During a recent livestream, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn said the recent Las Vegas mass shooting got him to consider permanently withdrawing “Davidian” – which references 1993’s Waco siege – from the band’s setlist.
Robb said (via The PRP):
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“I am in favor of gun control. That motherfucker – everybody heard about the horrible Las Vegas, the horrible horrible….
“That dude had 23 assault rifles in his fucking hotel room – that is fucking insane to me. That is fucking insane to me, you know?
“It’s a fucking horrible, it’s a horrible thing that happened in Las Vegas. It’s fucking appalling. When I first heard the news yesterday morning, I couldn’t even put it together…”
“This morning, I thought I don’t ever want to fucking play ‘Davidian’ again, that’s what I thought this morning.
“I straight up was like – I even texted it to the dudes, like ‘I don’t want to ever play ‘Davidian’ again,’ like fuck man. It’s fucking crazy.
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“We probably will, we didn’t discuss it and that’s just how I feel right at the moment, but I fucking…
“It’s some scary shit, it’s fucking crazy out there right now. What the fuck is going on with people right now? It’s fucking crazy.”