Interview With A Murderdoll (Wednesday 13): During the very early morning hours of the last day in May 2002, Murderdolls’ frontman Wednesday 13 took a few moments with Chris from our US office to answer a few questions to get us all acquainted with himself and a few more words on his project with Joey Jordison, Murderdolls… Sit back, relax, and read: PAST: Roadrunner: Cory (Murderdoll’s manager) left me an email this morning saying you wanted to do this at 10:30am instead of nooní¢ä‰åŒ_an early bird, eh? Wednesday 13: Fuck man, this is still late for me. I’m used to getting up at 4:00 in the morning. Roadrunner: You’re kidding? That’s not too rock ‘n’ roll. Wednesday 13: Yeah man, I haven’t had the rock star life yet. I’ve been going to work – getting up at 4:00 in the morning and delivering magazines. Roadrunner: That’s right, I remember Joey (Jordison) saying that you can’t wait till you go on the road so you can stop slinging newspapers. Wednesday 13: Yeah, it’s ridiculous. So now when I get to sleep till 10, I’m like “Wow, this is the life!” Roadrunner: Guess you’re in for a treat when you finally go on tour then. Wednesday 13: Oh yeahí¢ä‰åŒ_ Roadrunner: What is your first memory of music? Wednesday 13: First memory of music would probably be my brother bringing home vinyl from the record store, bringing in Number Of The Beast, Iron Maiden, and Shout At The Devil (Motley Crue). Playing it with the lights out, candles lit, and scaring me to death. But I loved it. And I wanted to hear more and more. Honestly, that’s really my first memory of music. PRESENT: Roadrunner: You live in North Carolina, right? Wednesday 13: Oh yeah, the home of Andy Griffith. Roadrunner: What’s the cigarette situation down there? Wednesday 13: Cigarette situation? We got the Phillip Morris plant, nothing majorí¢ä‰åŒ_ Roadrunner: I take it you don’t smoke cigarettes, then. Wednesday 13: Nope. Roadrunner: That’s not too rock ‘n’ rollí¢ä‰åŒ_kiddingí¢ä‰åŒ_All right, one more North Carolina question, Denny’s or Wafflehouse? Wednesday 13: DENNY’S! Wafflehouse is horrible, I never go there. Denny’s rules because you can get chicken all the time, and I’m a chicken fanatic. GETTING STARTED: Roadrunner: How did you meet up with the Murderdolls? When did all this get into motion? Wednesday 13: I guess it was around Halloween last year. I actually always take Halloween off for vacation. I was at home and I got a call from Tripp (Eisen, guitar), who I had met when he was playing in Dope about a year prior to that. He called me up, was like “Hey, I’m playing with this other band and we’re looking for a bass player.” I’m like, “I’m not a bass player, I’m a singer/guitarist.” But I can play bass too, so I decided to give it a shot. Shortly after I started talking with Joey and everything clicked, and maybe two weeks later they flew me out to Iowa and I was in a studio recording with them. It was that quick, no audition. First time I met Joey was the first time we went into the studio. Joey and I bonded – we liked the same movies, the same music – and it just kind of took off from thereí¢ä‰åŒ_and then at the beginning of the year, Joey’s like “I think I want to get rid of the singer, and I want you to sing.” I was like, “This rules, I don’t like playing bass.” It was just really cool, and it all kind of changed from that point – the music, the lyricsí¢ä‰åŒ_monsters & grave robbing, fun stuff. Roadrunner: The kind of movies you and Joey found in common, what would they have been? Wednesday 13: We both enjoy Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Joey’s a big fan of Part I and I’m a big fan of Parts I and II. We still argue about the two crazy guys from Parts I and II – Joey says that the hitchhiker from part I is the best, and I have to argue and say that the guy from part II with the plate in his head is topping him. Roadrunner: The world may never knowí¢ä‰åŒ_ Wednesday 13: We’re also really big fans of Slingblade, too. So we always use movie phrases to each other. We’re kind of strange like that. EVOLUTION: Roadrunner: From the time you became the singer compared to back when you were just the bassist, how much did the songs change? Wednesday 13: They took a change. There were some songs that I wrote, had a basic structure to and Joey took them, rearranged them, added parts, brought a whole new energy to them. After the singer left, we kind of redid everything, restructured everythingí¢ä‰åŒ_everything took a total change. Roadrunner: You still did play some bass on the album? Wednesday 13: Yeah, I played bass, played some guitar, a few leadsí¢ä‰åŒ_it’s really strange how this all came about (laughs). It was just like, “Here, why don’t you play thisí¢ä‰åŒ_” Roadrunner: Yep, as Joey said, “Everything is ass backwards with this band.” Wednesday 13: Yeah, but it’s coolí¢ä‰åŒ_very cool the way everything turned out. WELCOME TO ROADRUNNER RECORDS Roadrunner: What do you know about Roadrunner Records? Wednesday 13: I just know you put out a ton of stuffí¢ä‰åŒ_actually you put out a glam band in 1994í¢ä‰åŒ_ Roadrunner: Yes we did, can you name the band? Wednesday 13: Star Star. Roadrunner: Yes, and you like? Wednesday 13: I love it, man. I’m looking at the cd right now. I’ve got it, Star Star, The Love Drag Years. Roadrunner: You’re shitting meí¢ä‰åŒ_there’s about a handful of us here (Roadrunner Records NY) today who just love that cd to death. Wednesday 13: It’s great. I was into a lot of weird stuff like that which never made it outí¢ä‰åŒ_people are like, “who the fuck is that?” But I could sing you every song on the record. Roadrunner: You will make Monte Conner (V.P. of A&R) very happy. There is not a bad song on ití¢ä‰åŒ_Anything else in your Roadrunner collection? Wednesday 13: Type O Negative, of course. Roadrunner: How does it feel to have a debut record coming out just around the corner? Wednesday 13: It’s great, I feel like all this bullshit work I’ve done over the years with previous bands has finally paid offí¢ä‰åŒ_ya know, driving from North Carolina to Pittsburgh and playing in front of twelve people. I’ve been doing gigs like that since I was fifteen years old. And now, having an album done the way I wanted it done, it’s just great. I think it’s what every musician wants to do. THE NEW YORK EXPERIENCE: Roadrunner: Roadrunner Records is here in NYC. What was your first NY experience? Wednesday 13: Ohhhhhí¢ä‰åŒ_we (previous band) went out for a month one time, and our first gig was at CBGB’s in New York. We were all like, “Wow, CBGB’sí¢ä‰åŒ_home of the Ramones, Dead Boys, this is gonna be great.” Our drummer booked the gig. On the way driving up, we kept asking him if he had called the club, followed up & made sure all was cool. Pretty standard questions, to make sure this 10 hour drive wouldn’t be for nothing. “It’s cool, man. They put us on the books. It’s great,” he kept answering. We finally make it to New York. We make it to CBGB’s, find the owner and tell him who we are. He’s like, “Oh really? We didn’t know you guys were playing. I guess you can you can still play, but you’ll go on at 3:30am.” The show started at 6pm. There were 15 bands. At one point there was a good audience there, but of course they left. Right before we went on, there was one guy, one single guy on stage with an acoustic guitar and he had a drum machine on a stool. He played for 45 minutes in front of three people. We finally went on. We played in front of the bartender and the owner. They felt so bad for us that they bought one t-shirtí¢ä‰åŒ_which still didn’t pay for our parking. That was pretty horrible, that was my first experience of New York. That was the longest drive to have such a shitty show. LIVE SHOW: Roadrunner: What is a typical jam session like? Wednesday 13: It’s kind of weird, with everybody spaced out like we are – Joey in Des Moines, Tripp from New Jersey and he’s touring with Static X – there really hasn’t been a ‘typical’ jam session. We did two shows in January. We got together for basically a week and rehearsed almost 12 hours a day. The real sessions we’ll do before going out on the road really haven’t begun yet. Roadrunner: Well, what do you guys have in mind for a live show once you start touring? Wednesday 13: Live Showí¢ä‰åŒ_visually I can see ití¢ä‰åŒ_I always compare things to movies, because that’s all I do is watch moviesí¢ä‰åŒ_I guess the movie that I can see explaining it would be the final scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The first one, where it’s just complete chaos – people screaming, chainsaws running down the road, people getting hit by trucks. That’s a good way to explain it. Roadrunner: All the good fun stuffí¢ä‰åŒ_and this is a vision shared by the whole band? Wednesday 13: Yeah, definitely. We want to keep it visually spontaneous. That’s what Joey and I talked about with our shows before, we want to shock each other as much as (shocking) the audience. Ya know, like, “All right, I’m gonna do something tonight that’s gonna freak you out.” “What?” “I’m not gonna tell you, just wait till it happens.” That’s the kind of way Joey and I have discussed doing things on stage, and I think it’s better that way. I don’t want it to be a format where every night we do the exact same thing, without adding a bit surprise into it. I guess we’ll see what happens. (laughs) Roadrunner: HA! Much like the Grateful Dead summer tours of past with people following, waiting to see what jam they’d do at the next show, this could be the modern day summer tour for kids to follow around this summerí¢ä‰åŒ_ LAST WORDS: Roadrunner: From speaking with you, I get the feeling a lot of your influences are from horror flicks. Wednesday 13: TV man, TV period. I watch everything. Roadrunner: What do you think of the sudden resurgence of ALF as a pop icon? Wednesday 13: ALF? ALF is a pop icon? (laughs) Alf was coolí¢ä‰åŒ_ Roadrunner: What tattoo will always remain a classic: Mom, an anchor, or an 8 ball w/ flames coming out the back? Wednesday 13: I’d have to definitely say an anchor, just because of Popeye. Popeye always had strange armsí¢ä‰åŒ_and I’ve always liked strange things. Roadrunner: Famous last words? Wednesday 13: Beware, because we’re comingí¢ä‰åŒ_ We thank Wednesday 13 for his time. Keep checking back – more to come…

Today (June 4), somewhere in Orange County (California), Joey Jordison’s project the Murderdolls can be found. For today the band is doing their photoshoot…somewhere in an old, abandoned, freaky, scary, desolate hospital. The perfect scene for a trashy, violent metal shoot. Paul Brown, whose name we have been hearing quite a lot of lately, is the man behind the camera. This day, filled with the photoshoot and press duties, is to be followed by the obligatory evening of sex, drugs & rock ‘n’ roll somewhere in the bowels of L.A. Rock. Time to make mention of Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s current project, Murderdolls – a band in which Joey is actually the guitarist. Joey was gracious enough to wake from an early morning slumber from the comforts of his home in Des Moines, Iowa to start filling us in on the details of this project. Joey plays guitar, and is producing the album, too. The rest of the line up consists of Tripp Eisen (of Static X, also on guitar), Erik Griffin on bass, Ben Graves on drums, and a vocalist by the name of Wednesday 13. Get caught up to speed now, as more info – from Joey and the rest of his bandmates – coming soon…oh, and the Murderdolls debut release coming soon…details, details will follow.

Interview With A Murderdoll (Joey Jordison): During the early morning hours of May 24th, Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison took a few moments to answer a few questions to get us all acquainted with his current project, Murderdolls… Everything you need to get up to speed on the upcoming Murderdolls release… Sit back, relax, and read (May 24th, 2002): Roadrunner: Good Morning, Joey. And what time would it be where you are at right now? Joey: Ah, let me check, something like 12:30 in the afternooní¢ä‰åŒ_I haven’t seen 12:30…I know at least in the last three fuckin’ weeks. Roadrunner: And what has your day consisted of so far? Joey: Well I took a piss and stumbled over, stubbed my toe on a fuckin’ few cd’s on the floor, and then I came back in and waited on your phone call. Roadrunner: And by the time this day is all said and done, what will you have accomplished? Joey: Well, I’m continuing on a song called “Slit My Wrist” right now, which could be the lead off track on our album, and that’s the song I’m currently mixing right now. Roadrunner: So, your basic schedule right now – mixing the album? Joey: I’m mixing at SR Audio in Des Moines, Iowa. I go into the studio about 5:00 at night and I don’t leave there until probably about 6 or 7 in the morning. Roadrunner: Let’s start, Murderdolls. You say this band was formed back in 1995. How active has the band been over the past seven years? Joey: Yeah, actually it wasí¢ä‰åŒ_we were very active during ’95 all the way through ’98. I started playing with Slipknot in September of ’95 – me, Paul, and Shawn initially got together with a couple other people and formed the band. So, I was playing live shows with them (Murderdolls) on my off time from Slipknot. We only really stopped when Slipknot went to make the first record and go on tour, so it was definitely put on hold to do Slipknot for quite a while. Roadrunner: So, would you consider Murderdolls a side project or not? Joey: A lot of people view it as a side band, it’s really not a side bandí¢ä‰åŒ_it’s just my other project that I’ve done. A lot of people around here in Iowa have known that for quite some time, but now I guess it’s time for the world to see what else I’ve done. Roadrunner: Now, in Murderdolls, have you always played guitar in this band? Actually, what was your first instrument? Joey: Yeah, absolutely (always played guitar in Murderdolls). I started with guitar at age five. I only played drums because I was in a band playing the guitar and the drummer wasn’t cutting it, so I just filled in and kind of stuck with it. Drums came really easy to me, whereas guitar I had to work just a little bit harder. Roadrunner: So you’re actually a guitarist first and a drummer second? Joey: You could look at it that way, but I think a lot of people would look at it the other way (laughs). Roadrunner: You can say that againí¢ä‰åŒ_onward – you guys were always called the Rejects until recently (at this point Joey let’s out a big yawn – hey, it’s early yet) , where did this Murderdolls name come from? Joey: It was a name that I came up with a long time ago. We had always toyed with changing the name, but I guess felt uncomfortable cause we thought we already had a certain type of name out there and didn’t want to fuck with it. Roadrunner: How was this band formed? Are you considered a founding member? Joey: Yeah, me and my ex-singer (Dizzy Drastic) formed it, and we recently just parted ways. Actually, the band has just been completely renewed. It’s really not the Rejects anymore, it was kinda just disbanded, the name was a little too punk rock, like the Ramones. Roadrunner: You can say that againí¢ä‰åŒ_ Joey : It kind of pigeonholed. Our new name has a little more controversy to it, it’s a little more vivid, a little more colorful, you can kind of tell a bit more what the band is about. Once I found Wednesday, he and I started writing songs and it was so comfortable. It’s like when you find that other guy in a band that you can write songs withí¢ä‰åŒ_and we just started writing songs and bringing them into the Rejects, but they didn’t really seem to fit. Wednesday’s an amazing singer and we kind of renewed the band from there. Roadrunner: Let’s talk about Wednesday 13, how long ago did he become the singer of the band? (at this point Joey goes off on a tangent, before zeroing back in by asking, “What was the question? I’m scatterbrain right now.) Roadrunner: How long has Wednesday 13 been singing in the band? Joey: Oh, he’s actually only been singing with us for, probably since the beginning of this year. Roadrunner: Didn’t he play something else in the band previously? Joey: He used to play bass in the band before, and that’s how we pulled him in. He brought some songs in, and plain and simple, his voice just suited the songs better. Roadrunner : So you and Wednesday are the 2 songwriters in the band. Tthe songs that you guys recorded, any the same from back in 1995? Joey: It’s all new stuff. Again, back to when Wednesday joined, it was just a rebirth of the band. Roadrunner: Where did you guys record? Joey: I’ve always done it at the same studio, SR Audio, here in Des Moines, Iowa. It’s a great, phenomenal studio. The “Spit It Out” track from our first Slipknot record was done there, my Manson remix, the ‘New Abuse Mix’ of “My Plague” was tracked thereí¢ä‰åŒ_we do a lot of Slipknot work there. I know that studio inside and out, so we just did it there. Roadrunner: When did you guys record? Joey: Say again? Roadrunner: When, when? Joey: Ah, shit. There was a session in November and December of 2001, then there’s the most recent session we did which was the end of March/early April. Roadrunner: The Murderdolls album, how many songs will it be? How many did you record? Joey: It will be 15 songs, and we actually recorded 21. Roadrunner: Who actually plays what on the album? Joey: I play all the drum tracks on the record. You can tell it’s me. Roadrunner: You can say that againí¢ä‰åŒ_I’ve only heard “Dead In Hollywood” and it screams your drumming. Joey: That’s the thing, even though it’s not ‘metaled’ out like Slipknot shit is – the super fast double bass and super fills. It’s not like that at all. It’s more of a hard hitting, trashy rock ‘n’ roll vibe. But you can tell it’s me. It’s fuckin’ obvious. Roadrunner: So you played all the drums in the studio. And as for guitar? Joey: I played rhythm guitar. Tripp (Eisen, Static X) played leads on the record – he wasn’t able to contribute rhythm and all that stuff because he was on tour so much. It wasn’t planned that way, just the way it worked out – we’ve done everything so fuckin’ backwards in this band. Wednesday played some rhythm guitar on the songs, played some bass on some tracks, I played some bass on some tracks. Actually, Wednesday contributed a couple leads too, did all the lead vocals. Tripp and I did back ups. Roadrunner: Purely you, Wednesday, and Tripp on the recording. And Erik (Griffin, bass) and Ben (Graves, drums) will be with you on tour? Joey: Yeah, they were people we talked to, auditioned, and they fuckin’ fit, ya know? You find those people like when Kiss met Ace Frehley and you’re like, that’s the fuckin’ sound. Roadrunner: So, right now, why is this the time to release it? Joey: I feel the songs are in order, it is what I think I need the world to hear now. It’s something completely different. Also, Wednesday’s voice & Tripp’s leads, which he’s not really known for – It’s a side of us that no one else has heard. And this kid Wednesday, he’s definitely a fuckin’ star, for sure. Roadrunner: I hate labeling music, or saying what kind it isí¢ä‰åŒ_ Joey: Oh, we don’t fuckin’ care, we’ll label ití¢ä‰åŒ_ Roadrunner: How would you describe Murderdolls? Joey: We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel whatsoever, that’s not what this band is about. Loud, aggressive, real blood & guts rock ‘n’ roll. That’s what we do. Roadrunner: And you guys plan on taking this out on the road soon, ya? Joey: Yeah, we’re gonna start touring the middle of July, US and Europe. Roadrunner: And this will take you to the end of the year? Joey: Yep, take us all through the end of the yearí¢ä‰åŒ_unless one of us dies on an overdoseí¢ä‰åŒ_ Roadrunner: Rock. And the future of Slipknot, then? Joey: Still very much in Slipknot. Just had a meeting with those guys yesterday, and our plans are getting mapped out, ya know? Gonna start recording our next record at the beginning of next year. Everything is good in that camp, solid as hell. Roadrunner: ’69 GTO or ’70 Charger? Joey: Oh, that’s hard. An ’81 rusted Pinto with a donut tire filled with drugs. Roadrunner: Any last thing you’d like to say about Murderdolls? Joey: We’re a very tongue & cheek band. A lot of our shit is very offensive and can be taken the wrong way, for sure. But I think that’s a lot of what is fun about this band – we’re serious about not being serious. We’re like the musical equivalent of being kicked in the fuckin’ teeth. Roadrunner: Good closing line, my man. Joey: Yeah, our merchandise will go great, too. Roadrunner: Can’t wait to see it. All the best and thank you for the timeí¢ä‰åŒ_ go take a nap. Joey: Yeah, I don’t even know where the hell I’m atí¢ä‰åŒ_(laughs) Roadrunner: Rock. We thank Joey for his time. Keep checking back – more interviews with Joey, Tripp, and Wednesday 13 coming… MURDERDOLLS is closer than you think…

Music, music, mu-sick. What a boring time in music it is. Watched the VMA’s… Boring. If it ain’t The Vines ripping off Nirvana, it’s The White Stripes just SUCKING ASS with a capital S. And “Everyones” trying to look punk. The Hives were pretty alright. Eminem’s performances were cool. But what’s up with Eminem’s beef with Moby? I mean, I love Eminem, got all his records, I think the guy’s hysterical. I don’t even like Moby, but I mean… The worlds most “controversial” rapper is in a beef with Moby? Moby!!!!??? Christ, the guys some techno, hippie, vegan, who probably weighs 95 lbs. Wet! This is his arch enemy? I mean c’mon!? Who’s next? Greg the Bunny? Malcom in the Middle? Kermit the Frog? Moby’s already said, he doesn’t want to fight him, Eminem was just being a bully. And you know what? I don’t like bullies. So hey ya big bully, why don’t you pick on someone your own size. I’ll fight your ass, and I don’t need to bring 2 henchmen along to do it. And maaaaannní¢ä‰åŒ_..Michael Jackson creeps me the f#%k out. Went to Ozzfest, it was alright. Highlights: Meshuggah – They were awesome, they’ve grown so much from that first tour we took them on. Hatebreed – Oh my god. Monstrous. P.O.D. – Rocked! ( surprisingly ) System – They were incredible, getting a little into hippie territory, but they’re such a great band. Zack Wyldes Guitar Solo – God Damn, he is sick. Low points: Missing Ill Nino, Glassjaw, and Mush-roomhead (who played at the communist hour of 9:25 AM ) 7 bucks a beer = Alcoholic terrorism. The three of us have been writing like crazy. We have about 10 songs / rough ideas written, and 3 others that have already been sent to the scrap yard for parts. Mostly music, some lyrics, and lots of working titles, such as: – Junn – Junn – Buh-duh-duh-duh-duh – Metallica eat your heart out -A.K.A.- Kick you when you’re up – Judas Priest A couple of semi real ones: – Monster – All Those Things Left Unsaid – Fall In Line – Pins and Needles I felt like on Supercharger a certain someone was saying things to the press like ‘Supercharger is heavier than Burn My Eyes”. I want to make it clear right now. We will not mislead anybody, our new material is not “heavier” than Burn My Eyes. It is Heavy as hell, but it is not “heavier” than BME. Make no mistake about it, it is sick as hell. And believe me, it wipes the floor with ANYTHING that was on the VMA’s last night. It’s exciting, kinda reminds me of í¢ä‰åŒ_”And Justice For All” – era Metallica, meets “Wall”- era Pink Floyd, not sure why. Others have said it kinda has a Swedish Metal kinda vibe, still tripping on that one. It’s hard to put into words, but I can say this. It ain’t boring, and it ain’t a bunch of re-hashed Nirvana riffs, It ain’t a bunch of suck ass White Stripes, it ain’t a bunch of pretend to look punk while singing shiny pop tunes. And……. “It ain’t about no trout”. -Robert Flynn

The Live CD Album recorded back on December 8th, 2001 is set for release on January 13th 2003 – date to be confirmed. Mixing is currently underway by Colin Richardson.. The album will feature tracks from the following set the band played. A title for the album is still to be confirmed. 1. Intro 2. Bulldozer 3. The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears 4. Ten Ton Hammer 5. Old 6. Crashing Around You 7. Take My Scars 8. I’m Your God Now 9. White-Knuckle Blackout! 10. From This Day 11. American High 12. Nothing Left 13. Deafening Silence 14. Davidian 15. The Number Of The Beast (IRON MAIDEN) 16. Territory (SEPULTURA) 17. Iron Man (BLACK SABBATH) 18. Sugar (SYSTEM OF A DOWN) 19. Supercharger

The press love Machine Head. We are the presses wet dream. Honestly, what’s not to love?I’ve got a big mouth, we’ve made our share of mistakes, people love to point that out. I dish it out a little I got to be able to take it when someone takes a swipe at me in the press. I have been called everything imaginable, by the press: I’m…an insufferable egomaniac, a loose cannon, defensive, the devil, the destroyer of Metal, a sell out, a failure, a bad leader, a bad decision maker, a fake, pathetic, over emotional, and an emotion-less ambitionist only concerned with furthering my career. I’ve been flattered: I’m…charismatic, the greatest front man ever, I’ve been officially declared Jesus Christ by Kerrang! Magazine, the savior of Metal, a genuinely nice guy, a respected leader, sexy, hot!, charming, shaggable. For some reason, my physical characteristics tend to get a lot of un-flattering word space: I’m…an ogre, dumb, ugly, slightly undersized, short, difficult, fat, a wigger, a homo, a whiner, generally not nice, arrogant, intimidating, down right scary, an asshole, and a wanna-be. Now, I’m a grown man, and I don’t mind most of this, hell some of the labels I even find funny and get a kick out of, like, when I’m described as a “pig headed, horses ass” or, “Flava Flynn”. What do I think of all of it? I’d addí¢ä‰åŒ_í¢ä‰åŒDOESN’T GIVE A FUCKí¢ä‰åŒ. There was a time when I did though. Shhhhhiiiit, I have laid into journalists for only giving our record 4 out of 5. Am I proud of it? No. Believe me, I know I am not perfect by a long shot. Do I regret it? Hell no. We deserved 6 out of 5 compared to the rest of the crap that came out that year. Would I do it again? Nah. Because it’s only one persons opinion, and that’s all. Just one person’s opinion. Believe me, I know more than anyone, that things are not the best they have ever been for The Head. Trust me when I say they are NOWHERE near as bad as “some” people are making it out to be. Machine Head just finished up what was arguably the best and biggest euro tour we have ever done. í¢ä‰åñHeadí¢ä‰åŒlined a few festivals (a Head first), met a lot of really good people, got a lot of love from our label, and drank a lot of good beer. Highlights: Ireland – Fuck yeah! Our secret show in London – Tiny club, stupid packed, HOT, onstage chug-a-lugs, drrruuunnnk, speaking English and failing miserably, hella fun. Headlining the í¢ä‰åñWith Full Forceí¢ä‰åŒ Festivals – 20,000 people………. Absolutely incredible. Phil Demmel – Filling in for the tour, and kicking ass. He did an excellent job. Phil will continue full time with his band / baby, Technocracy, as again he was just helping us out. The Noc guys are our friends, and we will not ask him to leave them, for us. Low Points: Losing my wedding ring while swimming in the ocean in Italy. Things that have made me laugh recently: The impromptu Vio-Lence “reunion”, that happened at the wedding of former Vio-Lence bass player Deen Dellí¢ä‰åŒ_í¢ä‰åŒ_.on the wedding bands’ equipment. Yours truly on “lead keyboards”. Horrible and hysterical all at the same time. Machine Head getting accused of selling out to Nu-Metal, in a magazine that has, “Linkin Park” on it’s front cover!!! Kelly Osbourne’s video…………..? Yep, I have definitely had some good laughs recently, lots of times at my own expense. I can still laugh at myself. We’ve made our share of mistakes, I’m sure we’ll make more. We’ve done a lot of things right, and the majority of you have stood by us, thru thick and thin, deciphering through all of the crap. We are a very lucky band to have the fans we do. You’ve proved it, the 10’s of 1,000’s of you Machine Head diehards that just saw through all the crap, and “sold out” every damn show on this last tour. The MH diehards that “sold out” every festival we headlined. The MH diehards that “sold” us “out” of merchandise, in under a half hour. Hell, even the ticket scalpers that “sold out” of tickets at $150 a pop. I don’t know much, but I do know this: I can say with an absolute conviction, that in my heart of hearts, I know, we are a very lucky band. Lucky to have fans / friends like you. Cheers fuckers. -Robert Flynn

“Grrrrreat Brrritain, We Are The Mighty, Mighty Ten Ton Hammer” declares Robert Flynn with a large grin. “Do you like my English accent?! We have travelled to your land from far across the sea to drink all your vodka!” The band (with the excellent Phil Demmel on guitar) took the stage last night at the utterly sold out London Highbury Garage at 10pm and what followed was 90 minutes of awesomeness. Kicking off the set with a cover of Metallica’s Creeping Death, complete with crushing moshpit, the band blasted their way through a variety of old and new Machine Head songs and a ton of covers. “This is a cover by a band called Machine Head”, he soon bellows. ‘Head songs Davidian, Old, Blood For Blood, Ten Ton Hammer, The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears, American High, & Supercharger were heard. Cover snippets and songs were mixed in Sepultura’s Roots & Territory got an airing, along with System Of A Down’s Sugar, Iron Maiden’s Trooper, Run To The Hills, & Number of the Beast, Judas Priest’s The Hellion, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Feel Good Hit Of The Summer, Pantera’s Walk, Black Sabbath’s Electric Funeral, and even Motley Crue’s Live Wire (dedicated to the lovely Michelle Kerr of RR UK, the band’s 8-year long-suffering press officer). All present surely noticed that during ‘Roots’ the lyrics to one verse changed to “I’m too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt”.. yes, THAT Right Said Fred song. Hotter than a Mexican sweatshop, during the show Adam (bassist) commented to his tech on the heat, pointing out the puddle of sweat he was standing in. You could see the sweat pouring off the band – they were literally dripping. And they didn’t slow down for even an instant. The Garage was rammed from back to front, and side to side – there were even people climbing onto the cigarette machine. Every possible viewing point had a body in it. The monster circle pit built up during Davidian stretched the entire venue! Were you one of the lucky 100 people to get a very limited edition Ten Ton Hammer t-shirt, designed for the Garage show? Ending the set by dragging a fan out of the pit onto the stage to chug a couple ‘Brown Eyes’ and then hang out backstage, Robb slapped hands with those at the front and beamed at everyone present, telling “this show means a lot, it’s the first time we’ve taken Ten Ton Hammer out of the Bay area, thank you!!” We’ll leave you with one last memory… Robb laughing and asking, “what the hell are we doing up here?!” We say, having a fuckin’ good time and taking everyone along for the ride. Awesome!

None But My Own In Dublin: We hear Machine Head played an awesome set… what did they play? The set included: Declaration (Intro), Bulldozer, The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears, Ten Ton Hammer, Old, None But My Own, Take My Scars, I’m Your God Now, Blood For Blood, From This Day, American High, Nothing Left, The Burning Red (first time ever), Davidian, Creeping Death (Metallica cover), Feel Good Hit Of The Summer (QOTSA cover), and Supercharger!! A review? Brian, better known as ‘thevalbomb’ on the official MH site messageboard had this to say, “Machine Head took to the stage to a huge roar, and enough Devil salutes to make God nervous. The place was packed at this stage and it was clear that this was gonna be a no bullshit metal show. Bulldozer is super heavy live, the quiet í¢ä‰åäóì loud thing is awesome. Robb was in great form, as was the whole band. We got treated to 5 songs off Burn My Eyes, (more than any other album!!), and every one of them killed. Set Highlights: Blood For Blood í¢ä‰åäóì yeah, we got this one! Robb had an ear-to-ear grin at the start of the song. Absolutely crushing. COZ OUR RULE ISí¢ä‰åŒ_BLOOD FOR BLOOD!!! Robb inviting a guy to the stage to chug Brown Eyes, followed by the obligatory stage-dive. Incidentally, the guys name seemed to be í¢ä‰åñBunnyí¢ä‰åŒ… The Burning Red í¢ä‰åäóì Apparently the first time live for this one, simply magical. One for the lighters. Davidian í¢ä‰åäóì Did you expect this not to be a highlight? One of the most crushing songs ever. Every single person screamed along to THAT line. Unbelievable. Creeping Death cover í¢ä‰åäóì This one went down a storm, the band had a real blast playing it. Love that riff! First time again for this one. Phil Fucking Demmel í¢ä‰åäóì This guy is such a wigger. I mean, he jumped around and banged his head during American High and From This Day. How dare he!!! í¢ä‰åŒ_Seriously though, the guy fucking shredded. He looked thrilled to be there, and was a ball of energy on stage. Fantastic atmosphere, great crowd, fucking killer band and an awesome set of songs. I defy anyone to not go to this tour if you have the chance. Machine Head 4 EVA!” Thanks for the time and the line Brian.. glad you enjoyed the show!

Both versions of the Supercharger cd are out now. Available on CD & Limited Edition Digipack CD from the following retailers: HMV, Virgin, MVC, V.Shop/Our Price, Selected Indies, Andys. So what is so special about this digi release besides than the packaging? It has four extra tracks. The tracklisting is: Declaration Bulldozer click here to download an MP3 White-Knuckle Blackout! Crashing Around You Kick You When You’re Down Only The Names All In Your Head American High Brown Acid Nausea Blank Generation Trephination Deafening Silence Supercharger Hole In The Sky (Black Sabbath cover) * Ten Fold (b-side) * Rat Race (b-side) * The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears (live) * * bonus tracks on the digipack CD only

“After two albums and more than 3 years with the band, guitarist Ahrue Luster and Machine Head have decided to amicably part ways, citing creative differences as the main reason behind the split. For those concerned, the band will still be playing all of their scheduled Summer shows and festivals overseas, and will continue on track until a new guitarist is found. Stay tuned for more details.”