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Robert "Robb" Flynn (born Lawrence Mathew Cardine July 19 1968 , Oakland, California ) is best known as the 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 (''not'' Chris Kontos) after leaving Bay Area thrash metal titans Vio-Lence .http://machinehead1.com/bio.html 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.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/RoadrunnerUnited/ On the 11th of June 2007, Robb Flynn received the Metal Hammer 2007 Golden God Award.http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=46671 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 proud 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. BANDS & PROJECTS
EQUIPMENT Guitars Flynn can be seen playing a custom made white ESP SP120 flying V live, and also a red acrylic BC Rich Warlock. On the Roadrunner United DVD , he can be seen playing a ESP F series guitar. All of his guitars are equipped with EMG pickups and Sperzel locking tuners. 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 . Effects: Electric Mistress Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Several Boss pedals Line 6 delay |
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