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Machine Head Cancels Paris Show, Unable To Rebook Venue

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Robb Flynn of Machine Head has informed French fans that their upcoming “An Evening With Machine Head ” tour date in Paris is canceled, via Flynn’s blog The General’s Journals. The band was unable to find a suitable venue, following the closing of Le Battaclan, after the terror attacks of November 13th.

 

French Head Cases, we are very disappointed to break this news to you, but unfortunately, a new venue / date was not able to be sorted in time for a Paris show (originally scheduled for Feb 16th, 2016). 

As we announced previous, it was expected for almost a month that Le Bataclan would re-open in time for our show, but in December we got news that it would (understandably) remain closed for continued investigations after the terror attacks.

At that point, we looked into every possible option, adding a date at the beginning, a date in the first week, tagging on to the end of tour after Glasgow… everything… no luck. The sad fact is, we were a month behind most every other re-routing happening. 

4 months worth of tour dates having to get re-routed in light of Le Bataclan closing, has meant a staggering overflow for the very few venues that host rock music, and many Paris dates have been cancelled. Le Bataclan was also one of the few venues suited for the expected attendance of 2,000 people, and that allowed us our substantial production needs.

All other Machine Head dates in the French provinces including Nimes, Bordeaux, Clermont Ferrand, Reims and Lille are still happening.

We are hoping to get back to Paris as soon as possible, but for now it will not be on this upcoming tour.

“Fluctuat nec mergitur”

 

 

Machine Head An Evening With Machine Head Northern Europe Tour Dates 2016

Feb 02 L’Usine – Geneva, CH

Feb 04: PALOMA – Nimes, FR

Feb 06: Sala Capitol – Santiago De Compostela, ES

Feb 07: Coliseu do Porto – Porto, PT

Feb 08: Coliseu dos Recrois – Lisbon, PT

Feb 10: Industrial Copera – Granada, ES

Feb 11: Riviera – Madrid, ES

Feb 12: Razzmatazz – Barcelona, ES

Feb 14: Rocher de Palmer – Cenon, FR

Feb 15: Coop de Mai – Clermont-Ferrand, FR

Feb 17: Den Atelier – Luxembourg, LU

Feb 19: Cartonnerie – Reims, FR

Feb 20: Aeronef – Lille, FR

Feb 21: FZW – Dortmund, DE

Feb 22: Longhorn LKA – Stuttgart, DE

Feb 24: Batschkapp – Frankfurt, DE

Feb 25: Alter Schlachthof – Dresden, DE

Feb 26: Capitol – Hannover, DE

Feb 27: Huxleys Neue Welt – Berlin, DE

Feb 29: 013 Tilburg, NL

Mar 02: Open – Norwich, UK

Mar 03: Rock City – Nottingham, UK

Mar 05: Limelight – Belfast, UK

Mar 06: Olympia – Dublin, IE

Mar 08: Academy – Manchester, UK

Mar 10: Great Hall – Cardiff, UK

Mar 11: Eventim Apollo – London, UK

Mar 12: 02 Academy – Glasgow, UK

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Novelists – Souvenirs

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Most modern metalcore music comes from the US, which is not surprising as the genre was formed in the States. The UK has also recently upped its metalcore offerings, with the likes of While She Sleeps, Bury Tomorrow and Architects dominating the airwaves. One country that is not particularly well-known for its metalcore scene is France, but Paris-based quintet Novelists are hoping to change this with their debut album Souvenirs (Arising Empires). They have been teasing their ever-growing fanbase with a variety of singles since 2013, but their newest release should satisfy both pre-existing fans and newcomers alike.

In a genre which is infamous for its unoriginality bands need to ensure that the first track resonates with both pre-existing fans and newcomers, and that is exactly what Novelists have achieved with ‘Inanimate’. The haunting piano melody fused with the almost djent-like riffs creates a distinctive yet engaging sound which certainly makes an impact. Although the song itself is only two minutes long it is hard to ignore the powerful technical guitar work, never mind Matt Gelsomino’s harrowing vocals.

The progressive nature of their songs definitely takes their sound to the next level. The ever-changing tempo of each song is anything but unorganised; instead it adds to the excitement as you are unsure of exactly where each track is heading. In a genre full of predictable riff-chorus-riff, it is genuinely exhilarating to hear such a fresh take on metal music as a whole.

Despite the heavy nature of the majority of Souvenirs, Matt and co. are able to show their softer side in the ambient-sounding track ‘5:12AM’. Versatility is a handy trait to possess in the music industry, and it is clear that Novelists are not afraid to try something different.

Novelists have managed to take the best parts from genres across the metal spectrum and fuse them together to create their own signature style: heavy breakdowns, eerie melodies, hardcore-esque vocals, synth beats and technical guitar riffs.

 

7.0/10

 

JULIA CONOPO

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