Machine Head leader Robb Flynn reflects on 2019 and reveals he's recorded a covers album
Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn has revealed that he's recorded a solo album of covers under the guise of Robb Flynn & Friends.
The news came as a tidbit toward the end of a lengthy Facebook post by Robb himself as he reflected on all the ups and downs of 2019.
"There was some tough times this year," says Robb. "Frustrating bang-your-head-against-the-wall-kinda-tough-times. Crying-while-on-a-dog-walk-type of tough times. Wondering how were gonna get from Point A to Point B tough times. Having to let go of a lot of things I'd never need to let go of tough times. Heartbreaking moments of disappointment where I had to accept that some situations were never gonna be good, and the only choice was to move on with my life, or drown in someone else’s.
"But it wasn’t all bad.
"There many many things that were downright amazing, including a long overdue vacation to the Bahamas based islands Turks & Caicos with my family."
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Robb goes on to list some of his own little and big accomplishments from the past 12 months, including losing 10 pounds, rebuilding a new band in 10 months, getting serious about the gym, starting a podcast and dropping new song Do Or Die.
But the one that caught Kerrang!'s eye was "Recorded a Robb Flynn & Friends solo album of covers". That's all the info we've got, so there's no official word on if the record will see the light of day any time soon, but if Machine Head's K! Pit performance is anything to go by then we're in for a full-throttle blast through of Sepultura's Roots, Alice In Chains' Angry Chair, Black Sabbath's Paranoid and much more.
Catch Machine Head on tour in 2020 across Europe and North America at one of the dates below. Get your tickets here.
Machine Head world tour 2020
January
16 Phoenix, The Van Buren
18 Albuquerque, El Rey
20 Dallas, House of Blues
21 San Antonio, Azetc Theatre
22 Houston, House of Blues
26 Orlando, House of Blyes
27 Ft. Lauderdale,, Revolution
28 Tampa, Ritz Ybor
30 Atlanta, Center Stage
31 Silver Spring, The Fillmore
February
01 New York City, Webster Hall
04 Toronto, Danforth Music Hall
05 Montreal, Corona Theatre
07 Boston, House of Blues
08 Buffalo, Town Ballroom
09 Cleveland, Agora Theater
11 Indianapolis, The Vogue
12 Louisville, Mercury Ballroom
14 Detroit, Crofoot
15 Chicago, Metro
16 Minneapolis, Skyway Theatre
18 Denver, The Gothic Theatre
19 Salt Lake City, The Depot
21 Oakland, Fox Theater
22 Anaheim, House of Blues
April
19 Zaragoza, Teatro de las Esquinas, Spain
21 Santiago De Compostela, Capitol, Spain
23 Oporto, Coliseu de Porto, Portugal
24 Lisbon, Coliseu de Lisboa, Portugal
25 Madrid, La Riviera, Spain
27 Malaga, Paris 15, Spain
28 Murcia, Gamma, Spain
29 Valencia, Republicca, Spain
May
01 Barcelona, Razzmatazz, Spain
02 Toulouse, Le Bikini, France
05 Ludwigsburg, MHP arena, Germany
06 Wiesbaden, Schlachthof, Germany
08 Hannover, Swiss Life Hall, Germany
09 Prague, Forum Karlin, Czech Republic
10 Bratislava, Refinery Gallery, Slovakia
12 Bucharest, Quantic Club, Romania
13 Sofia, Universiada Hall, Bulgaria
15 Thessaloniki, Fix Factory Of Sound, Greece
16 Athens, Piraeus Academy, Greece
20 Kiev, Stereoplaza, Ukraine
22 Moscow, 1930 Moscow, Russia
23 St Petersburg, A2, Russia
25 Helsinki, The Circus, Finland
28 Stockholm, Fryhuset Arenan, Sweden
29 Oslo, Sentrum Scene, Norway
30 Aarhus, Train, Denmark
June
01 Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit 36, Germany
02 Utrecht, Tivoliredenburg, Netherlands
03 Lille, L’Aeronef, France
05 London, Brixton O2 Academy, UK
06 Birmingham O2 Academy, UK
