Killing Machine (band)
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Killing Machine is an American Metal band found by Peter Scheithauer
Peter Scheithauer
Peter Scheithauer is the guitar player and founder of Temple of Brutality, Stream, Killing Machine and also played for Joey Belladonna on the Spells of Fear album...

 that has released three albums, the self-titled effort in 2000 via Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...

 , Metalmorphis in 2006, via Mausoleum Records and Chapter One in 2010, via Axe Killer.

The first two Albums featured a multitude of musicians, including David Ellefson
David Ellefson
David Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...

 (Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

), Stet Howland
Stet Howland
Stet Howland is a Professional drummer, was born August 14, 1958 is from Plymouth, Massachusetts graduated high school in 1978 from Duxbury High School. Started playing drums at age 7, he has been teaching and playing for a living since age 13...

 (W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...

) and Mike Vescera (Obsession
Obsession (band)
Obsession is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 famous for spawning the career of singer Michael Vescera.The band first came on to the scene on the Metal Massacre 2 compilation from Metal Blade Records. After that, the band released the albums Scarred for Life and Methods of Madness under...

, Loudness
Loudness (band)
is a Japan-based heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-three studio albums...

, Yngwie Malmsteen ).

Killing Machine "combine the classic metal feel of the past with the fresh aggression of the present," according to a press release.
The complete lineup is:
  • James Rivera
  • Peter Scheithauer
    Peter Scheithauer
    Peter Scheithauer is the guitar player and founder of Temple of Brutality, Stream, Killing Machine and also played for Joey Belladonna on the Spells of Fear album...

     (Temple of brutality, Belladonna
    Belladonna (band)
    Belladonna is an Italian Rock noir band.- Metaphysical Attraction :Belladonna was formed on February 14, 2005 in Rome, Italy by Luana Caraffa and Dani Macchi. During the course of the following months Belladonna wrote and recorded many songs, eleven of which would become their first full album:...

    ) - Guitar
  • Jochen Mayer (Casanova, Domain
    Domain (band)
    Domain is a German power metal band.- DOMAIN :Domain first impressed fans of melodic metal back in the 80s with their first works, "Lost In The City" , "Before The Storm" and "Crack in The Wall", as well as with their hit songs such as 'Lost In The City' and ‚ 'I Don’t Wanna Die'.- DOMAIN MKII ...

    , Demon Drive) - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Jon Dette
    Jon Dette
    Jon Dette is the heavy metal drummer of Killing Machine. He has previously played for Apocalypse, Evildead, Testament and Slayer. Dette joined Slayer in 1996, when Paul Bostaph left to work on his side project, The Truth about Seafood in L.A.. Dette attended the 1996 Ozzfest to promote the band's...

     (Testament
    Testament (band)
    Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...

    , Slayer
    Slayer
    Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...

    ) - Drums


In 2010 Killing Machine has relocated to Europe for a series of summer shows and recording of the new album called Chapter one
Chapter One
Chapter One refers to a first chapter, but the term may also refer to:*Chapter One , a Michelin starred restaurant in Ireland*Chapter One , an album by John Sykes...

. The band has played a number of shows including Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...

, Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air is a heavy metal festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-upon-Trent, England, since 2005. Previous line-ups have included bands such as Opeth , Children of Bodom , Nightwish , Cradle of Filth , Testament , Arch Enemy , Europe and Twisted Sister .Originally on one stage...

 , Graspop Metal Meeting
Graspop Metal Meeting
Graspop Metal Meeting is an annual metal festival in Dessel, Belgium that has taken place each year since 1996. Despite the small size of the festival grounds the festival draws a large number of international spectators, with a total of 142,000 visitors in the course of the 2011 edition...

 and Foire aux vins
Colmar
Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....

. Killing Machine also appeared as the support band for AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour was a 2008/2009/2010 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC in support of the group's 15th studio album, Black Ice, which was released in October 2008. The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000/2001.The jaunt began in Wilkes-Barre,...

 in 2010 for the french leg. Killing Machine will be entering the studio to record the follow up of the critically aclaimed "Metalphorsis"cd follow by a fall European Tour.

Discography

  • Killing Machine, Candlelight Records
    Candlelight Records
    Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...

     (2000)
  • Metalmorphosis, Mausoleum Records
    Mausoleum Records
    Mausoleum Records is a Belgian-based heavy metal label headed by Alfie Falckenbach, once considered by Billboard as "one of Europe's premier hard rock labels".-Recording artists:-External links:* * at Spirit of Metal...

     (2006)
  • Chapter one
    Chapter One
    Chapter One refers to a first chapter, but the term may also refer to:*Chapter One , a Michelin starred restaurant in Ireland*Chapter One , an album by John Sykes...

    , Axe Killer (2010)
  • "TBA", Demolition/BMG (2011)

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