MACHINE HEAD Bassist To Sit Out Stockholm Show

May 3, 2009

MACHINE HEAD bassist Adam Duce is currently recovering from an emergency root canal to address a massive infection in his jaw, and as a result will miss Monday's (May 4) METALLICA show in Stockholm, Sweden. Replacing Duce on bass for the show will be MACHINE HEAD's good friend Patrik Jensen of local metal heroes THE HAUNTED.

Commented Duce, "Apparently I've had this abscessed tooth breeding infection just above my mouth for a couple of years. The pain was tolerable and I didn't think to have it checked out. I went to the doctor to see if it was ok to fly, and she told me to go get some x-rays. My dentist found the abscessed tooth as soon as he looked at the x-rays and sent me to another dentist that could fit me in immediately for a root canal procedure. The dentist also informed me that I couldn't fly with that condition because, believe it or not, it could be fatal due to how close the infection is to my brain. I apologize to all the fans in Sweden for not being able to be there for Monday's show. Thanks for your understanding and I'll see you next time."

Adam will return for Wednesday's (May 6) show in Munich, Germany.

MACHINE HEAD is continuing to tour in support of its Grammy-nominated album "The Blackening", which was re-released as a "special edition" last October via Roadrunner Records.

Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, "The Blackening" earned a Grammy nomination for the fan-favorite track "Aesthetics of Hate".

"The Blackening Special Edition" is two-disc CD/DVD set that features an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers of IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Thy Name", over an hour of live performance footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Rio festivals, three uncensored music videos for "Aesthetics of Hate", "Now I Lay Thee Down" and "Halo", a "making-of" featurette on each video, "The Making of The Blackening" and expanded artwork. There's also what many hardcore fans have been rabidly waiting for: four never-before-seen performances of MACHINE HEAD celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, "Burn My Eyes", captured in Philadelphia in 2004.

"Clenching The Fists Of Dissent" performed live on November 24, 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany:

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