Monster In The Machine

Infobox musical artist
Name = Monster in the Machine


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Origin = flagicon|USA
Genre = Alternative rock
Years_active = 2007 - Present
Label = Emotional Syphon Records
Associated_acts = Cellophane Memento
URL = [http://www.monsterinthemachine.com/ Official site]
Current_members = Shannon Crawford John Chase Jay Kuri Lats
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Monster in the Machine is an Alternative rock band featuring Shannon Crawford (formerly of "Cellophane") on vocals, keyboards and guitar, John Chase (formerly of "Cellophane") on guitar, Jay Kuri on drums and Lats (formerly of "Memento") on bass.

Along with the band Droid, they were one of the first 2 acts signed to Emotional Syphon Recordings in 2006 when Korn guitarist James Shaffer started the independent label.

Their first album released on August 21st, 2007, was titled "Butterfly Pinned". It featured guest spots from James Shaffer and Imani Coppola, while bassist Doug Ardito and drummer Josh Freese also contributed in-studio to the album.

The 1st single off the album was titled "Savior" which they also released an official video for.

They've gone on to tour with other notable bands such as Team Sleep and Rockfour.

Albums

Butterfly Pinned - Tracklisting 1 - Fear of the Mind (3:29) 2 - Helicopter (3:53) 3 - Perfect (2:52) 4 - Under Your Shadow (3:34) 5 - One Way Trip (3:09) 6 - Savior (2:46) 7 - Dot On My Soul (2:41) 8 - Shut the Door (Featuring Imani Coppola on violin) (5:29) 9 - Dog (Interlude) (1:42) 10 - Dog (2:34) 11 - Burns Inside Me (3:27) 12 - Don't (Featuring James Shaffer on guitar) (3:51)

References

[http://www.monsterinthemachine.com Official Website] [http://www.myspace.com/monsterinthemachine Official MySpace]