Finnish melodic metallers MACHINE MEN have issued the following tour diary update from vocalist Antony:

"I think this is the most boring diary ever. I also think the tour wasn't a real tour - felt like in the army. We never knew what was happening and where we were going and these rumours were absolutely the worst thing there, and it was the tour manager's fault. He just spred negative feeling and kept saying - "this is fucked up - we are going home".

Hmm, he was right, the tour was fucked up and we went home but that same thing last whole week. Almost every 5 hours we got a new rumour and that ruined the atmosphere. And what was the best part - after the first gig we got information that a Swedish band called ALL ENDS and Machine Men will be the crew on the tour.

We will hit the road without pay and then we should carry the stuff of the all bands - FUCK OFF!

I don't understand why they organize these kind of tours... It was absolutely too expensive - too many bands - too small venues (to get money enough) and even the venues would have been sold out - the tour would have rolled in minus budget anyway.

I still think about why we took a part on this fucking tour... We lost a chance to have a good tour this spring because of that. What have we done wrong that is making a lot of things go upside down...?

I saw on those 7 gigs that most of the people didn't have our albums but they liked our music - even the most of the people came to see DIE APOKALYPTISHEN REITER and FINNTROLL - then we get this kind of bullshit. Do we deserve this...? I think we deserve better that we could have a change to give our best and everything for people who come to see us.

It's not fun to play with bad equipment - without soundchecks and keep all crap on our shoulder and all this FOR FREE. Only thing which worked - was my asshole but it was the same brown shit, you know. I think now you got some kind of a vision about the tour, thank you and good night - we love you all."

Machine Men's new album, Circus Of Fools, entered the official Finnish album charts at #8. The band's 'No Talk Without The Giant' single entered the Finnish single charts at #2 in late January. Circus Of Fools is out now through Century Media.