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Robert Conrad "Robb" Flynn (born Lawrence Matthew Cardine, July 19, 1967, Oakland, California) is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the heavy metal band Machine Head. Flynn formed the band along with Adam Duce, Logan Mader and Tony Costanza after leaving Bay Area thrash band Vio-Lence.〔(Machine Head – Bio )〕 ==Biography== Robb Flynn was born as Lawrence Matthew Cardine, but was soon adopted after being abandoned by his birth parents. He has since stated that he does not wish to find his birth parents, with the Machine Head song "Left Unfinished" describing his feelings about them. Flynn cited Black Sabbath as his biggest influence and the reason he plays guitar. Other influences include Bay Area thrash metal bands like Exodus, Metallica, Slayer and hardcore punk/crossover thrash groups such as Dead Kennedys, DRI and Suicidal Tendencies. He joined the thrash metal band Forbidden (originally Forbidden Evil), while in his graduating year at American High School. He played in this band from 1985 to 1987. He wrote four songs which appeared on their debut album, "Chalice of Blood", "Forbidden Evil", "As Good As Dead" and part of "March into Fire", but left before an album was released to join local thrash metal rivals Vio-lence, alongside present Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel. Flynn then went on to form the present-day band, Machine Head, whose debut album ''Burn My Eyes'' made Flynn a rising metal star. In January 2005 Flynn was selected as one of the four team captains of Roadrunner United, an act to celebrate the 25th year anniversary of Roadrunner Records.〔(Roadrunner Records )〕 Flynn wrote, produced and recorded guitar on four songs, these were ''The Rich Man'', ''Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)'', ''Army of the Sun'' and ''The Dagger'' and on the latter he sang and wrote lyrics alongside Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage. Machine Head's album ''The Blackening'' (2007) climbed to #54 on the US Billboard after appearing on the charts only two weeks previously; it was also nominated for a Grammy Award, making it by far the band's most successful album. On June 11, 2007, Robb Flynn received the Metal Hammer 2007 Golden God Award.〔(Metal Hammer – News Article )〕 In honour of Debbie Abono and Ronnie James Dio, Robb Flynn recorded and released for free online a cover of Black Sabbath's "Die Young".〔()〕 Abono managed Flynn and Phil Demmel when they were members of Vio-Lence. Flynn had a break-in at his house in which several items, including guitars were stolen. One guitar, the Washburn 333 or "Dimebolt", was given to him by Dimebag Darrell. Machine Head debuted at #22 on the Billboard 200 chart, with ''Unto The Locust'' the band's highest performance. They also debuted at #5 on the German music chart. The album has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robb Flynn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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