--- title: "Machine Head" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/machine-head" genre: "Thrash Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1991 --- # Machine Head **Machine Head** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1991 to present. 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). Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Machine Head | | Genre | Thrash Metal | | Parent genre | Thrash Metal | | Origin | Oakland, United States | | Formed | 1991 | | Releases in catalog | 23 | ## Genres [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Groove Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/groove-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Robert Flynn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-flynn) | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1991 to present | Current | | [Wacław Kiełtyka](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wac-aw-kie-tyka) | Electric guitar | | Current | | [Jared MacEachern](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jared-maceachern) | | | Current | | [Reece Scruggs](https://themetalnet.com/musician/reece-scruggs) | Electric guitar | 2024 to present | Current | | [Dave McClain](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-mcclain) | Drums (drum set) | 1995 to 2018 | Former | | [Phil Demmel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phil-demmel) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2002 to 2018 | Former | | [Ahrue Luster](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ahrue-luster) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1998 to 2002 | Former | | [Logan Mader](https://themetalnet.com/musician/logan-mader) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1991 to 1998 | Former | | [Chris Kontos](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-kontos) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 1995 | Former | | [Tony Costanza](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-costanza) | Drums (drum set) | 1991 to 1994 | Former | | [Adam Duce](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-duce) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 1991 to 2013 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1994 | [Burn My Eyes](https://themetalnet.com/album/79ea7e92-e6c3-35ae-883a-27edbdcd7133) | Album | | 1997 | [Nation of Rage](https://themetalnet.com/album/2466fb53-518d-495d-83a0-f94626b1eead) | EP | | 1997 | [Take My Scars](https://themetalnet.com/album/f42ce6b9-d38b-36bc-8b7c-744107e170b4) | EP | | 1997 | [The More Things Change…](https://themetalnet.com/album/d85df73f-24ee-38f8-9797-55b02aa01da4) | Album | | 1997 | [The More Things Change… Metal Radio Sampler (clean versions)](https://themetalnet.com/album/8fe74d36-60b7-4c44-8d37-5a5040701d98) | EP | | 1999 | [The Burning Red](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d320d77-2834-3233-a20f-3b9caba67467) | Album | | 1999 | [The Burning Red (4‐track pre‐listening CD)](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c2209a1-5e07-499a-9ec5-feb0732dd2f2) | EP | | 2000 | [Year of the Dragon](https://themetalnet.com/album/6dcd7ecb-b23a-33a8-9e85-36503f146a05) | EP | | 2000 | [Year of the Dragon Tour](https://themetalnet.com/album/242cbe24-20e7-46de-bf3f-8ed1c649a4ee) | EP | | 2001 | [Crashing Around You / Bulldozer](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1e6cab6-1db4-3852-b97e-14a0cb23a018) | EP | | 2001 | [Supercharger](https://themetalnet.com/album/6a208d91-7923-3f69-92ae-c36f21482c84) | Album | | 2003 | [January Demo 2003](https://themetalnet.com/album/c295cee5-a6e3-4320-aea4-ef2bc0d5087e) | EP | | 2003 | [Through the Ashes of Empires](https://themetalnet.com/album/e9963308-d781-3d7b-bf00-387370fcfd94) | Album | | 2003 | [Through the Ashes of Empires (3 track radio sampler)](https://themetalnet.com/album/404a5cb6-5fb0-4ab9-b20b-af006a5a6417) | EP | | 2007 | [The Blackening](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5464da8-ed5e-35fc-ba5d-bfc9b92ee33c) | Album | | 2007 | [The Blackening & Beyond](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7e9aad3-5048-48fa-b27c-f5f7e4e928cf) | EP | | 2007 | [The Blackening (clean metal radio sampler)](https://themetalnet.com/album/c75ecdb9-1bb9-48a1-8d31-6ae9b0220a10) | EP | | 2011 | [Unto the Locust](https://themetalnet.com/album/e36d3ace-45af-4a38-b773-df2f020a4ea5) | Album | | 2012 | [B-Sides & Rarities](https://themetalnet.com/album/9bdf7633-8b8d-4526-b6f7-b25cb3d85fd7) | EP | | 2014 | [Bloodstone & Diamonds](https://themetalnet.com/album/8fee19ef-e7b1-4a88-b453-f35607195bc4) | Album | | 2018 | [Catharsis](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e3f40f8-92d5-4d78-969c-dd38d5277dfe) | Album | | 2022 | [Of Kingdom and Crown](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb04af6b-6cf7-4146-9e9c-87beb9338f08) | Album | | 2025 | [UNATØNED](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9e94d85-57f0-44d7-bd39-72052acefbe8) | Album | ## Related bands - [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together) - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together) - [Lamb of God](https://themetalnet.com/band/lamb-of-god) (listened together) - [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together) - [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together) - [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Trivium](https://themetalnet.com/band/trivium) (listened together) - [Disturbed](https://themetalnet.com/band/disturbed) (listened together) - [Fear Factory](https://themetalnet.com/band/fear-factory) (listened together) - [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together) ## Official and external links - website: https://www.machinehead1.com/ - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mX9jQdmMRzCLfOJmeyhsg - x: https://twitter.com/MfnH - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MachineHead - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machine_head/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/536 - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Machine_Head/335 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/16638695 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0lVlNsuGaOr9vMHCZIAKMt --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/machine-head](https://themetalnet.com/band/machine-head). 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