THE GREAT MACHINE

In the organizer's words:

On 11.11.2011, The Great Machine played their first show in their own club in Tel Aviv (Reality Rehab Center). Over the next two years, the group performed non-stop on stages all over the Tel Aviv region, leaving enthusiastic crowds in their wake. In 2013 they recorded their first EP, in 2014 their debut album and in 2015 the double LP "LOVE", which was released on vinyl by "Rock Freaks Records" in Germany. The group has the uncanny ability to belong to several music scenes because they cannot be assigned to any particular one. "Rock & Roll" sees them as 'metalheads', and the metal scene calls them 'hippies'. These conservative perceptions didn't stop them from shaking up the local indie scene in Israel and creating their own alternative that provided a stage for many other musicians and artists, and so they founded the underground label "Reality Rehab Records". In the fall of 2016, they embarked on a UK and European tour as the support act for "All Them Witches", which paved the way for many more shows in Europe and the UK. In spring 2017, they returned for another successful European tour, which earned them a contract with the legendary booking label "Sound of Liberation". The 2017 tour ended in Leipzig, where they recorded their third album "Respect", followed by their fourth album "Greatestits" the following winter. Both were released in 2018. 2018 was a very intense and rewarding year for the group, which included an opening show for Ozzy Osbourne in Israel as well as numerous Euro shows with artists such as "Om", "Fu Manchu", "1000mods", "Kadavar", "Acid King" and "Patty Smith". Their memorable performance at 'Desertfest London' earned them a contract with 'Orange Amps'. With the arrival of Covid19, the group quickly understood the direction things would take and founded an underground music club called 'Ashram' in Tel Aviv, where they were able to perform with many other bands as well as record their fifth album 'Funrider', which was released by the Berlin label 'Noisolution' in 2023. The year 2024 brought many changes in the world and also in the group's lineup. TGM is ready to rock all stages and audiences in 2025! This content has been machine translated.