Jared MacEachern, formerly of Sanctity, has been announced as the new bassist of Machine Head. Jared formerly filled in for the role back in 2007 whilst supporting Machine Head on tour with his previous band, and has now been unveiled as an official new member of the band on a full time basis.
More than 400 people applied to become the band’s new bassist, a list that the band then whittled down to a shortlist of 7 that’d fly out to Oakland in order to spend time with the band and perform a few tracks with them.
Machine Head drummer Dave McClain had the following to say about Jared MacEachern’s audition to become the band’s new bassist:
Jared came in to the audition and just killed it! Besides being able to nail the bass and vocal harmonies, he also had the vibe and personality to make it feel like we were a BAND again. It was a great feeling and we all knew he was the guy.
The band has already begun rehearsing with Jared MacEachern for the upcoming Rockstar Mayhem U.S. tour, and Jared will soon relocate from North Carolina to Northern California in order to begin the pre-production process for Machine Head’s upcoming eighth studio album.
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