The Beta Machine

Alternative rock quartet the Beta Machine was formed by two storied session musicians best known as the rhythm section of a Perfect Circle. Their 2019 debut album Intruder has an epic, retro-futuristic sound, variously recalling Sparta, the Mars Volta, and Black Box Recorder. The Beta Machine was formed in L.A. in 2014 by bassist/vocalist Matt McJunkins and drummer Jeff Friedl, who had played separately in a host of bands including Filter, Devo, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and Eagles of Death Metal, but were best known for their work together as the rhythm section of a Perfect Ci...