San Francisco Bay Area Metallers Machine Head KICKED OFF THEIR SUMMER 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR ON SATURDAY (JNE 28) AT THE Tons of Rock Festival in Oslo, Norway. Fan-Filmed Video of the Band’s Performance Can Be Seen Below.
Playing guitar for Machine Head at the Tons of Rock show was the band’s longtime producer Zack Ohrenwho was filling in for Alan Scruggs reece. Scrungs ANNOUNDED EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT HE WOULD SIT OUT Machine Head‘S Summer 2025 European Tour in Order to Stay Home With His Father, Who has been Diagnos with lung cancer.
Earlier Today (Sunday, June 29),Machine Head Shared A Few Photos Of The Oslo Concert and Included The Following Message: “Øslø: Tøns ØF Røck? More Like Tøns ØF Crøwdsurfers! Norwegian Ø!
“Big Shouts out to Zack Ohren For Stepping Up Like A True Champ Standing in for Our Brother Reece scrungs. You kicked ass, Zack! And Also to Everyone Involved in the Festival for Looking After Us All So Well, particularly The Pit Security Team Who Dealt With The Endless Swarm of Crowd Surfing Head Cases IMPECCLLY.
“Next Up, Helsinki!”
WHEN Scrungswho previously played with HavokFirst Announced His Absence from The Machine Head Tour on June 20, He Said In A Statement: “With the Support and Understanding of Robb [Flynn, MACHINE HEAD frontman]The Band, and Management I’ve Chosen To Get Off The Road and Step Away For A While To Be With My Family.
“To be transparent, my Father was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.
“I can’t postsibly describes the appreciation and have for Robb and the Mh Camp for not batting an eye when i expressed my want to be at home during this difficult time. “
Machine Head Added: “Reece You have an Absolute Support and We Know Full Well that the Head Cases Around the World Share Our Sentiments. We Ask That Bens Fans, Peers, and Media Please respect His Privacy During this Challenging Time.
“Joining US to Fill In This Massive Void for The Lion’s Share of the Upcoming Shows Will Be Good Friend (and former bandmate),‘Vogg’ Wacław KiełtykaAlongsis Long-Time Producer, Collaborator, and Darkness Everywhere Member Zack Ohren on select dates where/when VOGG‘S Band Decapitated Is already schedled to perform. “
TO GOFUNDME Campaign to Raise Funds for Reece‘S Father’s Medical and Living Expensses Has Been Launched This Location.
Kiełtykawho joined Machine Head‘S lineup prior to the launch of the band’s “Burn My eyes” 25th-Anniversary Tour in Late 2019, Left the Flynn-Fronted Act in February 2024 and was replaced by Scrungswho have previous VOGG On a coupling of tours.
Reece Made His Live debut with Machine Head in November 2022 at Strummer’s in Fresno, California at the Opening Show of The “Electric Happy Hour (Live)” Tour
Machine Head‘S Eleventh Studio Album, “Unatoned”Came out in April via Nuclear blast/Imperium Recordings. The LP was remembered at Robb‘s Jam Room, Sharkbite Studios and Drop of Sun Recording Between July 2023 and December 2024. The Album was produced by Flynnas well as Zack OhrenWho was also responsible for the Engineering. The Mixing and Mastering was Handled By Colin Richardson and Chris Clancy AT Audiows UKand the mastering of the record was handled by Ted Jensen and His Assistant Justin Shurtz. The Only Exception was the track “Landscape of Thorns” WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY Flynn and Joel Wanasek WHHO was also in Charge of Mixing The Single Alongsiside Zack Ohren. Machine Head Eleven Again Tapped Seth Siro Anton to create the album artwork.
Machine Head perforbed The New Songs “BeSe Scars Won’t Define Us” and “Unbound” Live for the First Time During the Kick-Off Concert of the Band’s North American Tour On April 1 at Revolution Concert House and Event Center in Garden City, Idaho. Machine Head Also Played In Spokane, Washington on April 3 Before Teaming Up With In Flames, Lacuna Coil and Unearth For Another 25 Dates Across The Us and Canada.
Last novel, Machine Head Relay “BeSe Scars Won’t Define Us” As The First Single From “Unatoned”.
The Rest of Machine Head‘s lineup consists of bassist Jared Maceacher and British drummer Matt Alston (Devilment, Eastern Front).
