Country of origin: United States Location: Oakland, California Status: Active Formed in: 1991 Genre: Groove/Thrash Metal, Nu-Metal Themes: Violence, Domination, Respect, Inner struggles, Politics, Society, Anti-religion Current label: Nuclear Blast Years active: 1991-present Initially formed as a side-project, while Robb Flynn was still in Vio-lence, on October 12th, 1991. They became his main band after he quit the latter. Contrary to popular belief, the band were not named after the Deep Purple album Machine Head. Shifted from groove/thrash metal to a more nu-metal oriented sound for two of their albums (The Burning Red and Supercharger), then back to a groove/thrash metal sound (Through the Ashes of Empires, The Blackening, Unto the Locust, Bloodstone & Diamonds). In 2018, they mixed the groove/thrash metal sound with nu-metal on Catharsis. Phil Demmel briefly filled in for Ahrue Luster in 2001, but did not further pursue Machine Head at the time. He later joined the band on a permanent basis in 2003. Chris, Matt, Corey, and Frederic were filling in on the Black Crusade European Tour for Phil, who had to leave the tour early to deal with the death of his father. In 2019, the band announced a tour in celebration of the Burn My Eyes album for its 25th anniversary. For this, they brought back original members Chris Kontos and Logan Mader, who played on the album. Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist/rhythm 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, 1992年成立于美国加州的噪音帮Machine Head 机器头乐队，他们操纵着比当时风行的激流金属更为重量感的音乐，也许他们是最早出现的美国重金属浪潮乐队。他们的第一张专辑《Burn My Eyes》显露的才华证明他们有能力来完成。