San Francisco Bay Space metallers MACHINE HEAD kicked off their summer time 2025 European tour on Saturday (June 28) on the Tons Of Rock competition in Oslo, Norway. Fan-filmed video of the band’s efficiency will be seen under.
Enjoying guitar for MACHINE HEAD on the Tons Of Rock present was the band’s longtime producer Zack Ohren, who was filling in for Reece Alan Scruggs. Scruggs introduced earlier this month that he would sit out MACHINE HEAD‘s summer time 2025 European tour with the intention to keep house together with his father, who has been identified with lung most cancers.
Earlier at this time (Sunday, June 29),MACHINE HEAD shared a number of pictures of the Oslo live performance and included the next message: “ØSLØ: TØNS ØF RØCK? Extra like TØNS ØF CRØWDSURFERS! What an effective way to begin off this tour, in a rustic that has taken us to their hearts for our timeless love of the Norwegian Ø!
“Large shouts out to Zack Ohren for stepping up like a real champ standing in for our brother Reece Scruggs. You kicked ass, Zack! And in addition to everybody concerned within the competition for taking care of us all so properly, notably the pit safety crew who handled the countless swarm of crowd browsing Head Instances impeccably.
“Subsequent up, Helsinki!”
When Scruggs, who beforehand performed with HAVOK, first introduced his absence from the MACHINE HEAD tour on June 20, he mentioned in an announcement: “With the assist and understanding of Robb [Flynn, MACHINE HEAD frontman], the band, and administration I’ve chosen to get off the street and step away for some time to be with my household.
“To be clear, my father was just lately identified with lung most cancers. I’ve sacrificed rather a lot in pursuit of my music profession over time. After I acquired this information I knew I needed to make a sacrifice in favor of my household.
“I am unable to probably describe the appreciation I’ve for Robb and the MH camp for not batting a watch after I expressed my need to be at house throughout this troublesome time.”
MACHINE HEAD added: “Reece has our absolute assist and we all know full properly that the Head Instances world wide share our sentiments. We ask that each followers, friends, and media please respect his privateness throughout this difficult time.
“Becoming a member of us to fill on this large void for the lion’s share of the upcoming exhibits might be good buddy (and former bandmate),‘Vogg’ Wacław Kiełtyka, alongside long-time producer, collaborator, and DARKNESS EVERYWHERE member Zack Ohren on choose dates the place/when Vogg‘s band DECAPITATED is already scheduled to carry out.”
A GoFundMe marketing campaign to lift funds for Reece‘s father’s medical and residing bills has been launched at this location.
Kiełtyka, who joined MACHINE HEAD‘s lineup previous to the launch of the band’s “Burn My Eyes” Twenty fifth-anniversary tour in late 2019, left the Flynn-fronted act in February 2024 and was changed by Scruggs, who has beforehand stuffed in for Vogg on a few excursions.
Reece made his reside debut with MACHINE HEAD in November 2022 at Strummer’s in Fresno, California on the opening present of the “Electrical Completely satisfied Hour (Reside)” tour.
MACHINE HEAD‘s eleventh studio album, “Unatoned”, got here out in April by way of Nuclear Blast/Imperium Recordings. The LP was recorded at Robb‘s Jam Room, Sharkbite Studios and Drop Of Solar Recording between July 2023 and December 2024. The album was produced by Flynn, in addition to Zack Ohren, who was additionally answerable for the engineering. The blending and mastering was dealt with by Colin Richardson and Chris Clancy at Audioworks UK, and the mastering of the file was dealt with by Ted Jensen and his assistant Justin Shturtz. The one exception was the monitor “Panorama Of Thorns” which was produced by Flynn and Joel Wanasek who was additionally answerable for mixing the one alongside Zack Ohren. MACHINE HEAD as soon as once more tapped Seth Siro Anton to create the album paintings.
MACHINE HEAD carried out the brand new songs “These Scars Will not Outline Us” and “Unbound” reside for the primary time through the kick-off live performance of the band’s North American tour on April 1 at Revolution Live performance Home And Occasion Middle in Backyard Metropolis, Idaho. MACHINE HEAD additionally performed in Spokane, Washington on April 3 earlier than teaming up with IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL and UNEARTH for one more 25 dates throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Final November, MACHINE HEAD launched “These Scars Will not Outline Us” as the primary single from “Unatoned”.
The remainder of MACHINE HEAD‘s lineup consists of bassist Jared MacEachern and British drummer Matt Alston (DEVILMENT, EASTERN FRONT).
