Machine Head have unveiled not one but two brand-new protest songs, written in the days following the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. The first song on this Civil Unrest two-track digital single goes by the name Stop The Bleeding, and features another fellow righteous musician in the rock and metal scene: Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach. “Being asked to be part of this song is an honour,” the frontman explains. “Yes, because it’s Machine Head, but more importantly, this is a message that needs to be heard and spread. These issues concerning abuses of power and racism are timeless. I have written about these previously and I’ll write about them again. I think Robb [Flynn, Machine Head frontman] really nailed this one, both lyrically and sonically. My hope is...
