Machine Men (band)

Machine Men was a Finnish heavy metal band that originally formed as an Iron Maiden cover band.[1]

Machine Men
Machine Men guitarist J-V Hintikka live at the Earthshaker Roadshock Tour 2007 in Nürnberg
Background information
OriginSuolahti, Finland
GenresHeavy metal
Power metal
Years active1998-2011
LabelsCentury Media
WebsiteOfficial Site
Past membersToni Parviainen
Jani Noronen
J-V Hintikka
Eero Vehniäinen
Jarno Parantainen

Vocalist Toni Parviainen started singing in 1998, with inspiration from Bruce Dickinson. Machine Men took their name from a song present on Dickinson's 1998 album "The Chemical Wedding".

After a two-year hiatus, the band broke up in February 2011 due to lack of interest from the members.

Former Band members
  • Toni "Antony" Parviainen - Vocals
  • Turbo J-V - Guitar
  • Jani Noronen - Guitar
  • Eero Vehniäinen - Bass
  • Jarno Parantainen - Drums

Discography

Machine Men (EP) (2002)
  • Men Inside the Machine
  • Eye of the Truth
  • The Slave Trade
  • Enjoy Insanity
  • Aces High (Iron Maiden Cover)

Scars & Wounds (2003)
  • Against the Freaks
  • The Gift
  • The Beginning of the End
  • Silver Dreams
  • Man in Chains
  • Betrayed by Angels
  • Victim
  • Scars & Wounds
  • Men Inside the Machine - Japanese Bonus Track
  • Eye of the Truth - Japanese Bonus Track

-There is a hidden track (03:44) after "Scars & Wounds" which seems to be a reprise of the title track.

-Some versions have the "Machine Men" EP as bonus tracks (the Russian version e.g.)

Elegies (2005)
  • Falling
  • Dream and Religion
  • Apathy
  • Back from the Days
  • The Traitor
  • October
  • Daytime Theatre
  • Doors of Resurrection
  • From Sunrise to Sunset
  • Freak (Bruce Dickinson Cover)
  • Dream & Religion (industrial ver.) - Limited Edition Bonus Track

Circus of Fools (2007)
  • Circus of Fools
  • No Talk Without the Giant
  • Ghost of the Seasons
  • Tyrannize
  • The Shadow Gallery
  • Where I Stand
  • Border of the Real World
  • Dying Without a Name
  • Cardinal Point
  • Till' the End of Her Days - Japanese Bonus Track
  • October (Acoustic ver.) - Japanese Bonus Track

References
  1. Eduardo Rivadavia. "Allmusic biography". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-02.


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