CRASH THE MACHINE
Crash the Machine goes Hi-Fi with guitar driven, melodic and hook-laden songs on their 2022 remastered self-titled album which was originally released in 2007.
History of the Band
Crash the Machine is a band with roots in 1989 when the Murray Brothers (Craig, Eric and Jon) relocated to Sacramento, California for the specific purpose of creating a band together. A friend of Craig's introduced Brian Crane to the brothers, and the first incarnation of these four was born as Mature Innocense (aka, M.I.). M.I. released a few EPs and played non-stop, receiving excellent reviews from local & regional publications, record industry execs, and Billboard Magazine. They were nominated for Best Modern Rock Band at Sacramento's 1st Annual SAMMIE Awards and played with acts such as Agent Orange, the Dynatones, and Cake. M.I. broke up in the mid-1990's.
Cut to 2004
Mutual friends in the Sacramento music scene asked the members of M.I. to reunite for a show benefiting area homeless shelters. The band got back together, rehearsed non-stop, and blew the crowd away. The four bandmates sat backstage having a celebration drink and asked themselves, "why did we ever stop doing this?" They then built their own recording studio and wrote, recorded, and produced their debut album, 4 a.m. as Crash the Machine. In 2007 Crash the Machine connected with producer Tomas Costanza and the band’s self-titled album was recorded that Spring in North Hollywood, California. Crash the Machine disbanded in 2009.
RIY: Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Yellowcard, All American Rejects, Queens of the Stone Age.
Discography
Crash the Machine (2022) Remastered and Released under Pool Swimmer Records (Original release 2007)
4 a.m. (2005)
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