Over the weekend, we posted that Machine Head appeared to have been in the studio, maybe with Converge's Kurt Ballou. While none of that has been confirmed or denied, Robb Flynn mentioned on his Facebook Live video that Machine Head is absolutely working on new material, but purposefully doesn't reveal much.
“We’ve been writing – that’s the good news. Songs are flowing, we’ve got metal coursing through our veins and we’re blazing a trail of destruction second to none. Nothing much to talk about there, I'm being tight lipped. You may have noticed that we've been quiet on the Machine Head social's camp, and that's on purpose. Just kind of laying low."
So we can't say for sure if a new record is coming this year or not, but it has been three years since Bloodstone & Diamonds, and one year since the standalone single "Is There Anybody Out There?"