NEW NOISE
ONCE HUMAN
Worlds collide as ex-Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader returns to the fray
WORDS: RICH HOBSON
Once Human: good enough to drag Logan Mader out of band retirement
PRESS
PICTURE THE SCENE: an eager-eyed young greenhorn approaches a grizzled, retired veteran for advice on how to take on the world, and before they know it, the vet is gearing up to join them and take one last shot at glory. It’s the overarching narrative for a million Hollywood movies, but also how Australian singer Lauren Hart ended up forming Once Human with ex-Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader in 2014.
He might not have quite been Old Man Logan when Once Human formed, but at that point Logan had spent 15 years away from the stage, working in production, collaborating with everyone from Five Finger Death Punch on their debut album to Gojira for The Way Of All Flesh. Approached by former Roadrunner and current Nuclear Blast A&R legend Monte Conner to work with an up-andcoming singer, Logan soon found himself pulled away from the comforts of the mixing desk.