Chris Kontos (born June 25, 1968) is an American drummer, born in New York City. As a former drummer of the heavy metal band Machine Head, he performed on their first album, 1994's Burn My Eyes. He played in many bands and projects including Testament, Konkhra, Attitude Adjustment, Exodus, Death Angel, and Verbal Abuse. Kontos is recognized by his peers for his performance on songs—notably in "Davidian"—which are "considered by many as classic pieces of metal drumming".

Kontos performed with Machine Head for the first time in 24 years with a tour "BME 25 anniversary Tour" celebrating the 25th anniversary. The release of "Burn My Eyes live in the studio" (2019)
Kontos joined the reformed Boneless Ones in 2019 and on May 13th 2022 they released "Back To The Grind" to great reviews.
On April 19, 2023, Kontos was announced as the drummer for the reactivated band Forbidden. Chris is now playing Outlaw Country music along side his Nephew Zack Garcia in Zack G. The Outlaw & The Moonlighters.

"From the first time I heard Soultone Cymbals I was intrigued and wanted the check them out for myself. Going to the show room in Van Nuys CA. and sitting down and playing them I instantly knew they were for me. They are easily the most musical Cymbals I have ever played. Rich tone... great feel... a wide range of sounds. Each series of the SoulTone line had something I liked. I'm so extremely humbled and excited about play Soultone Cymbals and being part of the family. The owner Iki Levy and my rep Mazen Ayoub and the staff are down to earth and really want the best for their players. I look forward to playing these Cymbals live and in the studio so the rest of the world can hear the Soultone Cymbals magic!"
-Chris Kontos

Discography:

Attitude Adjustment, Dead Serious demo (1985)
Attitude Adjustment, American Paranoia (1986)
Attitude Adjustment, No More Mr. Nice Guy EP (1988)
Verbal Abuse – Passport, Verbal Abuse of America (1989)
Attitude Adjustment, Out of Hand (1991)
Grinch, The Blacking Factory (1992)
Machine Head, Burn My Eyes (1994)
Verbal Abuse, Red, White and Violent (1995)
Konkhra, Weed Out The Weak (1997)
The Servants, Mostly Monsters (2002)
Anti-Trust, Guilty as Charged (2005)
Various Artists, A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal (plays with Testament on "Rapid Fire")
Sangre Eterna demo (2006)
Spiralarms EP (2007)
Attitude Adjustment, "No Way Back" (2010)
Anti-Trust,
Machine Head
Burn My Eyes
"Live in the studio 2019" (2019) "Guilty" (2021)
The Boneless Ones, "Back to the Grind" (2022)