The war of words of sorts that developed online between Machine Head vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and Dope vocalist/guitarist Edsel Dope this week appears to be coming to an end. Flynn took to social media tonight (October 15th) to extend an olive branch to Edsel following some back and forth on the matter during the past two days.
To catch up, Flynn ignited the ‘feud’ yesterday, October 14th, when he vented online about the criticisms he had seen leveled against himself and his band in response to their latest single, “ Do Or Die “. Among some of the negative comments made against him and the track were accusations of lifting the chorus from Dope‘s “Die MF Die“.
In his online rant (read it here ), Flynn laid into his detractors and also dismissed that concern regarding Dope before ultimately taking a shot at the band, ending his diatribe with “Who the fuck listens to Dope!!??” He later posted a picture of a woman showing up at a Machine Head meet & greet wearing a Dope shirt and seemingly used it to take a dig at the band.
This led to Dope frontman Edsel Dope responding to Flynn via Instagram earlier today, October 15th (read it here .) Edsel opted for a restrained approach in his response and pointed out that Dope in fact had more monthly listeners on Spotify than Machine Head by a fairly smaller margin. He also pointed out that the Dope track in question, “Die MF Die“, has some 30 million more streams than any song by Flynn and Machine Head on that streaming service.
Now that we’re all caught up, Flynn has since replied to Edsel on the matter via Instagram, offering the following post in a bid to bury the hatchet of sorts and rekindle a past friendship he and Edsel shared:
“Hey Edsel,⠀
Saw your response. ⠀
Thanks for the compliments. ⠀
Spotify stats…? Hey, I stand corrected. Apparently there’s a lot of motherfuckers still listening to Dope out there. ⠀
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Good for you man.⠀
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Though disturbingly CrazyTown’s “Butterfly” has us both beat, but I digress.⠀
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Got nothing against Dope at all. Not trying to sound like a douche here, (our bands have not intersected in decades), but I literally didn’t know that you guys were a band anymore. So when your fans started spamming our Facebook / Insta feed about our new song ripping you guys off, I was like huh…?⠀
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I actually have fond memories of you and I doing enormous amounts of cocaine on my bus in Oklahoma at some radio show back in 1999 and having a wildly coked-out conversation about doing a tour together that never materialized. In fact I just ran into your former(current? now in Misfits) guitar player Acey at the Slipknot show and he invited all of us into the Misfits.⠀
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I have a pretty dark sense of humor, I was literally laughing hysterically when I wrote the first thing that I wrote. Trolling the trolls if you will. It wasn’t aimed at you or even Dope. The second photo of the girl I thought was just cute, and was my way of saying “hey good one”, or, “ya got me!”.⠀
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That your band is still on tour and doing well 20 years later is fucking awesome Edsel. As someone who knows the challenges of sticking it out this long in the music business, I’m happy for you. ⠀
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I’ll take this moment right now to extend the olive branch to you and your band, that any Machine Head show coming up anywhere in the world, that you guys want to come and hang at, you are welcome to. Have some beers, vodka, champagne, whatever (I’ll have to pass on the cocaine) just say the word, and I’ll make it happen. Maybe you could even come up and sing the “Do Or Die” with us. ⠀
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Totally understand if you want to pass in light of everything, but the offer stands.⠀
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Peace and love bro⠀
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Robb“
Machine Head are currently touring Europe and the UK on the 25th anniversary of their debut album “Burn My Eyes” with returning members Logan Mader (guitar) and Chris Kontos (drums). They are performing two sets each night, one being a “Burn My Eyes” set with the latter, the other being a traditional Machine Head set with Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka (Decapitated) on guitar and Matt Alston (Devilment) on drums.
Dates for the various legs of that anniversary trek are available below, with tickets available here :
10/15 Munich, GER – Zenith
10/16 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
10/18 Gdansk, POL – B90
10/19 Warsaw, POL – Progressja
10/20 Budapest, HUN – Baba Negra
10/22 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
10/23 Lyon, FRA – Le Radiant
10/25 Milan, ITA – Live Club
10/26 Padova, ITA – Hall
10/27 Luxembourg, LUX – Expo
10/29 Paris, FRA – Le Trianon
10/31 Brussels, BEL – Forest National
11/02 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
11/04 Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
11/05 Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
11/07 Belfast, IRE – Telegraph Building
11/08 Dublin, IRE – Olympia Theatre
01/16 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
01/18 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey
01/20 Dallas, TX – House Of BLues
01/21 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
01/22 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
01/22 Orlando, FL – House Of Blues
01/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
01/28 Tampa, FL – Ritz Ybor
01/30 Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
01/31 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
02/01 New York City, NY – Webster Hall
02/04 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
02/05 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
02/07 Boston, MA – House Of Blues
02/08 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
02/09 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
02/11 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
02/12 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
02/14 Detroit, MI – Crofoot
02/15 Chicago, IL – Metro
02/16 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
02/18 Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre
02/19 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
02/21 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
02/22 Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
04/19 Zaragoza, SPA – Teatro de las Esquinas
04/21 Santiago de Compostela, SPA – Capitol
04/23 Oporto, POR – Coliseu de Porto
04/24 Lisbon, POR – Coliseu de Lisboa
04/25 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
04/27 Malaga, SPA – Paris 15
04/28 Murcia, SPA – Gamma
04/28 Valencia, SPA – Republicca
05/01 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
05/02 Toulouse, FRA – Le Bikini
05/05 Ludwigsburg, GER – MHP Arena
05/06 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
05/08 Hannover, GER – Swiss Life Hall
05/09 Prague, CZE – Forum Karlin
05/10 Bratislava, SLO – Refinery Gallery
05/12 Bucharest, ROM – Quantic Club
05/13 Sofia, BUL – Universiada Hall
05/15 Thessaloniki, GRE – Fix Factory Of Sound
05/16 Athens, GRE – Piraeus Academy
05/20 Kiev, UKR – Stereoplaza
05/22 Moscow, RUS – 1930 Moscow
05/23 St. Petersburg, RUS – A2
05/25 Helsinki, FIN – The Circus
05/28 Stockholm, SWE – Fryhuset Arenan
05/29 Oslo, NOR – Sentrum Scene
05/30 Aarhus, DEN – Train
06/01 Hamburg, GER – Grosse Freiheit 36
06/02 Utrecht, NET – Tivoliredenburg
06/03 Lille, FRA – Aeronef
06/05 London, UK – Alexandra Palace
06/06 Birmingham, UK – Academy
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