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unusual facts about Machine Head


Steel guitar

Acoustic steel guitars used in Hawaiian music are made completely out of wood (with the exception of the tuning hardware), and some resonator guitars are made out of steel or brass but aren't steel guitars due to the manner in which they are played.


Battlecross

During the summer of 2012, Battlecross was announced to be participating in the inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Cruise in December 2012, with Lamb of God, Anthrax, Suicide Silence, Hatebreed, Machine Head, and others.

Billy Graziadei

In December 2005, Graziadei and Evan Seinfeld performed Biohazard's "Punishment" with Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Andreas Kisser of Sepultura, Adam Duce of Machine Head and Joey Jordison of Slipknot.

Peavey 5150

An early breakthrough was its use by Colin Richardson and Andy Sneap, two "seminal" British producers of heavy metal; especially Machine Head's Burn My Eyes (1994) helped the 5150 gain a reputation for its sound, which "defined a generation of guitar tone".

Twin Method

Twin Method's debut album The Volume of Self was released on June 13, 2006, and produced by ex-Machine Head/Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader.

Whitfield Crane

During Ugly Kid Joe's inactivity, Crane went on a year-long tour with New York hard rock band Life of Agony before forming Medication with ex-Machine Head guitarist, Logan Mader.


see also

Phil Demmel

Demmel joined Machine Head shortly before the recording of the 2004 album Through the Ashes of Empires.