MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Phil Demmel - "This Band Needs To Tour To Survive And We’ve Been Blessed With Endless Opportunities"
November 27, 2009, 15 years ago
MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel is featured in a new interview with The Metal Den. An excerpt is available below.
Q: To say that Machine Head has had a busy past couple of years would be a serious understatement. Since The Blackening came out in 2007, you guys have barely come up for air. What drives this band so hard to achieve its greatness?
Phil: "Before this record, if we wanted tour, we had to put a package together and headline. Since this record came out it’s been the opposite. All the biggest bands in metal have asked to take us out, how could we say no? LAMB OF GOD, HEAVEN & HELL, SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER all came calling and there was no way we could pass. The end result is a 3 year touring cycle and NO US headliner. This band needs to tour to survive and we’ve been blessed with endless opportunities."
Go to this location for the complete interview.
Due to overwhelming demand, the following five dates have been added to Machine Head's The Black Procession tour, kicking off January 23rd, 2010, also featuring HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH and ALL SHALL PERISH:
February
17 - Newport, England - Newport Centre22 - Leeds, England - Leeds Academy
25 - Newcastle, England - Newcastle Academy
28 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
March
1 - Belfast, Ireland - Georges MarketFan presale links for tickets will be made available on Wednesday, November 25th, general public ticket sales begin on Friday, November 27th.
More on Machine Head, including their complete live itinerary, at this location.
