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Robert Flynn was also temporarily the 5th member of the small-time thrash band, Octavian's Plague. He played along side Lyes Hassaine, Jonathan Hancock and bassist Saad Siddique for a few weeks. |
Robert Flynn was also temporarily the 5th member of the small-time thrash band, Octavian's Plague. He played along side Lyes Hassaine, Jonathan Hancock and bassist Saad Siddique for a few weeks. |
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Robert "Robb" Flynn (born Lawrence Matthew Cardine July 19 1968, Oakland, California) is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the thrash metal/groove metal band Machine Head. Robert formed the band along with Adam Duce, Logan Mader and Tony Costanza after leaving Bay Area thrash titans Vio-Lence.[1]
In August 2004 he was selected as one of the 4 "team captains" of Roadrunner United, an act to celebrate Roadrunner's 25 year anniversary.[2]
On the 11th of June 2007, Robb Flynn received the Metal Hammer 2007 Golden God Award.[3]
Machine Head's current release "The Blackening" has climbed on #54 of the US Billboard after only 2 weeks of being released, being by far the band's most successful album. Robb himself is the producer of this album and the album previous to The Blackening, Through The Ashes of Empires.
Robert Flynn was also temporarily the 5th member of the small-time thrash band, Octavian's Plague. He played along side Lyes Hassaine, Jonathan Hancock and bassist Saad Siddique for a few weeks.
He is an atheist.[4]
Equipment
Guitars
ESP SP120 V-Shaped Prototype
ESP LTD F-Series
Red BC Rich Acrylic Warlock
Gibson Flying V (w/EMG 81 in bridge)
EMG Pickups mostly.
For the recording of the song "Aesthetics of Hate" from the album The Blackening, Robb uses a Washburn 333 'Dimebolt' given to him By Dimebag Darrell after Darrell broke one of Robbs guitars while he was drunk.[citation needed]
Amplifiers
He uses Peavey 5150 amplifiers with Marshall cabs both live and in the studio. He has 8 Peavey 5150 heads, only one of which is used for recording (Bubba).
Effects
Electric Mistress
Jimi Hendrix Fuzz
Several Boss pedals
Line 6 delay
References
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