San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD are in the process of “setting up the jam room to demo new tunes,” according to the band’s frontman, Robb Flynn.
MACHINE HEAD held its first jam session late last month in hopes of sparking material for their next album. Writing in his “The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman… And Other Ramblings”, Flynn stated: “Dave[McClain, drums], Phil [Demmel, guitar] and I practiced the other day and it was a really productive first jam session. McClain had about five rockin’ riffs, Demmel brought in the skeleton of what feels like a great song and I had a few riffs that we rocked on, no full songs, but solid riffs. It felt good, good to be moving on from [2011’s ‘Unto The Locust’]. Super proud of that record, but it’s time to move on, and we’re ready to move on. Bring on the future with an open embrace.”
“Machine Fucking Head Live”, the new live album from MACHINE HEAD, sold 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. It’s the band’s second live effort; “Hellalive” came out in 2003.
MACHINE HEAD‘s most recent studio album, “Unto The Locust”, sold more than 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart — putting MACHINE HEAD in the Top 25 for the first time in the band’s 17-year history.
“Machine Fucking Head Live” was recorded at various tour stops across the globe last year. It features songs from throughout the band’s expansive catalog, including crowd favorites like “Imperium”,“Aesthetics of Hate”, “Locust”, “Ten Ton Hammer”, “This is the End”and “Halo”.
“Machine Fucking Head Live” was mixed and mastered at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California by Juan Urteaga and Robb Flynn.
MACHINE HEAD is currently seeking a new label home following the expiration of the band’s contract with longtime record companyRoadrunner Records.
