Totally cool guy. I started following him on IG. Every so often he'll go live and pretty much answer any questions people have. At least once that I can remember people were spouting off different songs from different bands and if he knew em, he'd play em. Hope to meet him some time.
I mean, the entire technical thrash movement from 88-93 is generally criminally underrated - but considering more ordinary thrash, Oppressing is surely far too underrated! Officer Nice, Engulfed In Flames (the solos), I Profit, World In A World.. "bangers" all over the record that should be known classics to any fan of thrash metal!
@@Metalton95 Oh yeah. Coroner's No More Color & Mental Vortex, Dark Angel's Time Does Not Heal, Toxic, Watchtower, Mekong Delta, Hexenhaus, Obliveon. It goes on & on. All killer shit.
A real class guy, despite the differences with Robb he still wants the last thoughts to be all about the good times. He was also responsible of being apart of writting one of MH's most precious albums so yeah top man.
Thanks so much for this great interview with Phil, I have been a fan of his music since the demo days of Vio-lence, I actually got their 2nd demo via mail order from Phil those days, one of my favourite (and HEAVIEST) recordings ever. 🤘
@@ILLRICARDO Like they said, in the end it was Robb's project band, not MH at all. They didn't have fun recording since The blackening, so that says it all Even Robb tracked all rhythm guitars recording so after some years it just happens, they are unhappy and fall apart on a personal level. The end is unavoidable...
I was at the two Vio shows in Oakland in April and at Alcatraz in Belgium,met Phil and the dudes..coolest down to earth guy you could ever meet! Back in April 2020!! Vio-Lence rule!!
What a legend and genuinely down to earth guy. The only thing I was curious about was him having collapsing episodes, or passing out episodes during MH shows. Some things are just personal I guess and I hope he's healthy.
To be completely honest I kind of went back and forth in my head before the interview trying to figure out if I should ask about this, but yeah in the end I didn't. He felt super chill and mentally in a really good place so I believe he is doing ok. Good point tho, and thanks for watching! // Guillaume
Hung out with Phil demmel in ft Wayne Indiana, when he played with overkill, awesome guy, hung out for about 10 min, to clarify,I seen him in the crowd, looking just like does in this interview
Great interview. Phil always comes across as a real good guy & is one of the great Thrash guitarists. Totally agree about his Machine Head comment. They made some truly astonishing songs together, there's too many to list. Top fella. 🤘
One of his big influences Criss Oliva also used Jacksons/Charvels back then.I also have one,believe or not its just the reverse headstock with that logo,there is smth haunting about that logo
11.26 in the video - the song Phil is playing here, is that the fast song he wrote that was not used for Machine Head??? (too metal for them? Hehehe) ... that tune is GREAT, sounds like low tuned extreme thrash metal that is bordering on death metal at times, awesome, more tunes like that please!!! 🤘
@@JonSmith-fl8vx ur out of ur goddamn mind The burning Red, Burn my eyes,The more things change and the blackening and locust all the music in which is guitar and lyrics all wrote by Rob Flynn so ur statement is pure shit dude u ain't no fan dont speak on something u no shit about
Guillaume seemed starstruck. Were you starstruck, Guillaume? I think you were starstruck, Guillaume. I've met Phil. He is FUN. His positive energy is contagious. Major talent. Glad he's even more spirited, and free to explore his options. Can't wait to see what he does with his career.
That's my secret... I'm always starstruck. (And kudos on spelling my name correctly 3 times in a row, this is a rare skill. Much respect.) Thanks for watching ! :) // Guiyom
You know this cat is the shit if he learned all those slayer songs under that time frame and without his guitars etc. Sick!! Let me play in violence lol
Dude... And he had to traspose all of it in a different tuning while learning them overnight ! This was such a mad story !! Thanks for watching :) // Guillaume
Impressive he learned 19 slayer songs in 2 days and in the wrong tuning lol! That's impressive. I don't blame him for leaving machine head. I got nothing against them or rob great band. But Rob literally feels the need to be in everyones business and tell them what to do. That's not cool it should be a group effort.
@@giovannibalsamo6178 it would take me at least 3 weeks to learn 19 slayer songs. I put it to the test to see how many I could learn it two days I already know quite a few but I literally took the mindset slayer is asking me to fill in for Gary or kerry. And I got to 8 songs lol. Still super impressive. Slayer songs are no joke bro. I'm a guitarist myself and some of there songs are just a nightmare to learn postmortem war ensemble and Raining blood. Those 3 took me like 2 months to finally learn including the solos.
@@tylerdees4850 to me phil had just to learn repentless and some other most recent songs, no doubt to me that phil was able to play raining blood, south of haven, war ensemble, seasons in the abyss, hell awaits, angel of death etc... from decades
He had zero influence on MH He played what he was told to play Do u people understand that Get it Got it Good That's why he left and Rod is tight and wants all the money ask Logan why he left 20 yrs ago. MONEY AND ITS ROBS WAY OR THE HIGHWAY.
other manufacturers making rhoads shape guitars = jackson sues them on spot jackson copying explorer and les paul and even flying V in the past = it's everything fine