MACHINE HEAD unleashed "IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE", (SINGLE) 6/3/2016 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
MACHINE HEAD unleashed "KILLER AND KINGS" (SINGLE) 19.4.2014 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
FROM MACHINE HEAD:
"CATHARSIS" MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE
Our new album will be released on January 26th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Order at machinehead1.com/catharsis. Ships Worldwide.
Tour dates, tickets and VIP packages at machinehead1.com/tour.
Receive an instant download of the song with your iTunes and Amazon Music digital album pre-order.
Video directed by Frazier Bradshaw.
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Butoh dance is literally and figuratively the dance of death and pain.
Born from Hiroshima/Nagasaki post-World-War-II-era Japan, the dance was created around the radioactive wasteland left behind in the wake of the nuclear bomb being dropped. Dancers would paint themselves in ash and take on a gaunt, deathly look. Facial expressions are agonizing and the body language is often deformed and contorted, expressing the pain and suffering that was a direct result of atomic warfare.
Frontman Robb Flynn explains, "'Catharsis' was a tricky concept to translate to a visual. How do you express somebody's catharsis? Frasier, the director, brought up the Butoh dance concept and it tied in so well into the idea of what catharsis could be. And when the Butoh dancers began performing for the video, we were blown away. Their expressions were so pained, almost horrifying, and yet very sad, it was extremely moving."
The other side of Machine Head's "Catharsis" video recounts the experiences of mental asylum patients. Oftentimes, in the '50s and '60s, people went through traumatic and regrettable experiences, and those vivid photos still linger today.
Flynn continues, "On a personal level, I related to this aspect. My uncle Jimmy lived with us for years while growing up. He had experienced some pretty severe drug testing when he was younger and didn't come out of it very well. For the rest of his life, he would do things like not eat for seven days straight and talk to Jesus all day. It was a trip to grow up with that at home. So, we took these disparate elements and turned them into a very cinematic and psychedelic visual to express that."
Furthermore, Flynn said, "We love making videos now. There used to be a bunch of rules and around what you could and couldn’t do in a music video. Most of it was a boring performance, with us 'pretending' to play and sing the song. Now, it’s like making a crazy, whacked-out movie. You can get weird and strange and have a blast. We are super proud of how well this video tuned out!"
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NORTH AMERICAN "CATHARSIS" WORLD TOUR 2018
Thu 25-Jan Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theater
Sat 27-Jan Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Mon 29-Jan San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
Tue 30-Jan Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live!
Wed 31-Jan Houston,TX – HOB
Fri 02-Feb Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Sat 03-Feb Pensacola, FL - Vinyl MH
Mon 05-Feb Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
Tue 06-Feb Atlanta, GA - Centerstage
Thu 08-Feb Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
Fri 09-Feb New York, NY - Playstation
Sat 10-Feb Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
Sun 11-Feb Montreal, QC - Club Soda
Tue 13-Feb Toronto, ON - Danforth MH
Wed 14-Feb Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Thu 15-Feb Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
Fri 16-Feb Cleveland, OH - Agora
Sat 17-Feb Detroit, MI - Majestic
Tue 20-Feb Des Moines, IA - Woolys
Wed 21-Feb Madison, WI - Majestic
Thu 22-Feb Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Fri 23-Feb Chicago, IL - Concord MH
Sat 24-Feb Saint Louis, MO - Pops
Tue 27-Feb Denver, CO - Summit MH
Thu 01-Mar Las Vegas, NV - HOB
Fri 02-Mar Los Angeles, CA - Fonda
Sat 03-Mar Oakland, CA - The Fox Theater
Mon 05-Mar Portland, OR - Roseland
Tue 06-Mar Vancouver, BC - Commodore
Wed 07-Mar Seattle, WA - Showbox Market
EUROPE "CATHARSIS" WORLD TOUR 2018
Thu 22-Mar France, Rouen, Le 106
Sat 24-Mar France, Paris, Bataclan
Mon 26-Mar France, La Rochelle, La Sirene
Tue 27-Mar France, Bordeaux, Rocher de Palmer
Thu 29-Mar Spain, Santiago de Compestalla, Sala Capital
Fri 30-Mar Portugal, Lisbon, Coliseum
Sat 31-Mar Portugal, Oporto, Colisum
Mon 02-Apr Spain, Madrid, Riviera
Tue 03-Apr Spain, Seville, Sala Custom
Wed 04-Apr Spain, Malaga, Sala Paris 15
Fri 06-Apr Spain, Valencia, Sala Republica
Sat 07-Apr Spain, Barcelona, Razzmatazz
Sun 08-Apr France, Toulouse, Bikini
Mon 09-Apr France, Marseille, Caberet Auletoire
Wed 11-Apr Italy, Bologna, Zona Roveri
Thu 12-Apr Italy, Rome, Orion
Fri 13-Apr Italy, Milan, Live Club
Sun 15-Apr France, Lyon, Tansbordeur
Mon 16-Apr Switzerland, Lausanne, Les Docks
Tue 17-Apr Switzerland, Pratteln, Konzertfabrik Z7
Thu 19-Apr Austria, Vienna, Gasometer
Fri 20-Apr Hungary, Budapest, BNMC **
Sat 21-Apr Germany, Munich, Tonhalle
Sun 22-Apr Germany, Stuttgart, Longhorn
Tue 24-Apr France, Strasbourg, Laiterie
Wed 25-Apr Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Den Atelier
Fri 27-Apr Germany, Munster, Skaters Palace **
Sat 28-Apr Germany, Cologne, Ewerk **
Sun 29-Apr Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle
Tue 01-May Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega
Wed 02-May Sweden, Gothenburg, Pustervik
Thu 03-May Norway, Oslo Rockefeller
Sat 05-May Germany, Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit (**SOLD OUT**)
Sun 06-May The Netherlands, Groningen, Oosterpoort
Mon 07-May The Netherlands, Tilburg, 013
Wed 09-May Germany, Hannover, Capitol
Thu 10-May Germany, Wiesbaden, Schlacthof
Fri 11-May Belgium, Brussels, AB (**SOLD OUT**)
Sun 13-May UK, Southampton Guildhall
Mon 14-May UK, Cardiff, University
Tue 15-May UK, Bristol Academy
Thu 17-May UK, Birmingham Academy
Fri 18-May UK, London, Roundhouse
Sat 19-May UK, London, Roundhouse **
Mon 21-May UK, Nottingham Rock City
Tue 22-May UK, Newcastle, Academy
Wed 23-May Scotland, Glasgow Academy
Fri 25-May UK, Manchester Academy
VIDEO BELOW: MACHINE HEAD:"CATHARSIS" (COURTESY OF NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS):
Our new album will be released on January 26th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Order at machinehead1.com/catharsis. Ships Worldwide.
Tour dates, tickets and VIP packages at machinehead1.com/tour.
Receive an instant download of the song with your iTunes and Amazon Music digital album pre-order.
Video directed by Frazier Bradshaw.
----------------
Butoh dance is literally and figuratively the dance of death and pain.
Born from Hiroshima/Nagasaki post-World-War-II-era Japan, the dance was created around the radioactive wasteland left behind in the wake of the nuclear bomb being dropped. Dancers would paint themselves in ash and take on a gaunt, deathly look. Facial expressions are agonizing and the body language is often deformed and contorted, expressing the pain and suffering that was a direct result of atomic warfare.
Frontman Robb Flynn explains, "'Catharsis' was a tricky concept to translate to a visual. How do you express somebody's catharsis? Frasier, the director, brought up the Butoh dance concept and it tied in so well into the idea of what catharsis could be. And when the Butoh dancers began performing for the video, we were blown away. Their expressions were so pained, almost horrifying, and yet very sad, it was extremely moving."
The other side of Machine Head's "Catharsis" video recounts the experiences of mental asylum patients. Oftentimes, in the '50s and '60s, people went through traumatic and regrettable experiences, and those vivid photos still linger today.
Flynn continues, "On a personal level, I related to this aspect. My uncle Jimmy lived with us for years while growing up. He had experienced some pretty severe drug testing when he was younger and didn't come out of it very well. For the rest of his life, he would do things like not eat for seven days straight and talk to Jesus all day. It was a trip to grow up with that at home. So, we took these disparate elements and turned them into a very cinematic and psychedelic visual to express that."
Furthermore, Flynn said, "We love making videos now. There used to be a bunch of rules and around what you could and couldn’t do in a music video. Most of it was a boring performance, with us 'pretending' to play and sing the song. Now, it’s like making a crazy, whacked-out movie. You can get weird and strange and have a blast. We are super proud of how well this video tuned out!"
----------------
NORTH AMERICAN "CATHARSIS" WORLD TOUR 2018
Thu 25-Jan Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theater
Sat 27-Jan Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Mon 29-Jan San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
Tue 30-Jan Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live!
Wed 31-Jan Houston,TX – HOB
Fri 02-Feb Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Sat 03-Feb Pensacola, FL - Vinyl MH
Mon 05-Feb Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
Tue 06-Feb Atlanta, GA - Centerstage
Thu 08-Feb Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
Fri 09-Feb New York, NY - Playstation
Sat 10-Feb Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
Sun 11-Feb Montreal, QC - Club Soda
Tue 13-Feb Toronto, ON - Danforth MH
Wed 14-Feb Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Thu 15-Feb Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
Fri 16-Feb Cleveland, OH - Agora
Sat 17-Feb Detroit, MI - Majestic
Tue 20-Feb Des Moines, IA - Woolys
Wed 21-Feb Madison, WI - Majestic
Thu 22-Feb Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Fri 23-Feb Chicago, IL - Concord MH
Sat 24-Feb Saint Louis, MO - Pops
Tue 27-Feb Denver, CO - Summit MH
Thu 01-Mar Las Vegas, NV - HOB
Fri 02-Mar Los Angeles, CA - Fonda
Sat 03-Mar Oakland, CA - The Fox Theater
Mon 05-Mar Portland, OR - Roseland
Tue 06-Mar Vancouver, BC - Commodore
Wed 07-Mar Seattle, WA - Showbox Market
EUROPE "CATHARSIS" WORLD TOUR 2018
Thu 22-Mar France, Rouen, Le 106
Sat 24-Mar France, Paris, Bataclan
Mon 26-Mar France, La Rochelle, La Sirene
Tue 27-Mar France, Bordeaux, Rocher de Palmer
Thu 29-Mar Spain, Santiago de Compestalla, Sala Capital
Fri 30-Mar Portugal, Lisbon, Coliseum
Sat 31-Mar Portugal, Oporto, Colisum
Mon 02-Apr Spain, Madrid, Riviera
Tue 03-Apr Spain, Seville, Sala Custom
Wed 04-Apr Spain, Malaga, Sala Paris 15
Fri 06-Apr Spain, Valencia, Sala Republica
Sat 07-Apr Spain, Barcelona, Razzmatazz
Sun 08-Apr France, Toulouse, Bikini
Mon 09-Apr France, Marseille, Caberet Auletoire
Wed 11-Apr Italy, Bologna, Zona Roveri
Thu 12-Apr Italy, Rome, Orion
Fri 13-Apr Italy, Milan, Live Club
Sun 15-Apr France, Lyon, Tansbordeur
Mon 16-Apr Switzerland, Lausanne, Les Docks
Tue 17-Apr Switzerland, Pratteln, Konzertfabrik Z7
Thu 19-Apr Austria, Vienna, Gasometer
Fri 20-Apr Hungary, Budapest, BNMC **
Sat 21-Apr Germany, Munich, Tonhalle
Sun 22-Apr Germany, Stuttgart, Longhorn
Tue 24-Apr France, Strasbourg, Laiterie
Wed 25-Apr Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Den Atelier
Fri 27-Apr Germany, Munster, Skaters Palace **
Sat 28-Apr Germany, Cologne, Ewerk **
Sun 29-Apr Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle
Tue 01-May Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega
Wed 02-May Sweden, Gothenburg, Pustervik
Thu 03-May Norway, Oslo Rockefeller
Sat 05-May Germany, Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit (**SOLD OUT**)
Sun 06-May The Netherlands, Groningen, Oosterpoort
Mon 07-May The Netherlands, Tilburg, 013
Wed 09-May Germany, Hannover, Capitol
Thu 10-May Germany, Wiesbaden, Schlacthof
Fri 11-May Belgium, Brussels, AB (**SOLD OUT**)
Sun 13-May UK, Southampton Guildhall
Mon 14-May UK, Cardiff, University
Tue 15-May UK, Bristol Academy
Thu 17-May UK, Birmingham Academy
Fri 18-May UK, London, Roundhouse
Sat 19-May UK, London, Roundhouse **
Mon 21-May UK, Nottingham Rock City
Tue 22-May UK, Newcastle, Academy
Wed 23-May Scotland, Glasgow Academy
Fri 25-May UK, Manchester Academy
VIDEO BELOW: MACHINE HEAD:"CATHARSIS" (COURTESY OF NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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