Public record

Machine Head

Metal | Oakland, CA | since 1991

alternative metal
groove metal
heavy metal
metal
metalcore
nu metal
progressive metal
thrash metal

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 9 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2026

On record since

Releases

Upcoming shows

Sep 25, 2026KettleHouse Amphitheater· Bonnerheadlinerupcoming
with Killswitch Engage, Rivers of Nihil, Judiciary

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Lineup

Robert Flynn — guitar, lead vocals
Reece Scruggs — electric guitar
Wacław Kiełtyka — electric guitar
Jared MacEachern

Former

Tony Costanza — drums (drum set)
Logan Mader — background vocals, guitar
Adam Duce — background vocals, bass guitar
Chris Kontos — drums (drum set)
Dave McClain — drums (drum set)
Ahrue Luster — background vocals, guitar
Phil Demmel — background vocals, guitar

Releases

UN
UNATØNED
2025 · album
DI
Diamonds in the Rough 92–93
2024 · compilation
OK
Of Kingdom and Crown
2022 · album
BM
Burn My Eyes (Live-in-the-Studio 2019)
2021 · album
LA
Live at Dynamo Open Air 1997
2019 · album
CA
Catharsis
2018 · album
B&
Bloodstone & Diamonds
2014 · album
B&
Bloodstone & Diamonds (track commentary)
2014 · album
BL
Bottle Living - Hold On
2013
B&
B-Sides & Rarities
2012 · ep
MF
Machine F**king Head Live
2012 · album
MC
MP3 Collection
2012
TB
The Black Procession
2011 · ep
UT
Unto the Locust
2011 · album
TB
The Blackening
2007 · album
MP
MP3
2007
MP
MP3
2006
EL
Elegies
2005 · album
MC
MP3 Collection
2004
HE
Hellalive
2003 · album
TT
Through the Ashes of Empires
2003 · album
WF
Waiting For You
2003
BL
Bottle Living
2003
IN
I Need More Love
2003
WF
Waiting For You
2003
SU
Supercharger
2001 · album
YO
Year of the Dragon
2000 · ep
YO
Year of the Dragon Tour Diary: Japan
2000 · compilation
TB
The Burning Red
1999 · album
TM
Take My Scars
1997 · ep
TM
The More Things Change…
1997 · album
OL
Old
1995 · single
BM
Burn My Eyes
1994 · album
1D
1993 Demo
1993 · album
MC
MP3 Collection

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 6 plays, 2001-11-25–2012-09-09 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Dr. West) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Larry Metro) — KEXP

Artist background

Machine Head formed in 1991 — MusicBrainz
Machine Head is based in Oakland — MusicBrainz
Robert Flynn: guitar, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Reece Scruggs: electric guitar — MusicBrainz
Wacław Kiełtyka: electric guitar — MusicBrainz
Jared MacEachern: member — MusicBrainz
Tony Costanza: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Logan Mader: background vocals, guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Adam Duce: background vocals, bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Chris Kontos: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Dave McClain: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Ahrue Luster: background vocals, guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Phil Demmel: background vocals, guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Machine Head has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1993–2025 — MusicBrainz
Machine Head (band) formed in 1991 — Wikipedia
Machine Head (band) is from Oakland, California , U.S. — Wikipedia
Machine Head (band) has 4 members: Robb Flynn, Jared MacEachern, Matt Alston, Reece Scruggs — Wikipedia
Machine Head (band) plays Groove metal — Wikipedia
Machine Head (band) plays thrash metal — Wikipedia
Machine Head (band) plays nu metal — Wikipedia
Machine Head (band) plays alternative metal — Wikipedia
Machine Head has 1232646 listeners on Last.fm — Machine Head on Last.fm
Machine Head has released 10 recordings between 2003 and 2013 — Machine Head on Discogs
Machine Head is a Genius-verified artist — Machine Head on Genius (verified)
Machine Head has 69 followers on Genius — Machine Head on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @MfnH — Machine Head on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Band — Machine Head — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head_(band) — Machine Head on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 183 — Machine Head — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01ryjcc — Machine Head — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Oakland, California, USA — Machine Head on TheAudioDB
Formed 1991 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Oakland (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: groove metal, thrash metal, alternative metal — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Chris Kontos, Robb Flynn, Dave McClain, Phil Demmel, Adam Duce, Ahrue Luster, Jared MacEachern, Logan Mader, Tony Costanza — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Roadrunner Records, Nuclear Blast — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
KettleHouse Amphitheater · Missoula	1

By year: 2026 1

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-19
Sources: Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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