MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel is featured in a new Ultimate-Guitar.com interview with Robert Gray. An excerpt from the discussion is available below:

Q: Machine Head performed at Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth, England in August 2009. What was that like? Performing there?

Demmel: (Laughs) "It was a crazy day. We had headlined Wacken the day before, and there was a lot of speculation. We had problems with the promoters about the slot, and it bloomed into this whole Limp Bizkit beef - it was weird. We played Wacken, and the promoters booked us a private plane to take us from there straight over to Knebworth House. We played in front of a big crowd there, so there was this big test, us playing before LIMP BIZKIT. It was a little hostile backstage, which made for a very interesting couple of days. But the show itself.. if you piss Machine Head off, then we're definitely gonna bring it to a live show, and it definitely shows. We're a band that wears our emotions on our sleeves, so it was probably one of the most emotional shows that we've played."

Q: Did the Limp Bizkit ordeal sour the event somewhat?

Demmel: "I don't think so. From what I understand, tickets weren't selling as well as they wanted, so the promoters needed a spark to it, and they definitely got the spark they wanted. The promoters got what they wanted (laughs). The Limp Bizkit fans got to see them play, and the Machine Head fans got to see us play. That's what's important, ya know? We didn't miss or pull the gig - we knew that we couldn't do that to the fans. That's the reason why we were there, and that's the only reason. Sometimes business gets mixed up, but in the end, I'm glad that we came back."

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