# 171 - MACHINE HEAD | Robb Flynn: New Album, The Blackening & Facing Childhood Trauma

An episode of [Garza Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1551076579), 31 Mar 2025, 4 h 01 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4098814426.mp3

Garza sits down in-person with Robb Flynn. Vocalist & guitar player of heavy metal band MACHINE HEAD. New album “UNATØNED” out April 25th! https://linktr.ee/machinehead SPONSORS: Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB DistroKid - https://distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF! Garza Podcast Coffee - https://conceptcafes.com/product/garzapodcastcoffee/43 Patreon - Coming Soon! CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Robb Credits Garza Adding ‘From This Day’ to Live Set 05:11 - Chris Barnes 09:23 - The Burning Red 11:45 - Murder Car & Ross Robinson 13:50 - Guitarist Logan Mader Quitting 15:23 - Bar Fights & Internally Falling Apart 18:33 - Getting Therapy 30:16 - Slipknot in Studio w/ Machine Head 33:40 - Being Sober for Writing Records 39:28 - Being Adopted 41:50 - Accidental Weed Smoking, Tobacco Pipes & Olympia Beer 45:00 - Old R&B, Pop & Oldies Music Upbringing 48:01 - San Lorenzo, CA 1:03:08 - Barfly Movie 1:11:05 - Getting Naked in Vocal Booth 1:15:53 - Director Michael Martin 1:18:45 - Confronting Childhood Trauma 1:21:24 - Supercharger 1:25:40 - Crashing Around You Video After 911 1:39:22 - Through the Ashes of Empires 1:45:58 - Struggling Financially 1:50:28 - Getting Turned Down by 35 Labels 1:53:36 - Resigning to Roadrunner 1:56:59 - Imperium 2:00:30 - Coldplay 2:05:01 - Classical Guitar Lessons 2:07:57 - Taking Mescaline 2:11:41 - Robert Fripp 2:13:56 - The Blackening 2:24:30 - Imposter Syndrome 2:28:05 - Winning “Album of the Year” & “Golden God” Award 2:29:54 - Metallica 2:32:46 - Dad Rents Guitar for Robb But Joins Band to Sing 2:37:06 - First Time Getting Drunk Was to Metallica 2:41:19 - Meeting James Hetfield 2:43:29 - Playing Cover & Original Songs at Parties 2:46:07 - New Record out April 25th & Ø in Each Song 2:51:43 - ‘Unbøund’ Riff 2:55:41 - Punk Rock 2:56:37 - Would Robb Ever Do Something Differently? 3:04:40 - Mitch Lucker Memorial Show & Mayhem Festival 3:25:06 - Sacrifices 3:38:53 - Writing Lyrics at 3 AM 3:46:46 - First Seeing Korn 3:50:37 - Biohazard 3:52:28 - Shotgun Blast Whiskey

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