3rd Machine was originally founded in 2000 by vocalist and keyboardplayer John Ruiter, guitarist Ronald Kools, bassplayer Finus Tromp and drummer Vincent Gerits right after their former band Horizon had split up. Unfortunately it proved to be too soon for a new band and after 3 months the project was put on hold. It wasn't untill September 2005 when John and Ronald decided to have another go at 3rd Machine. Soon Finus joined the band too, accompanied by drummer Niek Kuijper. In this first line up, the demo "Saraphin" was recorded in the Excess Studios in Rotterdam. For 3rd Machine this demo proved to be an eye opener. The music wasn't metal, it wasn't rock... it was something in between, which gave all bandmembers an awkward and unsatisfying feeling. We like our coffee black and our music heavy but somehow this was neither of those. To spice things up, guitarist Pieke Kops was asked to join the band. It didn't take long before the band set off in a new musical direction. The songs became darker and more brutal, almost a 180 degree turn from where we were the year before. In February 2008 it was time to record some of these new songs in the Graveland Studio in 's Graveland. This promotional CD called "Urban Madness" sets a new standard for al our future songs, merging different styles into one.
(Source: MySpace profile)
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The Netherlands
2000
