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Robb Flynn of Machine Head cups his hands to his ears as he performs with a V-style electric guitar on a stage bathed in white light.
Robb Flynn set out to make Machine Head’s shortest record – but he hopes its four-minute songs will have a lasting impact

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

Some record exec told Flynn that he'd only last five years, but 30 years on he's still at it, reinventing Machine Head with a new lead guitarist, writing songs to those dark nights of the soul

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Machine Head's Robb Flynn: “When we were first starting out, I used to say, ‘I want us to be the Grateful Dead of metal’”

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Flynn discusses the making of Machine Head's epic new album, Of Kingdom and Crown, the magic of the Roland Cube, and why Wacław “Vogg” Kiełtyka is the perfect foil on guitar

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Robb Flynn (left) and Dimebag Darrell
Robb Flynn says Dimebag Darrell smashed his guitar but made it up with a personal replacement

By Matt Parker Published

The Machine Head man discussed his adventures touring with the metal legend with Ola Englund

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How Robb Flynn discovered his trademark natural harmonics by accident

By Sam Roche Published

The Machine Head frontman recalls the unlikely origin of one of his signature techniques

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Machine Head drop sprawling new album ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN, share melodic fifth single, NØ GØDS, NØ MASTERS

By Sam Roche Published

10th in their illustrious career, the album is the band's first to feature Wacław Kiełtyka, who assumed guitar duties in 2019

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Machine Head reveal epic new single and Unhallowed be its name

By Sam Roche Published

The latest track unveiled from the Californian metal stalwarts' forthcoming album, Of Kingdom and Crown, has got big riffs, big melodies, big everything

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Watch Robb Flynn cover Black Sabbath onstage with a tribute band

By Matt Parker Published

The Machine Head man joined Back Stabbath at their show at Elbo Room Jack London in Oakland, CA

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Guitarists Logan Mader and Robb Flynn performs with Machine Head at Fox Theater on February 21, 2020 in Oakland, California.
Robb Flynn reunites with former Machine Head bandmate Logan Mader for new Once Human single, Deadlock

By James Turner Published

The crushing new track is set to feature on the LA metal outfit's forthcoming Scar Weaver album

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Tom Morello of Prophets Of Rage performs at Champions Park on October 1, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky.
From stunning acoustic reinventions to shred-heavy melodic death-metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche Published

Fresh, guitar-heavy cuts from Tom Morello x Pussy Riot, Billie Eilish, Modest Mouse, At the Gates and more await

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Machine Head's Robb Flynn plays Van Halen's Eruption
Machine Head’s Robb Flynn shreds Eruption in tribute to Eddie Van Halen

By Richard Bienstock Published

“This song is still so hard to play over 40 years later,” Flynn says

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