Adam Duce | |
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 Duce with Machine Head at Sonisphere Festival 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 14, 1972 |
| Genres | Groove metal, thrash metal, nu metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1991–2012 |
| Member of | Sintanic |
| Formerly of | Machine Head |
Adam Duce (born April 14, 1972) is an American musician, best known as a founding member and former bassist of the heavy metal band Machine Head. [1] He played in the band for over 21 years before his firing in 2013.
While still a child, Duce was often sent to rehabilitation institutes by his parents; later in life he got involved with drugs, even spending periods in drug rehab because of drug overdoses. At the age of 11, he was sent to a reform school in Texas for two years. He explained the reason for this in an interview: "I had too much energy for my body to contain." In that school, he lost touch with the outside world's art, especially music. [2]
He was introduced to rock music with AC/DC's album For Those About to Rock We Salute You . [2]
He has been a close friend with former Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader since childhood. After getting out of the reform school, Mader introduced him to metal music with bands such as Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, King Diamond, Celtic Frost and Sacrilege B.C. [2]
Around 1987, Duce and Mader both decided to start playing the guitar, but after several unsuccessful attempts at forming a band, Mader persuaded him to play bass instead, since at the time they could not find a bassist. Duce accepted, and he became the bassist in what would become Machine Head. [3]
Duce points out that his main influences come from bass players such as Cliff Burton, Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, although he plays bass using a pick rather than fingers. [3]
Duce met Robb Flynn through a common friend when he was 16, and they later became roommates. At the time, Flynn was playing in the Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. In 1991, they got involved in a big fight with a local gang in Oakland, California, where they lived.
This led to Flynn leaving Vio-lence and served as a catalyst for the forming of a new band – Machine Head. Retaining a desire to write music, Flynn recruited Duce, guitarist Logan Mader and drummer Tony Costanza to form Machine Head. [4]
Duce played bass and did the backing vocals for all the Machine Head albums between the first (1994's Burn My Eyes ) and seventh albums (2011's Unto the Locust ) and participated in all of the band's tours until 2012. He also has several appearances in live shows as a bassist for Roadrunner United.
Duce did not fully participate in the creative process for the songs for Unto the Locust. In an interview, he admitted that he wrote several riffs and lyrics that got rejected by Robb Flynn, which led to further disagreements between him and the band. These disagreements were later pointed out as the reason for the band to fire him. [5]
On February 22, 2013, Machine Head announced that the band and Duce were parting ways. [6] Flynn later explained in an emotional message on the band's website that the band had fired Duce. [7]
On January 21, 2014, Duce filed a lawsuit against Machine Head's then-remaining members (Flynn, Phil Demmel and Dave McClain) and manager in Federal Court, alleging trademark infringement, breach of partnership agreement and defamation, among other things. [8] On July 4, 2014, a post was published on Machine Head's official Facebook page that the lawsuit had been settled. [9]
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn, who remains the only original member of the band. Machine Head's aggressive musicianship made it one of the pioneering bands in the new wave of American heavy metal. Its current lineup comprises Flynn, bassist Jared MacEachern, guitarist Wacław Kiełtyka and drummer Matt Alston. Bassist Adam Duce, guitarists Logan Mader, Ahrue Luster and Phil Demmel, and drummers Tony Costanza, Chris Kontos and Dave McClain are former members of the band; Mader and Kontos toured with the band in 2019 and 2020 as part of the 25th anniversary tour for its first album, Burn My Eyes (1994).
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Supports in the first leg of Europe was come from the bands Bring Me the Horizon, Devildriver and Darkest Hour. Robb Flynn made a statement saying that: "This will no doubt be the heaviest show you're going to see this year. A lot of the greatest shows of our last touring cycle were in Europe and the UK, so the prospect of this lineup combined with these crowds has us extremely stoked to get out there and tear it up! New material, great venues, killer fans... we absolutely cannot wait!"
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