Key facts
- Origin
- Oakland, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Groove metal thrash metal nu metal alternative metal
- Years active
- 1991–present
- Labels
- Roadrunner Nuclear Blast Imperium
- Spinoff of
- Vio-lence
- Members
- Robb Flynn Jared MacEachern Matt Alston Reece Scruggs
- Past members
- Adam Duce Tony Costanza Logan Mader Chris Kontos Dave McClain Ahrue Luster Phil Demmel Wacław Kiełtyka
- Website
- machinehead1 .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.machinehead1.com
- Image
- Machine Head en concert à La Rochelle en 2018 (cropped).jpg
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- Machine Head
- inception
- 1991-00-00
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- social media followers
- 279000
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Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn, who remains the only original member of the band. Machine Head's aggressive musicianship made it one of the pioneering bands in the new wave of American heavy metal. Its current lineup comprises Flynn, bassist Jared MacEachern, drummer Matt Alston and guitarist Reece Scruggs. Bassist Adam Duce, guitarists Logan Mader, Ahrue Luster, Phil Demmel and Wacław Kiełtyka, and drummers Tony Costanza, Chris Kontos and Dave McClain are former members of the band; Mader and Kontos toured with the band in 2019 and 2020 as part of the 25th anniversary tour for its first album, Burn My Eyes (1994).
Machine Head's first four albums earned the band a growing fan base in Europe; however, the band would not have success in the United States until later releases. The band drew controversy with its fourth album, Supercharger (2001), which was released three weeks after the September 11 attacks; its only single, "Crashing Around You", and its music video (which featured burning buildings) was pulled from all media outlets. The band nearly disbanded in 2002 after negotiating off its label Roadrunner Records as a result of the controversy, however the band would eventually re-sign with the label.