We already know Machine Head are hard at work writing their next record due out at some point or another this year, as well as dealing with being sued by former bassist Adam Duce. Now that new record is one sep closer to being a reality as frontman Rob Flynn has announced the band will be putting out a demo version of a new song called "Killers and Kings" along with a cover of Ignite's "Our Darkest Days" come Apr. 19, or Recor Store Day.
“I remember growing up in the thrash scene and always wanting to hear the demo version of songs. You searched them out, thankfully my buddy Jim was a big 'tape trader,' and through trading we had both Metallica demos, Exodus demos, bootlegs of songs sometimes 'years' before they came out.
I knew how to play every note of 'Pleasure Of The Flesh' by Exodus, easily 2 years before the record was out. I had Slayer‘s 'Reign In Blood' 3 months before it came out, I remember it still had the hi-hat counts starting the songs!! My friends and I would debate the merits of each, (the demo was always better, LOL!) It’s so much cooler to hear it BEFORE the album is out!
So we’re gonna do that for you. I can’t wait for you guys to hear this stuff. Then you can debate it, haha!”
I love his passion for the whole thing, as if this is some big nostalgia trip for him and a real gift to the fans (it is). Mr Flynn, thanks for being so damn caring toward your fans! There's no word on if this single will be out on just vinyl or if it'll be up for download as well. While we're on the topic of new stuff, Flynn seems super confident in the jams and it certainly sounds like the record will be done before we know it!
“The new stuff is turning out better than anyone expected, we had a breakthrough.
We had THE breakthrough, with the song formerly-known-as “Back From The Grave aka: The Moon Is Fuckin’ Full”.
We been recording demos with the string section that played on “Locust,” “Quartet Rogue“, as well as multi-instrumentalist / keyboardist Rhys Fulber, and to quote Lars Ulrich (who was actually quoting Robert Trujillo), “we’re on some NEXT LEVEL shit!!!”
With that one song getting finished I could totally see where the whole record is going. It opened up right there before my eyes.
Nothing short of Exciting!!!
So that’s the latest and greatest in Machine Head-land. Everything here is full speed ahead and we can’t wait to reward the faithful with new music and everything else that comes along with it!”
