Demmel cleared the air with an interview on the Talk Toomey podcast. He explained why he decided to leave the band after a 15-year stint. "I'm not gonna badmouth the breakup or [Robb]," Demmel says.

Phil Demmel and Dave McClain are leaving after this tour. Machine Head frontman and guitarist Robb Flynn recently announced that both guitarist Phil Demmel and drummer Dave McClain would be leaving ...

It’s been six years now since Phil Demmel left Machine Head, and it was a rather weird departure. Demmel left at the same time as drummer Dave McClain, but the two still agreed to do one more tour ...

It sucks to say that Machine Head guitarist Reece Scruggs is sitting out the band’s upcoming summer European and UK tour. He’s got a more than good reason, but of course he will be missed. The band ...

"I’m honored to have been given the opportunity to be in this band and I’m proud of my contributions over that time. It’s simply time for me to step away and do something else musically." "I’m honored ...

A monstrous show lies ahead at Houston's House of Blues. Credit: Detail from the poster A monstrous show lies ahead at Houston’s House of Blues. Credit: Detail from the poster The start of a new ...

“I rode my bike through the riots,” Robb Flynn remembers, thinking back to the disorder that spread across San Francisco’s streets in 1992, sparked by the riots in LA, where more than 50 people would ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jen Rosenstein Just across the bridge from Oakland, California, Robb Flynn from Machine ...