MACHINE HEAD Releases North American Tour Commercial - Headlining Run with SUICIDE SILENCE with DARKEST HOUR Kicks Off on January 15th

Oakland, CA's MACHINE HEAD has released a brand new North American tour commercial in preparation for their upcoming headlining run with Suicide Silence and Darkest Hour. You can view the tour commercial on the band’s official YouTube page. The tour kicks off on January 15^th in Denver, CO and will tour through the U.S. for the remainder of the month, coming to a close on February 18^th in the band’s hometown area of San Francisco, CA. See below for all current tour dates.

MACHINE HEAD W/ Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour
1/15, Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

1/17, Sauget, IL @ Pop’s

1/19, St. Paul, MN @ Station 4

1/20, Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Ballroom

1/21, Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

1/22, Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

1/24, Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

1/26, Portland, ME @ State Theatre

1/27, Montreal, QC @ Metropolis

1/28, Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy

1/29, Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom

1/31, Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

2/1, Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live

2/2, Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero

2/3, New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre

2/4, Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/6, Norfolk, VA @ NorVA Theatre

2/7, Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

2/8, Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
2/10, New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
2/11, Houston, TX @ House of Blues
2/12, San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live

2/13, Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
2/15, Farmington, NM @ Top Deck

2/16, Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre

2/17, Hollywood, CA @ Avalon

2/18, San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

MACHINE HEAD bludgeoned into the charts last fall with a remarkable #22 Billboard Top 200 chart debut for their new album, Unto The Locust. Released in North America on September 27^th, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, Unto The Locust is widely-regarded as a new opus in modern metal. In 2011, Unto The Locust was voted #1 on Sirius XM Liquid Metal, #2 in Revolver Magazine’s end-of-year list, and #31 in Decibel Magazine’s Top 100 of 2011, just to name a few. The record has garnered stellar reviews referring to it as “a breathtaking work”, “one of 2011’s essential albums”, “a modern metal masterpiece”, “the most accomplished record [MACHINE HEAD] has ever recorded”, and “album of the year” by several of today’s top music publications and entertainment journalists. Be sure to purchase Unto The Locust on iTunes or physically at Best Buy or your local music retailer.

MACHINE HEAD Hits the Billboard Top 200 at #22 with New Album ‘Unto The Locust’

MACHINE HEAD have once again proven their elite status amongst today’s massive array of heavy metal artists. More than doubling on the #54 Billboard Top 200 debut chart position of the band’s 2007 Grammy-nominated release, The Blackening, MACHINE HEAD have topped themselves again with a remarkable #22 Billboard Top 200 chart debut for their new album, Unto The Locust, with over 17,000 albums scanned. The new album debuts at #4 on the Hard Music chart and the Current Hard Music chart, as well as the top internet chart at #26. The album came in at #19 on the overall digital albums chart with nearly 6,000 albums sold digitally, 35% of the overall scan. Even more impressive, this is the third consecutive album to show at least a 20% increase in sales over the previous release; a virtually unprecedented feat for any band or artist, let alone a metal band in 2011. To date, MACHINE HEAD has sold a staggering 2.4 million albums worldwide.

Unto The Locust is seeing amazing charting numbers overseas as well. The album charted at #5 on the German charts, #6 on the Austrian charts, #10 in Australia and Switzerland, #13 on the French charts, #18 on the Japanese charts, #19 on the New Zealand charts, #22 on the Belgian charts, #28 in Norway, and #82 on the United Kingdom charts (the album release in the United Kingdom was via the Metal Hammer fan pack, which does not counted towards UK chart numbers. The #82 chart number solely represents digital sales).

Released in North America on September 27^th, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, Unto The Locust is widely-regarded as a new opus in modern metal, garnering stellar reviews referring to it as “a breathtaking work”, “one of 2011’s essential albums”, “a modern metal masterpiece”, “the most accomplished record [MACHINE HEAD] has ever recorded”, and “album of the year” by several of today’s top music publications and entertainment journalists. See below for more incredible statements made about Unto The Locust by the press, and be sure to purchase Unto The Locust on iTunes or physically at Best Buy or your local music retailer.

MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn Recalls Growing Up in SF Thrash Metal Scene in New Book

Machine Head guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn joins Gary Holt of Exodus, Alex Skolnick of Testament, and other Bay Area thrash metal luminaries contributing written material to the deluxe upcoming photo book Murder in the Front Row: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew. This massive volume is due December 2011 from Bazillion Points Books, and sneak peeks and preorders are available at this location:
http://www.murderinthefrontrow.com

In the book, Flynn recalls his initiation into the local scene via highly-energized gigs like Raven, Metallica, and Exodus at the Berkeley Keystone; Texas transplants D.R.I. at the Mabuhay Gardens; and Exciter at the Stone. "I became totally obsessed," Flynn writes. "I punched a kid and broke his nose at an Anthrax show at the Kabuki for saying [Exodus guitarist] Gary Holt sucked. Yes, I was a thrasher, willing to fight and bang and bleed for my thrash metal gods."

"It was an incredible time. It was violent, it was dangerous, it was drug- and alcohol-fueled, you had to learn to tell the wolves from the sheep, and girls suddenly thought I was cool. I became completely and utterly enamored with this world. We had no idea that moment was so special, happening right here in our own backyard. Our musical leaders captured the fears of teenagers growing up in the nuclear age, harnessed the hearts of the rebellious, and taught us to 'fight! For what you believe to be right! Crush it with all your might!' That is the moment that we now know as thrash metal."

Flynn is pictured in the book in very early promo photos of Forbidden (then Forbidden Evil) and later live shots of Vio-lence. The book runs the gamut of Bay Area history metal history, capturing Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth's earliest shows; sacred moments including Cliff Burton's first rehearsal with Metallica and the very first meeting of Metallica and Slayer; the violent excess of hometown heroes Exodus; the infernal adolescents Possessed; and much more with over 400 photos in all. From the beginning, Oimoen and Lew fought on the frontline of a war for individuality, snapping frame by frame as thrash metal was born, along with stagediving, crowd-walking, and countless other magical moments filled with the key local personalities that made thrash happen.
http://www.murderinthefrontrow.com

ALL SHALL PERISH: New Song From Upcoming Release Posted Online!

Oakland, California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have posted  the brand new track "Divine Illusion" to their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AllShallPerish). Like/share the band on Facebook in order to hear it! The song comes from their yet-to-be-named upcoming album due out in the Summer to coincide with their appearance at this year’s ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL TOUR.

Commented the band: "This is just a small taste of what is coming with the new record. We definitely brought back the brutality with this one and the breakdowns are gonna leave panties wet and asses sore... and you begging for more!"

ALL SHALL PERISH recently wrapped up their fourth album and follow up to their 2008 release Awaken the Dreamers. The record was completed right before the band hit the road for their current tour with KATAKLYSM, DECREPIT BIRTH, CONDUCTING FOR THE GRAVE and ABYSMAL DAWN.

ALL SHALL PERISH have been added to this years installment of the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYEM FESTIVAL! ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, the heralded hard rock and metal event of the summer, is swiftly becoming the heavy music fans’ summertime rite of passage. The 4th annual summertime juggernaut announces the 2011 line-up with DISTURBED, GODSMACK and MEGADETH,  joined by MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, ALL SHALL PERISH and many more of today’s most electrifying artists. The tour will make a 26 date trek across the country beginning on July 9th at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California. Tune in to www.rockstarmayhemfest.com and www.livenation.com for up-to-date ticketing information and show dates.

ALL SHALL PERISH recently parted ways with original drummer Matt Kuykendall. The group stated at the time, "It's always tough to part ways with a long-time member and friend, but it was absolutely necessary in order to maintain forward progress." A four-minute video message introducing new drummer Adam Pierce can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuPW0B_1K5w.

The new album will also mark the recording debut of guitar virtuoso Francesco Artusato from Treviso, Italy. Examples of his playing may be found here http://www.myspace.com/francescoartusatomusic

Awaken The Dreamers, the third full-length album from Oakland, California-based extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH, sold just under 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 126. The follow-up to "The Price of Existence" was recorded once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with producer Zack Ohren (LIGHT THIS CITY, DECREPIT BIRTH).

For more info visit: www.allshallperish.com | www.myspace.com/allshallperish | www.nuclearblast.de/allshallperish