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Member Since: 6/11/2007
Band Website: twitter.com/MachineKing
Band Members: Dave Allan (Vox, Guitar, Programming)
James Black (Bass, Keys)
Trevor Mills (Drums and any other instrument he feels like playing)
Influences: Our Previous bands: Troll, Full Noise, Haluciagea, Dub Arkestra, Aeon Circle. Also: Kyuss, Rush, Fu Manchu, Queens of the Stone Age, The Beatles, Deftones, Tool, Type O Negative, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Isis, The Cure, King Crimson, A Perfect Circle, Oceansize, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Jonas Hellborg, Helmet, Black Light Burns, Robin Trower, Shihad, David Bowie, Al Di Meola, Soundgarden, The Obsessed, Alice in Chains, The Ramps and every other artist in Aotearoa or across the globe who creates good music.
Sounds Like: So far we've been compared to Kyuss and The Obsessed... Blues, Stoner Rock, Doom, Psychedelic, Desert Rock, Post-Rock.Equipment:Dave uses: Silverburst 1980 Gibson Les Paul Custom. Marshall JCM 900slx amplifier and Marshall cabinet. Morley wah. Boss digital delay. Peavey microphone. Black 2007 Parker accoustic guitar. Dave has also been playing the violin since a very young age and this instrument may appear in our future material.James uses: Gold 2005 Epiphone Jack Casady signature bass. Wood finish 2006 G&L L2500 Tribute (five string). Black 1980-something Epiphone Powerbass II, converted by James to a fretless. Tech 21 Sansamp Programmable Bass Driver DI. Warwick Pro Tube IV amplifier. Ampeg B 410 HLF cabinet. Various Digitech & Boss effects very rarely used. Yamaha PSR 520 Keyboard.Trevor uses: Rusty pots and pans, stolen rubbish bin lids and a blue Pearl drumkit sometimes.
Record Label: Unsigned