Machine Head have parted ways with bassist Adam Duce, who has been a member of the band since its formation in 1991, along with vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn.
In a news item posted on Machine Head's official website this morning, the band claim Walt Disney Properties is behind the cancellation of yet another Machine Head show. The item also claims Machine Head are on Disney's "banned list."
Peavey is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its 6505 Series guitar amplifier line. “The Peavey 6505 Series has earned its place in rock history as the guitar amplifiers of choice for a wide range of top rock and metal artists,” said Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics.
In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario check out the brand new Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying V from Epiphone, which features a 27-inch scale giving it the low-end punch of a baritone with the classic feel of the Flying V.
The long-rumored cruise edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has now officially been announced, adding another metal cruise to the itinerary for 2012 and making this quite possibly the loudest year the Carribean has seen since "pirate" was a real occupation.
Yes, we know this is GUITARworld.com, but we figured the Machine Head fans out there would still find this interesting. Machine Head drummer Dave McClain has posted the drum parts, drum-set diagram and drum transcription for the Unto The Locust track "I Am Hell" at drummagazine.com.
Continuing to be not only one of the better thrash bands around, but one of the coolest, Machine Head invited a 13-year-old fan on stage last night in Buffalo, New York for a rendition of "Aesthetics of Hate" from their 2007 album, The Blackening.
The February 2012 issue of Guitar World magazine is available now. Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason tell the story behind the making of Meddle and Wish You Were Here, the two prog-rock classics that book-ended their 1973 masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon.