Yeah definitely! No complaining here man! It’s a great day in Holland today! Yesterday we played a show in Germany in front of 120,000 people, that was some crazy shit man! But today? The line-up is brilliant! So, yeah, it sure is a great way of life at the moment.

 

Well, it’s a huge venue in London, and it’s very easy: London is our biggest market. So we just wanted to give our fans the opportunity to be on the album as well, and especially with the live album it just turned out that way. And it’s just a great, great crowd there!

 

Well, no! Because we just do it there, and if they really wanna join us there, they just have to show up in London.

 

 

 

Well, it’s mostly live footage I believe. And I think it’s especially from the UK dates like Glasgow, Manchester and Cardiff. But it’s gonna be a good combination of those. But about the aspects; there are going to be four different sections. One is about us talking about the making of our videos. Then there’s one about the making of the album. And we’re talking about our fans as well. And besides that there’s a lot of tour and backstage stuff on it. It’s probably going to be like three songs – mini movie – three songs – mini movie.

 

Well, I’m not sure about that. I think so.

 

Well, it was kinda weird for me. Because I went from not being in a touring band to be in a touring + recording band. It’s kind of a trade off. In the beginning it’s kinda hard, you have to balance what you really want and then you’ve got to realise everything for yourself. But it’s just amazing. I’ve always been a huge fan of the band and now I’m playing in it. Definitely something I always wanted.

 

I think that was the Download festival last year. Download man, it was like, when I was growing up all the great bands played there. And now I’m walking there myself with the guys from Metallica, Slipknot, Slayer, Damageplan. Even Dimebag came up to me and he was like: ‘Hey man, what’s up?! You’re Phil right? The new guitar player? Dude you’re really an amazing player!’ And that was only a couple of months before he got shot, so that’s such a special moment for me! I think that whole day was just awesome, I’ve met Nikki Six and some other great persons. It was just the whole day!

 

Ehm well, basically we just go out there and meet the streetteamers and our fans. I mean, they are the main reason we come here. And ehm, Rob designed a shirt for the streetteamers, just to say ‘thank you’. We just wanna thank all of our fans you know? We want to let them know that we are here thanks to them. Just to let them know that we appreciate what they’re doing.

 

 

 

I don’t know man! I can’t really answer that one. But it’s just the close connection between us and our fans. I mean, a while ago we were supposed to play in the US, then Rob got sick and we couldn’t play. And then there are fans coming up to me at the bar like: ‘Hey man, what’s up?! Why don’t you play tonight?’ And I explain the whole thing, tell them we’re sorry and buy them a beer. I just don’t really see them as fans, but more as friends.  

 

Ok cool! About the picture disc now. I think you released your first picture disc with ‘Days Turn Blue to Grey’ right? Why this choice?

It kind of fulfilled a couple of aspects. When you look at the disc you have to look at the song, the song length. And ‘Imperium’ was our first single. ‘Days...’ was not really a video single and the picture disc was an idea of the label and we wanted to release ‘Seasons Wither’ out here so we combined those two on a picture disc.

 

We got ideas for songs. And I definitely think the next album is going to be the most complete Machine Head album. We’re all writing stuff you know and Rob is kinda like the ‘puzzle-guy’. He’s putting songs together and makes it easier for us. And about the recording plans. After the Wacken Open Air 2005 show, we’re heading back to the US and start writing.

 

Exactly!

 

Well, when I joined the band we were signed to RR all over the world. And of course we had a lot of problems with them in the US. But we were looking everywhere and everybody was passing on us so we decided just to go into the studio and record the album. Then Roadrunner Records US heard the album, like it, and we released it on their label. And they’re doing great things for us after all.

 

 

 

I wanna see Mastodon. I also want to catch a bit of Slayer. And I definitely wanna see Rammstein. I’ve never seen them before and I’ve heard they’re quite a band! And of course I wanna check out our friends from Chimaira. I love that band!

 

Well, definitely thank you for supporting the band! And ehm, well, buy our DVD in August! Buy our album, whatever you can buy from us, buy it and of course, come and check us out on tour man, ‘cause we’re definitely going to put down a good show!

 

Ok, no problem! Thank you too!