Ghost Machine (band)

Ghost Machine
Ghost Machine
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal; industrial metal; experimental rock; progressive rock;
Years active	2005–2007
Labels	Corporate Punishment
Members	John Stevens; Stitch; Chris "Crispy" Binns; Brett "Wingnut" Davis;
Past members	Ivan Moody; Mike "Mikey" McLaughlin;

Ghost Machine was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, active in the mid-2000s. It featured two members from Motograter, vocalist Ivan Moody (also vocalist for Five Finger Death Punch) and drummer Chris "Crispy" Binns, as well as John Stevens of The Clay People.

History

Ghost Machine came together when vocalist Ivan Moody and guitarist John Stevens met at XM Radio. Moody's band Motograter, previously signed to Elektra Records, were to perform live on-air, when John, an XM Radio producer impressed with Moody's vocals, thought he would be a good fit with the material he had written for his previous project. After several recording sessions, drummer Chris Binns of Motograter (formally of Intrinsic) was recruited, along with electronics/keyboards/programmer Brett Davis and bassist Mike McLaughlin (formally of Intrinsic).

The band released their self-titled debut album Ghost Machine on July 26, 2005, via their own label Black Blood Records. The album was engineered and co-produced by Pete Murray (Lo-Pro). On December 21, 2005, the band signed with independent label Corporate Punishment Records.^[1]

The band's second album, Hypersensitive, was released on November 21, 2006. It features ten new tracks which were not on the band's previous release. The song "Siesta Loca" from the album is featured on the Saw III soundtrack.

Ivan Moody is no longer listed on the band's page as a member. When asked if he was going to work with Ghost Machine again, Moody said: "I don't. Ghost Machine was something I did for fun. Lots of good friends involved. But it was never intended to be huge or even a band. We literally made 20,000 copies of that. It was just something as a spiritual release more than to get anyone's attention."^[2]

Musical style

AllMusic defined Ghost Machine as an "experimental heavy rock" act whose music mixed "industrial metal and progressive heavy rock".^[3]

Members

John Stevens – guitars, programming
Stitch – bass
Chris Binns – drums
Brett Davis – electronics, keyboards, programming

Former

Mike McLaughlin – bass
Ivan Moody – vocals

Discography

Release date	Title	Label
July 26, 2005	Ghost Machine	Black Blood
November 21, 2006	Hypersensitive	Corporate Punishment

References

^ "Corporate Punishment Records". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
^ "Chat: Chat with Ivan Moody – SportsNation". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
^ "Ghost Machine – Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

External links

[1] "Corporate Punishment Records". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

[2] "Chat: Chat with Ivan Moody – SportsNation". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

[Allmusic-3] "Ghost Machine – Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

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