New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) Says Flynn about the band's tendency to write long songs: "When we're writing, we're not timing how long the song is. We're just going with the vibe of it and going with what it feels like it needs. I think the beauty of music is that it can take you on a journey. I think that there is a theory in the music industry that three- or four-minute songs are the only things that are going to connect with people, but that sells people short. I think people's minds can take them on a journey. I like all the ups and downs of the longer songs. Our masters are Metallica 'Master of Puppets' era and the Zeppelins and the Sabbaths, the seven-minute songs and that kind of vibe. That's what we grew up on and that's what we like. 'Victim of Changes' by Judas Priest is eight minutes long and totally awesome." Flynn also talks about Machine Head's fans, saying, "People do some crazy shit. They carve our names into them. People jump out of balconies. Shit like that is fucking scary. Kind of scary to watch at times. We're like, 'Fuck dude, be careful.' When we were playing the Wacken Festival, we headlined it, it was our first time headlining it. There was a point when I was looking out into the audience and there was a circle pit that was probably about a quarter mile wide. It was jaw-dropping to watch. The next day we were playing Sonisphere Festival, and Metallica's light guy, who is a friend of ours who used to be our light guy, counted 22 circle pits. It is amazing to watch that." Read the whole interview here. Machine Head will be appearing on the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour all summer long, and they'll be holding meet and greets with fans at the Rockstar Energy Drink tent! Stop off at the Roadrunner Records booth and pre-order Unto The Locust to receive an exclusive lithograph! Text MFHEAD to 67463 on the day of the show to receive signing times and be entered for a chance to win an autographed guitar from Machine Head!
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