Alex Skolnick says Phil Demmel is the Winston Wolf of metal guitarists, as the ex-Machine Head man joins Testament’s EU tour By Matt Parker published 25 May 23 Metal’s own super-sub has been drafted in to cover while Skolnick takes time out due to a family emergency
Lamb of God perform with three guitarists for the first time ever: “We're going full Lynyrd Skynyrd!” By Sam Roche published 10 October 22 Vio-lence and former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel joined the Virginia metal titans at last weekend's Aftershock Festival for a brutal rendition of Redneck to close their set
Phil Demmel: “I wanted to do five really good songs that were like rapid punches to the face and then get out ” By Jon Wiederhorn published 3 August 22 On their blazing new EP, Let the World Burn, Phil Demmel and co. capture the aggression of the thrash stalwarts’ early work
Phil Demmel to fill in for Willie Adler on Lamb of God’s European dates By Matt Owen published 3 August 22 The Vio-lence and ex-Machine Head guitarist will serve once more as six-string stand-in for the Richmond, VA metal stalwarts
Phil Demmel to join Overkill on their March US tour after guitarist Dave Linsk pulls out due to “personal reasons” By Sam Roche published 28 February 22 The former Machine Head guitarist also assumed guitar duties for the thrash metal juggernaut last year, during their first Covid-era show in New Jersey
Watch Phil Demmel shred a wah-heavy rendition of the national anthem at a high school basketball game By Matt Parker published 14 February 22 Ever felt the US national anthem needed more pinch harmonics and divebombs? Phil Demmel’s got you…
Watch Phil Demmel fill in for Willie Adler onstage with Lamb of God on the ShipRocked cruise By Jackson Maxwell published 26 January 22 For reasons that have yet to be disclosed, Adler was unable to accompany the band on the cruise, which departed from Galveston, Texas on January 22
Thrash metal is alive and well – just listen to Vio-lence's furious comeback single, Flesh From Bone By Sam Roche published 11 January 22 The high-octane track – in which Phil Demmel throws the kitchen sink at an utterly jaw-dropping guitar solo – is the group's first in 29 years
Watch Phil Demmel step in at Overkill’s first gig in almost two years By Matt Parker published 16 November 21 The Vio-lence and former Machine Head man was covering for the thrash veteran‘s regular guitarist Dave Linsk
Watch members of System of a Down and Vio-lence deliver a crushing cover of Stone Temple Pilots’ Dead & Bloated By Richard Bienstock published 5 March 21 Shavo Odadjian and Phil Demmel among the players taking on the grunge classic
Phil Demmel on the joys of "four dudes jamming covers" in BPMD By Gregory Adams published 4 August 20 “I was a '70s kid, so these are all bands I loved and [that] really got me into heavy music," the former Machine Head guitarist says
Watch members of Judas Priest, Halestorm, Alice in Chains and more absolutely nail Thin Lizzy’s Bad Reputation By Richard Bienstock published 22 May 20 Former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel assembled the group for his Collab-A-Jam #1
Watch Former Machine Head Guitarist Phil Demmel Play "Raining Blood" and More in First Show with Slayer By Richard Bienstock published 4 December 18 Demmel is filling in for Holt on the band’s European run of dates.
Dear Guitar Hero: Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel of Machine Head By Kory Grow published 13 March 12 Here's a Dear Guitar Hero feature with guitarists Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel of Machine Head.