MACHINE HEAD live in The K! Pit (tiny dive bar show)

Machine Head played The K! Pit in association with Rizla at Blondies, our favourite East London dive bar. They were scheduled to perform for 30 minutes; they ended up performing for over an hour. Check out their set, which includes classics from Burn My Eyes, and covers of songs by Black Sabbath, White Zombie, Sepultura, Nirvana, and more!
SETLIST:
Blood For Blood
Old
A Thousand Lies
The Rage To Overcome
Davidian
Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover)
Thunderkiss ‘65 (White Zombie cover)
Territory (Sepultura cover)
Roots (Sepultura cover)
Angry Chair (Alice In Chains cover)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)
A Lesson In Violence (Exodus cover)
Death Church
Fuck It All
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[@Rex-ur4sr]

This is what pure joy is, the all band with a smile on their faces and the crowd without smartphones. Small venues are amazing, we all need to support them world wide!!!

[@canadianphotography6972]

27:39 Davidian 48:10 Death Church

[@mindofmatter071]

2 of the best songs...in no particular order

[@davidcouzens]

Shout out to all the lucky bastards who were at that gig...

[@user-wu5rp5rz2x]

Sounded good

[@dereksmallsuk]

@david morison R u deaf? You're certainly fucking stupid.

[@darthvader5701]

Ths line up has chemistry, you cant buy that.

[@darthvader5701]

@david morison can you share that video please.

[@kevinleonard2368]

At 19:00, Robb talks about their very 1st show in '92 at a house party...I was there. My buddy Tony was playing drums and MH borrowed my PA. I think they only played like 4-5 tunes.

[@benforrett]

Thank you Kanye, very cool

[@joshuayettou3552]

That's so cool man. Super jealous.

[@EVENMETAL]

Sick

[@tcollier5460]

Tony Costanza passed away

[@evantaylor2935]

@@tcollier5460 If they're still friends he'd know that I think.

[@HabAnagarek]

Kontos is killing it. Jesus.

[@HabAnagarek]

@david morison such intelligent discourse. You are an asset to the cultural discussion and humanity at large.

[@dazza3115]

There best drummer

[@ericlovenburg3323]

No mean to brag, but my band has played on smaller stages

[@bubbie3533]

Hey out there playing regardless of size brotendo. 🤘

[@ericlovenburg3323]

🤟

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

🤘🤘

[@petewilliamson4935]

Are you MFH?

[@richarddyson786]

iv'e seen loads of bands in pubs bars before they were famous

[@Vetis213]

This is where metal is meant to be experienced, not arenas.

[@TheEpicLinkFreeman]

that's why Robb says they've been doing their "an evening with" shows and headlining smaller venues by themselves. they were playing big festivals before and decided they wanted to just keep playing smaller shows like they have been for the last several years

[@PaN1xX]

intimacy over size all the time. its meant to be expirienced so small. i can understand it working for other types of music. half decent band in a packed 3-500 person venue over anything else. Ive seen NOFX play in a club and if i had to guess id say it was ten times more intense than frontrow at a festival gig - in every aspect. also love these vids. check tiny desk concerts if you havent allready.

[@Jimboy1611]

You’re joking? Metal was made for arenas. Huge light shows, pyro, replica bomber planes if you’re Motörhead... On the other hand, whilst I love the intimate atmosphere and revelry of a dive bar, metal music turns to mud inside them. A million mile an hour echo bouncing off all the walls.

[@kyleowen9055]

@@Jimboy1611 metal is about the music not fancy lights and pyro.

[@nikolaybelyaev9311]

Disagree. In arena it would sound louder and more powerful))) and you can't have a huge circle pit in a small venue like this one.

[@FBHI]

Sepultura cover feels like if Max was back with Sepultura and could sing live again!

[@jesusdEcristo]

To see slayer, hatebreed, Metallica or cannibal corpse playing in this place should be really cool!

[@jnero79]

In my hometown in CT i watched Hatebreed and 100 demons play in a local bar before their first date on Ozzfest.. Defiantly a whole different experience than a local band in a place that small

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

Lars would have no problem fitting that week tiny ass kit up there

[@jamiemcgrath5579]

Fucking Slayer !!!

[@felipemelo285]

Cannibal Corpse sucks.

[@scottpissed9354]

@@jnero79 i was there

[@beetleborg4171]

Can’t believe I’m just coming across this. So sick!

[@jkgramps]

Machine Head is one of those rare success stories where a band can remain viable, exciting, new, headbanger worthy and "knock your socks off" kick-ass tunes!!

[@nickb2510]

With a different line up almost every album too. It’s pretty much the Rob Flynn band. Which I am fine with 😊

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

@@nickb2510should just call it Flynnhead at this point

[@paragsatyal6891]

I can’t thank Kerrang enough! These K! Pit gigs are the BEST!!

[@erradate6425]

Love how they are all smiling, playing with such tiny and devoted crowd is a treat when you are as big as machine head

[@severemetastasis7023]

I used to listen to them back in 97, they are still around! Long live MachineHead!

[@garywhitehead4160]

First saw these supporting Slayer when Burn My Eyes came out... intense is not the word!!!

[@arnottsbiscuits9596]

Neither were slayer- so STFU

[@robertpoole5652]

This is the best thing I've seen in a long time. I absolutely love Machine Head, I remember buying "Burn My Eyes" as a teen and I fell in love with them from day one.

[@l30S3UX]

Wow the band is Damm solid and the sound mixing is simply perfect

[@mustakor]

Epic concert! Not many big bands have balls to face a show like this and f***ing success!

[@maximejoyal4349]

30 minutes set in the K! PIt as usual... With an extra 30 minutes of covers!! Great job Machine Head and Thank you!

[@machineheadfan1130]

WOW. It's not often I come across an hour long video and resist pausing it for later. I literally could not turn my head away. ENGAGING, AMAZING ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE! I wish I was there! Jealous of all of you!

[@lancerichardmorton1981]

Love Machine Head. I've been listening to this band since the beginning and still. Amazing gig. 💀

[@albcod90]

i love how close to the people they are, it would be a nice moment enjoy his music so closely. greetings from chile!

[@philphil2305]

I can hear this first album ever and ever and ever

[@stephanecharpentier9282]

What a powerful moment!!! All the shows should be like this! Very underground

[@MrRob4ami]

Insanely epic fun!!! Wish I coulda let loose in that pit🤘🖤

[@shawnhyland2999]

This is awesome!! I would love to see machinehead in a small place like this!!

[@oscarcarrillo4924]

Love the gig... Sounds all the time in my house... Great covers

[@Millertime98]

I love seeing big bands come back to a stage where they can’t move. So cool. Can’t wait to see them in February. !!!

[@benphillips3222]

See ya at the fox brotha!!

[@natmilcur]

the power of this lineup is becasue 80s hetfield is back and now playing bass

[@DFrontSA]

in real, this was the best OF THE BEST "live" from MACHINE HEAD I've ever seen, even they must have found, what vibration, TA TOP band

[@bertswyers3910]

wow this would be a bucket list type of show. I have seen MH live probably 5 times and they are a great live band

[@DaveMcEvoyMusic]

Awesome 👏 thank you Kerrang!

[@dallasslim1838]

This was a fun watch they are having a blast 🤘🏽

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

Love seeing Chris on drums! \m/ MOAR!

[@andydixon3424]

F**king excellent as always, MH deserves so much more credit. Looking forward to the next stage of MH.🤘

[@Sypriano33]

nice setlist, took me by surprise with covers

[@brunoesirlene]

Que banda e que show. From Brasil 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@lukegoya324]

Amazing show!!!great to see MH with first members!!!!Robb Is still full power!!!good!!!!

[@Andriy-kb5dx]

I love this kind of performance!!!! Close to folk is so unforgettable! I’d like to be there ❤Machine Head is my favourite super band for more than 25 years! I remember my younger years on 1996 in Ukraine I was surrounded a company of my long hair friends simultaneously shaking our heads with a big pleasure listening to Machine Head and drinking a beer. We were full of energy!)))

[@MattAnon]

Fucking classic performance. Really this is one of the best metal performances of all time and I think time will prove that. To be in that bar and part of that energy would have been a privilege. The production team at Kerrang is amazing. They capture what it's like to be part of live performances in a small space like no one else.

[@jay-ci3lc]

Weird seeing them play in front of a small crowd....but I just love how happy they all look reuniteing so glad they're back with the original members even tho adam duce ain't here and jared isn't apart of that era but he still kicks ass

[@gypsymuffinABZ]

Love machine head! 🤘🏼

[@moulip]

4:59 I can't help looping on that riff with the crowd jumping just in front of them. My god how much I would have given to be there at that moment !!!

[@barrypatton6424]

This was class to watch

[@sonicmayhym]

long time fan...cool to see them in a more relaxed environment..just chillin...but chris's fucking drumming..just killing it...good shit.

[@peterdixon1466]

Killer set, loving the exodus and Sepultura 🤟

[@daily2672]

This band really respects their public, they enjoy playing , they don't do it for money grab. Talented and honest, so rare nowadays in music

[@Ken68000]

This is epic just because robb used his original screaming voice on thousand lies live

[@herodesh]

This is just fkn awesome!

[@tontontomich]

LOVE IT!!! THANKS!!!

[@enriquezapata7445]

LOVE MACHINE HEAD FROM ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!

[@seezekawashima4924]

最高！懐かしいー😄20年くらい前良く聴いてました！

[@petewilliamson4935]

Ohhhh I have had an accident in my pants! So wish I'd been there. Manchester was awesome, but I would have preferred going to this!

[@QuinnSilky]

LOVE MACHINE HEAD FROM MY COUCH!!!

[@brianembree]

"Love Machine Head" is a really confusing band name. "Love Machine Head From My Couch" is an even more confusing band name.

[@marshallfairbrother7602]

I would've loved to haave been there. Steve did a world class job on the mix!

[@boltair3]

Epic! Nice sounds

[@-mind-6841]

Great Drummers make great bands. I dont need the cool guy stuff from Rob, but Kontos in my view recorded some of the best drums in metal. And he brings it live, after all these years. Killer!

[@leodias108]

Yeah! The difference is huge from the other drummers in MH! He's the man!

[@HabAnagarek]

Yes, this is fucking badass and inspiring, due to his age and time away from the drums. If he could bottle what drives him I'd buy it ten times.

[@davidslattery6750]

kontos's groove, feel and power on the b.m.e record was phenomenal. its such a shame he never capitalised on such a great recording in the years following it but im glad to see he is putting it out there again and slaying as good as ever

[@osman_drummer6633]

Plus he is rocking a kit half the size of what he is used to and slaying it!

[@andym28]

Yep and bands who lose great drummers are never the same for example smashing pumpkins

[@edwardace7978]

Holy s**t!!! This is insane!!!!🤘🏻🔥👊🏻🎸🎶🔥🤘🏻

[@Unclegian]

What a killer show!!!!

[@horrorcorridorshow]

Audio mix was perfect on this video, should be released as a live album!

[@robertbaines2684]

This band kept me going through the 90's and I picked up on Unto the Locust and will never look back. Robb Flynn is fuckin awesome and one of my heroes... Respect Mr. Flynn

[@Oilid]

Mega goosebumps.

[@oliveralfonzo1718]

Awesome show!!!

[@peterbruck4363]

Sound is insane on this one, whoever mixed it did an awesome job. So f*§%ing heavy! 🤘🏼

[@dmitriystoyanov933]

Chris and Logan kick f**n' asses. Great show!

[@cloudsss83]

So nice to see Logan back... and that setlist!

[@thomasmalone9813]

thunderkiss 65' absolutely kills!!

[@AweeRB26]

TQ!🤘🏼KERRANG!🤘🏼HaiL!MACHiNE HEAD🤘🏼Greetings from KK Sabah,Malaysia🇲🇾👊🏼🤘🏼

[@djatariinthemix]

LOVE MACHINE HEAD FROM BRASIL!!!!!!!!

[@fernandapereira4623]

😂😂😂 Territoryyyyyyyy

[@bcollinz9057]

I just honestly love how rob will never stop! You can see how much this man loves playing/giving us his beautiful, incredible talent❤ machine fucking head!

[@jimmytheoneandonly]

Holy shit! It would be a dream for me to see a Machine Head concert so close!

[@PedroHenrique-ng7tm]

one of my favorite bands here lads machine fucking head pure metal

[@drpixel564]

Whoua great live!

[@guyclements4602]

Chris Kontos is a beast on the drums

[@Swengiorno]

Oh man, i wish i could have been there 😍 it remembers of my First Concert ever! It was machine Head in Cologne live Music hall around 2003

[@back4onemore]

Burn My Eyes was/is one of the best debuts in metal history imo 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@nemanacemu2024]

Yes!

[@BuuGames]

the teenager in me loved this

[@allanjensen8324]

Beautiful 🔥👊🏻

[@80dubz]

I tell you what this makes me SO grateful I saw MH multiple times in 94... I mean what is this show!

[@TheWarmcoldsurfer]

King. Saw them first time in Sweden 94. So good...

[@tomterrif8503]

Absolute brutal drumming

[@memoartur7]

Awesome show.. this is sick

[@godscoldhands1868]

this is by far machine heads' best show in the last 20 years.!!

[@pedroenemy]

This is fucking insane! Beautiful!🤘

[@haroldbroussard5085]

THE most metal thing I've ever witnessed....\,,/ 🖤❤️🖤

[@curley3168]

Lately I've been none stop listening to burn my eyes.. Hopefully this OG line up remains fucking sick gig

[@stevewalker6340]

Probably the best show I've seen was a few years ago when Machine Head did their solo tour.

[@richardpaulus9823]

Yes sir. For their evening with machine head tour. Seen them in philly at a place that wasnt too much bigger than this. They rocked for like 3 1/2 hours straight. So badass

[@canalmultipolartv]

There is no possible comparison between a concert like this one or one at an arena. Metal is about proximity, contact and physical exposure!

[@stoovil666]

DAMN Paranoid sounds KILLER with modern equipment and these guys ... TIGHT

[@bgyem]

5:02 Chino Moreno?

[@marioboskovic8633]

28:54

[@dmshc1018]

No !

[@MultiStar84]

No, it's the lead singer for Smash Mouth.

[@Headbanger]

Kkkkkkkk

[@fabianvaldez2760]

jajajjja

[@stepitupandgo67]

This is great

[@hublogistico]

Cabeza de Maquina 🤘🏻

[@stonybrain]

This was super rad !!

[@joontaekpark]

This is true metal spirit!

[@andrewthorogate2297]

i remember seeing Machine head with a good friend,it must of been 98,it was at the uea in Norwich nothing still has touched that gig,well maybe Motorhead!!

[@JeraiAdv]

Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast! i was 15 when i discovered Machine Head

[@michaelhansen8959]

Same here

[@johnwells4208]

I was 20, epic day dude 🤘

[@mitchellcambron2440]

I think the is the most lit k pit video I’ve seen.

[@TurtleFL]

Drummer has the same name as one of the Tampa Bay Lightning's first stars, Chris Kontos. Scored 27 goals his first year with the Lightning. Including a 4 goal hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks the very first game the Bolts played.

[@TheMDbauS]

Jared on the vocals on Thunder Kiss '65 was badass!

[@The_JustJoshing]

TheMDbauS Yeah, he sounds killer