Machine Head is in the think of their European leg of their Burn My Eyes 25 tour, with many shows selling out. Watch pro-shot footage of the entire show from October 14th at RuhrCongress in Bochum, Germany can be seen below. The show was originally live streamed via Nugs.tv.Continue reading
Machine Head kicked off their first Burn My Eyes 25 tour dates this weekend in Europe. Now the band has announced a winter run of tour dates in clubs and theaters in North America. All dates are below. The tour dates kick-off in Phoenix on Jan 16th in Arizona, and continue across Texas, Florida, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Denver wrapping up at the legendary Fox Theater in their hometown of Oakland, CA. on Feb 21st, and Anaheim, CA. Tickets go on sale at 10 am local time, Friday October 11th – link and code can be seen below. Watch the band playing their BME classic ‘The Rage To Overcome’ live in the studio.
In a new video on their YouTube Channel, Machine Head have announced their new drummer, Matt Alston. The Colchester, UK-bred drummer is best known for his work with Devilment and Eastern Front, but has been a session and live drummer for countless bands over the last decade. He has also been a tech for the band in recent years. The 31-year-old drummer started playing at eight years old. The band just shared some jam room footage of Alston smashing some tracks. Machine Head is about to embark on the fast selling-out worldwide “Burn My Eyes 25” tour, where a new incarnation of the band will play a modern setlist, while the BME25 lineup closes with a performance of Burn My Eyes (Roadrunner) in its entirety. Welcome, Matt! Continue reading
We spend a lot of time talking about Machine Head around HQ, and rightly so. They are one of the most influential bands in metal, specifically their very early years 1994 -1997 and their fertile middle era 2003 – 2011. It all started with the granddaddy of them all, Burn My Eyes (Roadrunner Records). Not only was this album a banger right from the get-go, but Machine Head became one of the preeminent bands throughout the 1990s on Roadrunner, along with Type O Negative, Sepultura, and Biohazard. We’re not here to go through the entire history of the band which has done a bit before but instead call attention to the highlights of this album and why it still holds up. Continue reading
Machine Head has booked the first US show for the “Burn My Eyes 25” tour, this December 20th at the Hollywood Palladium. The tour will feature singer and guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern joined by original BME alumni Chris Kontos and Logan Mader, along with two new as yet unnamed new members of Machine Head. Building on their wildly popular ‘An Evening With…’ format, these not-to-be-missed shows will be a three-hour musical extravaganza, comprised of two parts. Part I – will feature modern MH classics, such as ‘Imperium’, ‘Halo’, and, ‘The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears’ while part II – will feature the Bay Area band’s classic debut album, Burn My Eyes played in its entirety for the first time ever. This show is expected to sell out.
Machine Head have shared another video of the “Burn My Eyes 25” lineup of the band performing another deep cut off of 1994’s Burn My Eyes (Roadrunner), ‘None But My Own’. Check it out now and get your tickets to the tour, which is quickly selling out all dates! Continue reading
Machine Head has been rolling out new content weekly since announcing their “Burn My Eyes 25” reunion tour with original members Logan Mader and Chris Kontos. Current members also include founder Robb Flynn and bassist/vocalist Jared MacEachern. The band has recruited two new as yet to be named additions for the band for the “modern” MH music half of the evening with tour format. Watch the band perform ‘A Thousand Lies” from Burn My Eyes (Roadrunner) live at Sharkbite Studios. Continue reading
As Machine Head prepared for the “Burn My Eyes 25” reunion tour, dates are selling out fast worldwide. Bringing back in original members Logan Mader and Chris Kontos has been exciting news for fans. The band is also recruiting two new members for the band for the “modern” half of the evening with format. Watch bassist Jared MacEachern chat with veteran Metal Journalist Dom Lawson discuss his feelings on the BME 25 tour and much more. Continue reading
As we previously reported, Machine Head has reunited with original members Logan Mader and Chris Kontos to tour behind the 25th-anniversary release of Burn My Eyes (Roadrunner). The tour is already selling out shows all over the world. The band went into Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California and re-recorded their debut album in-its-entirety complete with play-through videos. Watch pro-shot, multi-camera video of the band, including current bassist Jared MacEachern jam to their classic BME track “Davidian” live in the studio right now! Continue reading
Machine Head has announced they will release a re-recorded new version of their classic 1994 album Burn My Eyes album. Frontman Robb Flynn has told U.K.’s Kerrang! magazine that a re-recorded version of the band’s 1994 album, “Burn My Eyes”, will be released later in the year.Continue reading