About Phil Demmel
Phil Demmel is an American musician who played lead guitar in the heavy metal band Machine Head between 2002 and 2018, making him their longest running member in that position. He has also performed with other artists such as Vio-lence, Torque, Metal Allegiance, BPMD, Kerry King and Category 7, and briefly with Slayer, Nonpoint, Overkill, Lamb of God and Testament as a fill-in guitarist. Demmel joined Machine Head shortly before the recording of the 2003 album Through the Ashes of Empires. At first believed to be a side effect of dehydration, Demmel has since said that an existing heart condition was the cause. In April 2022, Demmel filled in as bassist for Lamb of God, and in October of that year performed with the band as the first time they had ever played with three guitarists live. The band released their first recording in 29 years, Let the World Burn, as an EP on March 4, 2022.
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