Arena

11.10.2019 Würzburg, Posthalle

12.10.2019 Leipzig, Haus Auensee

14.10.2019 Bochum, RuhrCongress

15.10.2019 München, Zenith

16.10.2019 AT Wien, Gasometer

22.10.2019 CH Zürich, Komplex 457

04.05.2020 CH Pratteln, Z7 Konzertfabrik

05.05.2020 Wiesbaden, Schlachthof

08.05.2020 Hannover, Swiss Life Hall

01.06.2020 Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit 36

Ist jemand auf Tour dabei?

Ich besuche die Konzerte in Freiburg und Wiesbaden.

Machine Head sind da aber nicht alleine, im Metal ist das irgendwie sehr gängig geworden.

Sogar sehr kleine Bands, z.B. Sokoninaru aus Japan, machen das. Da kostet ein Meet&Greet (30min) dann nochmal das selbe Geld (mindestens) wie die reguläre Karte.

Hab ich selbst erlebt als die bei uns im Laden gespielt haben.

Zum Pech der Meet&Greet-Teilnehmer hat uns der Tourmanager aber nichts davon gesagt, daher kamen die dann auch erst regulär zum Einlass rein. Der örtliche Veranstalter stellt zwar "den Raum" (bei uns wäre das einfach der Club selbst) und muss dementsprechend vorher mit allem Drumherum fertig sein, aber das natürlich nur wenn man dies auch mitgeteilt bekommt. Dumm gelaufen...

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- '𝗖𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗟 𝗨𝗡𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧' 𝟮-𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 -

Bay Area metal icons MACHINE HEAD have released ‘Civil Unrest,’ a 2-song digital single, featuring A-side, "Stop The Bleeding" and B-side, "Bulletproof," with the former featuring additional guest vocals from Killswitch Engage frontman, Jesse Leach. This pair of fierce protest anthems were both written days after the back-to-back murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. They are not for the faint of heart.

Stream or purchase the incendiary tracks:

🎧 nuclearblast.com/mh-civilunrest

The gritty performance video was directed and edited by Mike Sloat, shot on location on the streets of Oakland, CA, with Jesse’s part filmed in Kingston, NY with David Brodsky.

Watch the music video:

🎥 youtu.be/pXiwr6OsYcM

The B-side, "Bulletproof" is a new song, also recorded with Carlos Cruz [WARBRINGER] on drums, and Jared MacEachern [MACHINE HEAD bass guitar] back in December 2018. Flynn adds, “The lyrics for ‘Bulletproof’ were finished in the aftermath of not only the Ahmaud Arbery murder at the hands of white supremacist, but everything twisting out of control in our World. The isolation and craziness of the pandemic, the lockdown protesters storming government buildings with AR-15‘s, as well as the blatant lies and conspiracies pouring out of our political leaders’ mouths, hour by hour, day after day.”

The songs needed something visually provocative as ‘sleeve artwork,’ so the band looked to longtime collaborator Strephon Taylor who hand illustrated various elements from this moment in time, to make a powerful statement about America and the World.

Both tracks were produced by Robb Flynn (Machine Head, Roadrunner United, Sworn Enemy, Dress The Dead) and engineered by Zack Ohren at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA, with the devastating mix being handled by long-time MACHINE HEAD collaborator and producer extraordinaire, Colin Richardson, together with Chris Clancy at Audioworks Productions UK. The tracks were mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound.

MACHINE HEAD are donating a significant portion of their streaming proceeds from "Stop The Bleeding" to http://grassrootslaw.com/, the organization representing George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery."

Quelle

Ich hab's gewusst ey... ich hätte doch zum "Burn My Eyes - 25th anniversary" Tourstart nach Freiburg fahren sollen seinerzeit.

Denn Wiesbaden Schlachthof im Oktober wird nun mindestens auch nochmal verschoben...

Die Mail von Eventim? der Schlachthof Wiesbaden wird was posten wenn fest steht ob und wann es stattfindet.
Info von Eventim kommt gerne mal mehrere Wochen später

Wieso? ich finde die letzten Veröffentlichungen sehr gut. Auch das letzte Studioalbum gefällt mir. Weil sie aus dem normalen Muster ausbrechen.

"IMPORTANT TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT.

Hey guys, Robb here. Hope you and yours are doing well and are staying healthy through all of the craziness.

It is with great disappointment and frustration that we must inform everyone of the (not so shocking news) that the due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, rescheduled tour dates for 2020 of both Europe and Australia have been cancelled.

These dates will not be rescheduled a third time, and all Machine Head tour dates have been pushed back indefinitely.

Venues unable to open or currently operate at capacity, along with travel restrictions, and potential quarantines has forced this decision onto us. At the moment, zero venues on the tour have been allowed to reopen, and are not expected to for the foreseeable future. As the Coronavirus continues to ravage the world, 17 of the 19 countries for the EU tour have banned US citizens, and vice-versa.

As you will know the majority of these dates have been rescheduled once already from the original onset of the pandemic, but without any sign of a likely time when these shows can be playable or a miraculous vaccine appearing, we are making the responsible decision to cancel all our forthcoming shows.

Full refunds will be available from point of purchase.

Until now, almost daily efforts have been made to figure out a way to keep the tours intact, these last 4 months have been a head fuck of major proportions, we had no idea and no blueprint of how to address many of the issues we were facing.

As I have implied to you all, we lost a staggering amount of money on the US tour, money we were hoping to make up on the 2nd EU run. And while you absolutely made it worth it, as each and everyone of you crazy motherfuckers who came out to the U.S. shows gave your blood, sweat, and tears (beers) for this band, now that these dates are officially off the table, we're gonna have to tighten our belts, and dig in for the long haul.

On behalf of both the band and management, I want you all to know how grateful we are for your continued support of Machine Head, it was a genuinely amazing doing this last go round of "Burn My Eyes" 25th anniversary dates for you all. People often say metal fans are the most loyal and passionate in the world, Head Cases are that TIMES TEN!!!

We do not know what the future holds, but want nothing more than to get back on the road, put on some MONSTER 3 hour shows for you guys, and RAGE with you all whenever this mess ends.

Sincerely hope to see you sooner rather than later.

Robb and Machine Head"

Quelle: Machine Head facebook-Seite

Fuck! Ich hätte damals nach Freiburg fahren sollen...