Machine Head in Helsinki next month

por Emil Gil Bretón · 22/06/2025

American alternative metal band MACHINE HEAD will play in Helsinki next week as a part of their new European Tour 2025. The concert will be at the venue Jäähalli (Helsinki) on Jully 1. MACHINE HEAD was formed in 1991 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Robb Flynn, who remains the only original member of the band. The band’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.

MACHINE HEAD has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, one video album, 13 singles and 15 music videos. Four of the band’s studio albums have been certified silver in the United Kingdom, and the band’s highest peak on the Billboard 200 came with «Bloodstone & Diamonds» at number 21. As of 2013, the band has sold over three million records worldwide

MACHINE HEAD has been described as groove metal, thrash metal, nu metal, alternative metal, or heavy metal in general. The band is influenced by Californian thrash metal bands such as METALLICA, EXODUS, SLAYER and TESTAMENT, traditional heavy metal bands as IRON MAIDEN, crossover thrash bands SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and CRO-MAGS, groove metal bands PANTERA, EXHORDER and FEAR FACTORY, and grunge bands NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN and ALICE IN CHAINS, as well as BIOHAZARD and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. The band is considered to be one of the pioneering bands in the new wave of American heavy metal, as well as part of the second wave of thrash metal bands from the 1990s.