Machine Head‘s current U.S. run with Killswitch Engage has found them joined by guitarist Ben Eller. While primarily a guitar influencer , Eller previously served as a last-minute live fill-in with Mastodon in March of 2025. Machine Head vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn announced the news yesterday, June 03rd, via social media. By the sounds of it, Eller is once again being put to the test, as Flynn noted that Eller wasn’t given too much time in advance to get all the songs down pat.
Eller is inhabiting the role of guitarist Reece Scruggs on this trek. While his absence doesn’t appear to have been publicly addressed, Machine Head themselves confirmed in the comments of the below Instagram post that Eller is merely filling in for Reece.
Machine Head are out on the road now with their fellow Roadrunner Records alumni Killswitch Engage. Iron Reagan (Municipal Waste, ex-Darkest Hour) are opening.
06/05 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
06/06 Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest (openers vary)
06/07 South Bend, IN – Four Winds Field
06/09 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
06/11 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
06/12 Boston, MA – Roadrunner
06/13 Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
06/14 Washington, DC – DC Warped Tour (openers vary)
06/16 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
06/17 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
06/19 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
06/20 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
06/21 San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
06/23 Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
06/24 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
06/25 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
06/27 San Francisco, CA – Warfield
Machine Head will also head back out with Killswitch Engage later this summer on this North American tour. That trek will also feature Judiciary, Malevolence and Rivers Of Nihil.
