LOVE HIM OR loathe him, there’s no denying Robb Flynn has overcome a lot in his journey to the upper echelons of heavy metal. Even before the Machine Head frontman got raked over the coals for nu metal flirtation The Burning Red, he had endured substance abuse, violence and even death threats. So with a new line-up and 2022’s Of Kingdom And Crown proving yet again that Machine Head are metal’s most unkillable band, we thought it high time to find out just how Robb keeps triumphing over all…
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“Looking back, I feel like my dad did a good job. By all definitions we were living in a white trash neighbourhood, but he’d always tell me we were rich – rich in love, family, health… We would go on hikes and he would walk me past the trailer park he grew up in. He and his five brothers lived in a