MACHINE HEAD Frontman Comments On Grammy Nod
January 8, 2008, 16 years ago
As previously reported, MACHINE HEAD have garnered the first Grammy nomination of their career for 'Aesthetics Of Hate', a track from The Blackening, released in March 2007. The song is nominated for “Best Metal Performance.”
'Aesthetics Of Hate', an anthemic song built around a firestorm of riffs, was inspired by an article of the same name that appeared on a popular neo-conservative website that addressed the on-stage shooting of legendary PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell, by attacking him as an “untalented possessor of a guitar,” and his fans as “pathetic and ugly.” While 'Aesthetics Of Hate' isn’t about Dimebag per se, it is a mighty metallic reaction to the author’s skewed perception of the metal scene.
The Grammy nomination proves that Machine Head - who since the mid-90’s have been one of the most credible and influential metal bands of all time - continue to make relevant music deep into their career.
Band frontman/guitarist Robb Flynn states, “We are completely blown away, and honored by this. It’s incredible that the anger of this song has connected with so many people. It proves to Dimebag’s detractors, the positive impact he had on his fans and fellow bands alike.”
