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Machine Head

American heavy metal band
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Machine Head

Summary

Machine Head is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,371 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Machine Head's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Machine Head's genre is groove metal[4].
  • Machine Head's genre is thrash metal[5].
  • Machine Head's genre is alternative metal[6].
  • Machine Head's record label is recorded as Roadrunner Records[7].
  • Machine Head's record label is recorded as Nuclear Blast[8].
  • Machine Head's discography is recorded as Machine Head discography[9].
  • Machine Head's Commons category is recorded as Machine Head[10].
  • Machine Head's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Machine Head comprises Chris Kontos[12].
  • Machine Head comprises Robb Flynn[13].
  • Machine Head comprises Dave McClain[14].
  • Machine Head comprises Phil Demmel[15].
  • 1991 marks the founding of Machine Head[16].
  • Machine Head's location of formation is recorded as Oakland[17].
  • Machine Head's official website is recorded as http://www.machinehead1.com[18].
  • Machine Head's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Machine Head[19].
  • Machine Head's topic has template is recorded as Template:Machine Head[20].
  • Machine Head's different from is recorded as Machine Head[21].
  • Machine Head's start of work period is recorded as 1991[22].
  • Machine Head's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+275552'}[23].
  • Machine Head's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+289276'}[24].
  • Machine Head's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+195000'}[25].
  • Machine Head's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+273145'}[26].
  • Machine Head's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+277598'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1991-10-12[30]

  • Genre(s): groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, thrash metal[31]

  • Community tags: groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, thrash metal[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22a1f4d7-81ff-4216-ac06-3387da6bc118[33]

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Founding

1991 marks the founding of Machine Head[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Oakland[17].

Why It Matters

Machine Head ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,371 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Nuclear Blast Roadrunner Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Roadrunner Records, Nuclear Blast
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+275552'}, {'amount': '+289276'}, {'amount': '+195000'} +5
    Topic's main category → Category:Machine Head
    Country of origin → United States
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: machine-head, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214800245|machine head (#214800245)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #"
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