Diary: Robb Flynn (07.20.10) UPDATE OPTIONS

[Mike P]

From MachineHead1.com:

More from the Vault, as well as some submission highlights from the Fan Vault of Doom!



Uh, what the hell's a cassette? LOL! A couple of early rehearsal demos, you'll notice the first one has a song called "Time Does Not Heal", which was the original working title for "The Rage To Overcome"; Tony on drums for both




This is the original demo we sold from Mar-Nov '93. We would dub these on our roadie Mike's tape-to-tape player, and hand stick the sticker label on the cassette 100 at a time and sell these at any show we played or attended




Great letter we used to send out to people who requested merchandise, that's my then-girlfriend (now wife's) writing in the corner, as she handled all snail mail correspondence until it just got to be too much (sent by Joe Ross)




Totally amazing warehouse show in S.F. with Biohazard, April '94. Brutal!




May '94, early headline show with Phil Demmel's post-Vio-Lence band Torque opening. (Sent by Greg)




Another Davidian video shoot flyer from July '94




BME promo flyer we spread by hand throughout the entire Bay Area, and elsewhere. Any record store, club, skate shop, tattoo shop, or just plain cool shop on Telegraph Ave. or Haight St. had this in it




Aug-Sep 1994, our first U.S./Canada tour (and first tour ever), opening for Napalm Death and Obituary, this flyer's for the Toronto date (Sent by Canada Dave Busch)




First show in England ever, not too shabby!! Amazing show at the Brixton Academy in London. We outsold Slayer in merch that night, and got yelled at for it, LOL!! (sent by Simon Wilkins)




Another cool ticket stub from our first European tour, with Slayer (sent by Thomas Tkocz)




First headline show in England ever, directly after Slayer tour, I encourage a stage invasion during Block, Astoria cuts the power on us, riot ensues, ooops!! (sent by Simon Wilkins)




Cool ticket stub from our first Euro headline tour (sent by Thomas Tkocz)




Rad poster from our first Euro headline tour (sent by Thomas Tkocz)




Last show of headline tour of the UK, with Mary Beats Jane, and Meshuggah opening on their first tour ever. About 3,000 people, insane afterparty, I had cornrows, LOL! Ahhh the nineties. A few days before Dynamo '95 (sent by Simon Wilkins)




Oct '95, Chicago, fill-in drummer Will Carroll on drums, first headline tour of U.S. and hands-down the best show of the tour (Sent by "Madman" Mike Jakubow, Rebel Radio Chicago)

[MoRbId{}MiRaGe]

Cornrows + the 90's =

Awesome post!!! What's up with that little collection of videos you were sayin' you were putting together about 6 months ago? God I'd KILL to see all that!!! I'm especially curious about seeing some of The Burning Red tour footage for some reason?

[Antoine3323]

Another great post! Love seeing all the old shit. You should somehow get some of those old demos online. They would be rad to hear

[BruceWillisFan-02]

That must be a total trip down memory lane. Awesome update.

[Ironcross]

Yes, that was the first time I saw the mighty MH!!!!

What an awesome show! The show security kept stopping everyone from stagediving and Rob stopped the show and told them he'd take responsibility. The place went nuts.

Also, there was some chick standing in the mens room between the urinals checking out every guy's junk that took a piss. Was that you 98? HAHA!!


Any chance there is a recording of this show anywhere?

This post has been edited by Ironcross: Jul 21 2010, 9:40 AM

[Morgalf]

[Westernpinky]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

I noticed that the international phone/fax# is a number in Amsterdam. Road Runner Records?

[killfactor]

I noticed that the international phone/fax# is a number in Amsterdam. Road Runner Records?

Yep.

[MJOB]

The Thirsty Whale........time warp to a past almost forgotten The Whale was poser heaven forever, until the last few years before it closed. They finally had some heavy bands playing there before the owner sold the joint to McDonald's.

I have that show on video. Unfortunately, there was something wrong with the camera's microphone so audio is almost zero

[Fat Drunk Bastard]

I went to that Chicago show too. I was living in Edison Park at the time.

[Tom Vader]

I wouldn't say it was a camera fuck up...that show was LOUD. One of the loudest shows I've ever been to. Like MOTORHEAD loud. It was insane. Halfway through the set I wondered if they cranked the fuck out of everything to drown out Will's drums?!?!

Chicagoans should know that the Thirsty Whale show was originally scheduled for July w. Downset

[mex-adilla]

i think i have that letter somewhere.

i also have the metal mania where they did a write up on the demo. by the time the magazine came out, and i wrote them for the demo, mh was already signed. d'oh!

[Tom Vader]

Charles- there was a similar letter sent to US people, right around the end of the Slayer Euro tour or right after the Napalm/Obit tour.

[mex-adilla]

Charles- there was a similar letter sent to US people, right around the end of the Slayer Euro tour or right after the Napalm/Obit tour.

i found a bunch of the old nation of rage newsletters. not to mention the old promo poster signed by kontos, mader, duce, and flynn. i didnt even know i had that. and i stumbled across the 3 song sampler for tmtc.

need to dig that all up and scan them in.

[Robyn]

MOAR!!!!11!!

[brooke91]

this is too cool.. i was only 2 when the '93 recording come out

[KenByRequest]

^ well you certainly have developed in recent years.

[Doommantia]

I SEE WUT U DID DER LOL!1

[informed]

i recorded the demo in the first pic!

[Sloppopotamus]

@ Thanatopsis... I knew the guitar player... Dave, I think?

Funny guy, but I always used to catch him hitting on my girlfriend.

[MoRbId{}MiRaGe]

I'd also love for those OOOOOOOLLLLLLLLDDDDDAAAAAHHHHHHHHH demos surface on the internet too! Or at least be released on album somehow

Or are those the ones I'm thinking are already "out"?

[Warlock]

i recorded the demo in the first pic!

Eerm... I'm pretty sure Machine Head recorded it, dude...