Tony Costanza (ex-Machine Head, ex-Crowbar, etc.) has sadly passed away. The drummer was 52 years old. Costanza’s former Crisis bandmate Afzaal Nasiruddeen confirmed the news with the following statement: “It is with a very heavy heart that I have to accept and inform everyone concerned that I lost my brother, band mate, home boy and…
Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold), Chris Jericho (Fozzy), Nita Strauss (Alice Cooper), Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), and Strauss’ boyfriend Josh Villalta have announced a new project called The Wheelblocks. The band’s first single, a cover of Iron Maiden’s “Aces High,” will be released on August 6. https://twitter.com/hurricanenita/status/1290429467043618817
Machine Head have officially cancelled their European and Australian tours. The dates were previously postponed, but they have now been scrapped completely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Robb Flynn issued the following statement: “IMPORTANT TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT. Hey guys, Robb here. Hope you and yours are doing well and are staying healthy through all of the…
Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), Jeff Scott Soto (Sons Of Apollo, etc.), Billy Sheehan (Sons Of Apollo, etc.), and Dave McClain (Sacred Reich, ex-Machine Head) have joined forces for a quarantine cover of Van Halen’s “Loss Of Control.” You can check that out below: Demmel commented: “This a song Dave and I have been jamming…
Machine Head’s Robb Flynn recently paid tribute to the late Chester Bennington by sharing footage of himself covering Linkin Park‘s “In The End“ during a live performance three years ago. You can check that out below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by robbflynn (@robbflynn)
Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), Sean Killian (Vio-lence), Dave Rude (Tesla), Dan McNay (Jack Russell’s Great White), and Mark Hernandez (Dress The Dead) have joined forces for a quarantine cover of Pat Travers’ “Snortin’ Whiskey.” You can check that out below: Demmel commented: “This was Mark’s baby and asked me to host this as part…
Phil Demmel (ex-Machine Head, etc.), Andrew Freeman (Last In Line), Ed Roth (Robby Krieger, Joe Walsh, etc.), Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-Megadeth, etc.), and Dan McNay (Jack Russell’s Great White, etc.) have joined forces for a quarantine cover of Gamma’s “Razor King.” You can see footage of that below. Demmel commented: “Ronnie [Montrose] has been a huge…
Chris “OJ” Ojeda (Byzantine) has joined forces with Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, etc.), Chris Kale (Five Finger Death Punch), and Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, etc.) for a quarantine cover of Metallica‘s “The Shortest Straw.” You can check that out below: Ojeda commented: “Chris [Kael] and I have discussed working on…
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson will be releasing a new covers album titled “No Cover” on October 2. The 13-track record will feature covers of tracks by Motörhead, W.A.S.P., Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Queen, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, and more. Ellefson recorded the album with vocalist Thom Hazaert, guitarist Andy Martongelli, guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Sons…
During the June 26 edition of his “Acoustic Happy Hour” series, Machine Head’s Robb Flynn performed covers of Slipknot‘s “Snuff,“ “Deftones‘ “Change (In The House Of Flies),“ System Of A Down‘s “Aerials,” Dio‘s “Holy Diver,“ Staind‘s “Outside,“ and more. You can watch that set below:
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