MACHINE HEAD GLAD FOR METALLICA OPENING GIG

Machine Head is psyched to get on tour with one of their heroes, Metallica, in January.

Machine Head were pleased with their appearance on the Mayhem Festival, despite being relegated to second stage status. The band has been on the road for a while in support of their album The Blackening, but they’ll extend their time on the road to the beginning of the year to play shows with Metallica.

Machine Head drummer Dave talked about touring with Metal’s biggest band.

“Holy crap. Touring with Metallica in January. We went through, it’s pretty well documented on our DVD Elegy when we were talking about where we were as a band. There was a period where nobody wanted to really touch us. We said back then when the band went through this weird dark period, and when we came out of it one of the things we said was, ‘We need to get to a point where a band like Metallica says ‘We need to take that band on tour.’,’ and this year that whole thing happened, man. It’s surreal.”

He also talked about how he’ll be forever grateful for the opportunity.

“Metallica does not need Machine Head to open up for them to bring people into the arena. They are doing us the biggest favor that anybody could ever do for a band. It puts you in front of an arena full of people that potentially you can win over. That’s amazing. That speaks volumes for the dudes that they are. We couldn’t be more honored. We couldn’t be more… We’re blown away by it.”

Before Metallica in January, the band will be opening for Slipknot the rest of the year as the masked men maraud through Australia in October and Europe in November and December.