Chris Kontos (musician)

Chris Kontos (born June 25, 1968) is an American drummer, born in New York City.[1] As a former drummer of the metal band Machine Head, he performed on their first album, Burn My Eyes.[2][3] He and the band parted ways in 1995, before their second album.[4][2][3] He played in many bands and projects before and after that period of time, including Testament, Konkhra, Attitude Adjustment, Exodus, Death Angel, and Verbal Abuse.[2][5] Kontos is recognized by his peers for his performance on songs—notably in "Davidian"—which are "considered by many as classic pieces of metal drumming".[2]

This article is about the drummer. For the ice hockey player, see Chris Kontos.

Kontos is currently performing with Machine Head for the first time in 24 years with a tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of Burn My Eyes in 2019,[4][6] though, he will not officially be rejoining the band as Matt Alston is currently the band’s drummer.[7]

Discography
  • Attitude Adjustment, Dead Serious demo (1985)
  • Attitude Adjustment, American Paranoia (1986)
  • Attitude Adjustment, No More Mr. Nice Guy EP (1988)
  • Verbal Abuse - Passport, Verbal Abuse of America (1989)
  • Attitude Adjustment, Out of Hand (1991)
  • Grinch, The Blacking Factory (1992)[8]
  • Machine Head, Burn My Eyes (1994)
  • Verbal Abuse, Red, White and Violent (1995)
  • Konkhra, Weed Out The Weak (1997)
  • The Servants, Mostly Monsters (2002)
  • Anti-Trust, Guilty as Charged (2005)
  • Various Artists, A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal (plays with Testament on "Rapid Fire")
  • Sangre Eterna demo (2006)
  • Spiralarms ep. (2007)
  • Attitude Adjustment "No Way Back" (2010)

References
  1. Tania (n.d.). "What Are the Best Metal Drummers?". Sound UnSound. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. "Chris Kontos rejoins Attitude Adjustment on stage". Drummerszone. n.d. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  3. Monger, James Christopher. "Biography: Machine Head". Allmusic. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  4. "Three-Fourths Of Machine Head's 'Burn My Eyes' Lineup To Reunite For 25th-Anniversary Tour". Blabbermouth. March 25, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. "20 Questions with Chris Kontos, 8/16/05". Metal Sludge. December 16, 2005 [Interviewed August 2005]. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  6. "Machine Head Announces 'Burn My Eyes' 25th-Anniversary European Tour Dates Feat. Chris Kontos, Logan Mader". Blabbermouth. March 25, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. "Machine Head Kicks Off 'Burn My Eyes' 25th-Anniversary Tour In Freiburg, Germany". Blabbermouth. October 6, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  8. Wiederhorn, Jon (July 25, 2015). "21 Years Ago: Machine Head Release Their Debut Album 'Burn My Eyes'". Loudwire. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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