Machine Head

Machine Head is a metal band from Oakland in California. They play a mixture of thrash metal and groove metal. The band members right now are: Robb Flynn (guitar, vocals), Jared MacEachern (bass), Matt Alston (drums) and Reece Scruggs (lead guitar).

Machine Head
Machine Head live in Zurich. From left to right: Phil Demmel, Dave McClain, Robb Flynn, and Adam Duce.
Background information
Origin	Oakland, California
Genres	Thrash metal nu metal
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast
Members	Robb Flynn Jared MacEachern Matt Alston Reece Scruggs
Past member(s)	Logan Mader Adam Duce Tony Costanza Chris Kontos Walter Ryan Dave McClain Ahrue Luster Phil Demmel Wacław Kiełtyka
Website	www.machinehead1.com

Band members

Current lineup

• Robb Flynn – lead vocals, guitar (1991–present)
• Jared MacEachern – bass, backing vocals (2013–present)
• Matt Alston – drums, percussion (2019–present)
• Reece Scruggs – lead guitar, backing vocals (2024–present; touring member 2022–2024)

Former

• Logan Mader – lead guitar (1991–1998; touring member 2019–2021)
• Adam Duce – bass, backing vocals (1991–2013)
• Tony Costanza – drums (1991–1992; died 2020)
• Chris Kontos – drums, percussion (1992–1995; touring member 2019–2021)
• Dave McClain – drums, percussion (1996–2018)
• Ahrue Luster – lead guitar (1998–2002)
• Phil Demmel – lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2018)
• Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – lead guitar, backing vocals (2019–2023)

Timeline

Discography

• Burn My Eyes (1994)
• The More Things Change... (1997)
• The Burning Red (1999)
• Supercharger (2001)
• Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)
• The Blackening (2007)
• Unto the Locust (2011)
• Bloodstone & Diamonds (2014)
• Catharsis (2018)
• Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn (2022)
• Unatoned (2025)