Phil Demmel

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Phil Demmel plays a polka-dotted Jackson V onstage in London with Kerry King's new band

How Phil Demmel nailed one of the biggest gigs in metal – and became Kerry King’s six-string wingman

By Jon Wiederhorn published

The former Machine Head guitarist on landing a gig with his hero, grappling with 6/8 and super-fast triplets as Kerry King picks up where Slayer left off in fire-breathing new solo project

Guitarists
Alex Skolnick and Phil Demmel

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

Metal’s own super-sub has been drafted in to cover while Skolnick takes time out due to a family emergency

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Lamb of God performing at Aftershock Festival

Lamb of God perform with three guitarists for the first time ever: “We're going full Lynyrd Skynyrd!”

By Sam Roche published

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

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Phil Demmel onstage in 2012

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

On their blazing new EP, Let the World Burn, Phil Demmel and co. capture the aggression of the thrash stalwarts’ early work

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Phil Demmel and Mark Morton

Phil Demmel to fill in for Willie Adler on Lamb of God’s European dates

By Matt Owen published

The Vio-lence and ex-Machine Head guitarist will serve once more as six-string stand-in for the Richmond, VA metal stalwarts

Concert, Gigs & Tours
[L-R] Phil Demmel and Dave Linsk

Phil Demmel to join Overkill on their March US tour after guitarist Dave Linsk pulls out due to “personal reasons”

By Sam Roche published

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

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Phil Demmel

Watch Phil Demmel shred a wah-heavy rendition of the national anthem at a high school basketball game

By Matt Parker published

Ever felt the US national anthem needed more pinch harmonics and divebombs? Phil Demmel’s got you…

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Phil Demmel performs onstage with Machine Head at Lucky Strike Live on January 22, 2016 in Hollywood, California

Watch Phil Demmel fill in for Willie Adler onstage with Lamb of God on the ShipRocked cruise

By Jackson Maxwell published

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

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Phil Demmel

Thrash metal is alive and well – just listen to Vio-lence's furious comeback single, Flesh From Bone

By Sam Roche published

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

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Phil Demmel Overkill show

Watch Phil Demmel step in at Overkill’s first gig in almost two years

By Matt Parker published

The Vio-lence and former Machine Head man was covering for the thrash veteran‘s regular guitarist Dave Linsk

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