Machine Head Guitarist Phil Collapses On Stage at Slipknot, Sheffield UK 12/12/08

[jump23kid]

hes going hes going hes goi he gone

[bravemurderday122287]

rock till you drop nigga

[AnataNile]

It's crazy that he's still shredding on his way down! lol, that's dedication. "Oh shit I'm passing out, must continue soloing!"

[Roadiedendrum2]

*sigh* still remember this like it was yesterday! I sound old haha xD poor Phil!!! <3

[davejstewart]

Why do people take the mick outta this, seriously? It's a severe heart condition. Search Wiki if you're actually a MH fan.. which most appear to be anyway :)

From what I know, indeed my friend has this condition, he has a pacemaker that kicks in when he collapses to keep him alive. Without it he'd be dead. So get a grip, it's a miracle that he can still perform. Get behind the guy!

[Drakodan]

The best part of a Machine Head is placing bets on which song Phil will collapse during.

[Niamorg1007]

Always during Halo... I guess this song is literally mindblowing ...

[1234567890musclecar]

Does Halo mean something special for him????....He always falls during that song xD

[Carnifex11100]

shows how much dedication he does have for the band knowing that he has a 50% chance he might faint on stage and still he goes out there becuase he doesnt want to let the fans down. thats dedication man

[lemmingsuicide1234]

this is actually something i can relate to. I have a genetic heart condition that causes arryhthmias and they found out i had it because i passed out onstage during a performance of a play. had to miss two performances and i was pissed. so now i have a pacemaker and defibrialator in me. and im 15. so i know how sucky that has to be for Phil.

[nickolasGate7]

Why does it always happen when they perform Halo's solo?

[LordShikarii]

@nickolasGate7 I guess its the pressure of getting the solo perfect, its quite fucking hard lol

[nickolasGate7]

@LordShikarii Υeah indeed :-)

[esubadog]

hahahahahahahahahaha

[AhSneeze]

He always passes out during halo

[GrunesMannchen]

my father died as well, i hope, i Won't get conditions like that.... Machine head is awesome, and so is Phil.

Machine head = Gods

[Dork2190]

phill rocks so hard tht his human form can not handel the hot licks. So he takes Metal nap and vists the fallen metal gods.

[6SIX6Bloodshedded]

As being both human and a musician myself, I really respect this guy for going up on that stage and doing what he does best, knowing what could happen. (I rather repeat someone else partly then doing thumbs up, this is more real).

[AlExXx364]

Phil has a heart condition where the pump of his heart is insufficient for his body. It means blood doesn't get to his brain and causes blackouts during times such as this.

Machinehead really have no need to apologise. They have true fans who completely understand- that's how metal is.

[scientologyRfail]

lol i remember this

[dedweirdo]

I remember this vividly It was a shock to see it happen - especially as it was the first time i've really listened to Machine head ( i only went to see slipknot) but it still gives me goosebumps hearing the crowd chanting machine fucking head! when robb flynn came back on stage. and when they wheeled the guitarist round the walkway/bar area. and.... his arms were fucking huge :| mind you i was 7 stone :|

[alessandrozerbone]

TOO MUCH METAL!!

[Marko767]

Man kept playing even when he was falling...THAT IS PERSEVERANCE!!!!

[Elzish]

I have so much respect for Phil not letting his condition stop him from doing what he loves even though it is pretty extreme.

[d3cad3nc3]

he got bored so he slept off.

[moltenriches]

Has anyone else noticed he mostly collapses during Halo? Lol

[Snigglesnock]

@moltenriches yeah, the only other song i've seen him pass out on is clenching, lol

[Larxion]

@moltenriches thats because of this brutal solo :D

[dk0431]

rock till you drop

[jafalt1]

no he is dead :ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc­cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc­cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc­cccccccccccc

[AntiBushCheneyMan]

@ieatcheez4breakfast why not? Dying on stage would be like the ultimate moment of awesomesauce....

[SanAndreasMysterys]

@AntiBushCheneyMan dumbfuck

[IAmDeathknight]

must feel weird to pass out when your adrenaline is rushing, u can hear his solo going lower in tones until he falls :)

[areswolf76]

agree mein brüder...

[A7Xwarrior462]

was there

[DrGonzo39]

Haha KTFO!!!!

[Fergusforslipknot]

lmao

[Vlaxiti]

i am sry but i find it a kind of funny haha

[slipknot789able]

i am a big machine head fan and i hope this guy can get some kind of treatment to fix this problem i would hate for something more serious to happen to him

[metalmadman01]

i hope phil can figure this out. it scares me. i have known phil since the 80' and never knew he had this issue. falling down and passing out in front of the metallica crowd.. thats just scary! phil. rest a bit your wife and kid need you more than a band! machine head are my all time fave local bay band! but can do it. you are amazing and do not want to lose you for good! larry

[zamnato]

it was during their tour with Children of bodom and slipknot, i was there

i was purely mortified to see this

[18joe2]

what did i put that got me a -6?

[chuckawobbly]

Almost every video on YT of him feinting is during Halo.

[pippigladstone]

time to find another guitar player. that guy needs to take it easy.

[tHeeeeROaDRunNer]

why dose he pass is it a medical condition or something?

[Nidaros123]

cardiogenic syncopia. his heart stops beating for a short time, and that causes him to lose conciousness as blood stops flowing to his head. I think it's a pretty severe condition, hope he gets treatment for it...

[locosychocrazy1]

Of course I felt bad for Demmel but some dumbass said that it was fake and that the only reason he collapsed was to make more time for Slipknot! and again, Slipknot is not as good as Machine Head!

[2FaceVic]

This sound s bad i know, cuz im a huge Machine Head fan, but i wonder how much longer the band will be able to stand by this constant passing out on stage thing.

[Kingsammich2]

I feel really bad. It must be fucking scary for his bandmates knowing he could pass out at any second. Phil is fucking awesome for going out there and playing for a shitload of people even though he has a heart condition. That takes some fucking balls.

[pickyantivirus]

its nearly always Halo. but apparently what it is is when his brain doesn't get enough oxygen (some sort of problem between getting blood the the brain) he blacks out and collapses.

[18joe2]

ive seen this bad 3 times n im only 13 :)

[deamonhunter2015]

yeah ive seen the 4 times but ive never seen him pass out

[Messiah73]

I say good on the band for standing by him. Shows what loyalty within a band is all about and what metal is all about! No real metalhead would laugh at this. Respect to the dude for going out there knowing he could drop at any time, that's fucking balls, that's metal!

[uofm97]

@Messiah73 Yeah, it is good that they stand by him despite his condition. I'm not sure that every band would want to have the possibilty of something like that happening because the next time could very well be the last. Most bands would either fire him or have him announce his "retirement". Hell, it's good of HIM to keep going despite his condition. It takes a lot of guts for the guy to go out onstage every night, knowing that there's a good chance that something may happen to him.

[RideTheLightning1995]

your a faggot, fuck off and die

[joedude91]

He faints due to a heart condition he got after the stress of his father passing away.

So don't take the piss lol.

[pivetlord13]

@joedude91 actualy hes had it for the last 17 years, but im sure his father passing away made it worse :(

[pivetlord13]

@joedude91 hes had it since he was a tennager :P

[londonkol]

@joedude91 No, his heart condition is sometimes enough blood doesnt go round the body and to the brain so the faints.

[Metalfeak3]

@joedude91 Na he was just shreading to hard and God said he couln't take it anymore so he made him pass out.

[Instrumentuploader]

He starts missing notes just before he passes out...in EVERY video.

[ViciousArcanum]

i'd like to see you play halo (especially the solos as he is playing here) on guitar and not miss note when you feel like you're about feint >:(

[magnumshifter]

Damn youtube is full of videos of this guy passing out. Yeah it may be time to be a studio musician.

[dixon0023]

Phil has a medical condition where his heart sometime doesnt pump enough blood, causing faints. I thappened recently as well. Phil is a good guitarist, but maybe its times they find a new guitarist. Phil is becoming a health liability.

[Instrumentuploader]

This is funny! Im trying so hard not to laugh cause its bad about Phil and I love Machine Head. But I just cant help but no theres a perfect oppurtunity for some guy to say; "That shit sucked so bad I passed out to"

[Subliminallll]

It's mad how the song just stops dead and whole spirit of it has gone. You never expect that kind of stuff to happen!

Poor Demmel, props to him for going out there and risking his health to play for the fans still!

[qwertyamy123]

lol i was there, everyone thought it was fake, to make time for slipknot, but apparatnly he suffers from that aloit

[plopenstien]

i was there too. i didnt see him fall down cos i was in the pit but i turned when the music stopped and say 6 guys huddled around walking off and i was like wtf somebody shot him?

[locosychocrazy1]

"Make time for slipknot"?! Man, fuck slipknot! they're ok but compared to Machine Head, No fucking way!

[roadiedendrum]

That was epic :L

I loved it when everyone cheared when they apologised :L

[TheJBoy73]

good ol Phil, as you can see as he falls he is still trying to tap an awesome solo!

i heard he was dehydrated

this was my birthday! but i was at Cardiff and I must say they fucking kick ass as a live act!!!

\m/\m/

[MetalDeath96]

i was there i laughted but i was pissed cause there wasen gona play anymore

[LouAKAPeterPetrelli]

bless him, i was behind some tall goth guy and was like HOLY SHIT WTF !! ...the nice guy turned round and told me, for he was in the way so i didn't see it

[darbyj09]

he ran owt of his solo juice

[behrouzhazrat]

he could have fainted at the end of the song not in the middle of soloLOL?!?!? it was such a pity that the couldnt perform anymore that night I was enjoying my self all of a sudden!!!! wtf

[digitf6]

i was moshing and thn i cut out i was like wtf thn i seen him lying there

[sammoth69]

I thought phil was messing around man, he just fell, well ended tho, glad he's all good

[krazykr1s]

THis was crazy. I didnt even see it but when i turned back around the music had stopped and i was like wtf?!?!

[ginermeowizback]

it was strage when this happended at the show at first i thought it was part of the act

[kazou666]

u can tell somthing was wrong the solo was abit off and then he crashes crazy shit that is glad hes ok

[megaboxxx]

he soloed to death!!! Im glad he's ok now but tat was the freakiest thing ever!!!! he soloed!!! and he fell!!!!!!!!!! he is a trooper!

[MattIsDecieved]

Holy shit, I can't believe I witnessed this!

[P4kiPoontangLover]

Wow they just stopped playing lol, but they had to.