Cristian Machado (born July 23, 1974[1]) is a Brazilian musician who is the vocalist of the heavy metal band Lions at the Gate.

[3] Machado has also played in Headclamp and La Familia, in addition to making numerous guest appearances on albums such as Sepultura's Nation, Soulfly's 3 and 40 Below Summer's The Mourning After.

After Williams' death during Ozzfest 2002, Drowning Pool and Dave's family gave Machado the mic and stand in respect.

On May 11, 2020, he appeared on Doc Coyle's (Bad Wolves, formerly of God Forbid) podcast, where he spoke about his new solo project which is under his name.

[5] In May 2021, Machado made his return to a band as the vocalist of Lions at the Gate, joined on guitars by former Ill Niño bandmates Ahrue Luster and Diego Verduzco, as well as Stephen Brewer on bass and Fern Lemus on drums.