Coordinates	49°40′38″N21°22′29″N
name	Scott Ian
background	solo_singer
birth name	Scott Ian Rosenfeld
born	December 31, 1963Queens, New York, United States
genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal, crossover thrash
occupation	Musician, songwriter
instrument	Guitar, bass, vocals, drums
associated acts	Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, Damnocracy, Pearl, The Damned Things,
years active	1981–present
notable instruments	Washburn 'Scott Ian' Signature ModelJackson 'Scott Ian' Signature Model }}

Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963), better known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm and lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Ian is also the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. He has hosted ''The Rock Show'' on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's ''I Love the...'' series, ''Heavy: The Story of Metal'' and ''''Supergroup'' (TV series)''. Ian remains the sole constant member of Anthrax since its formation, and is also the group's primary lyricist.

Personal life

Ian was born to a Jewish family in the Bayside section of the New York City borough of Queens on the last day of 1963. He has a younger brother named Jason who was involved in Anthrax briefly and a half-brother named Sean. Witnessing Kiss live for the first time at Madison Square Garden in 1977 made a huge impact on Ian, who has been very vocal over the years about his love for the band, and even appeared on an episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels in which he visited Simmons at his home and spoke about the impact Kiss had on his life and career. Ian went on to discover and be influenced by British heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Judas Priest, as well as by NYC hardcore.

Ian attended Bayside High School, class of 1981.

Ian is married to singer Pearl Aday, daughter of famed singer Meat Loaf. Their first child, Revel Young Ian, was born on June 19, 2011.

He is a die hard Yankees fan. He also enjoys Snowboarding. He has taken up poker and is now an online pro at UltimateBet. He finished 637th in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event taking home $21,365. He has also shown himself to be a devout Battlestar Galactica fan, posting numerous blogs about the show and also making an appearance for the red carpet series finale. He is also a fan of Doctor Who, the television series, as seen in “The Best of the Doctor" that aired August 13, 2011 on BBC America numbered episode 166.

Career

In a career spanning three decades, Scott Ian, as the founding member of Anthrax, helped to create Thrash Metal in the mid-80s alongside Megadeth, Slayer & Metallica. Three time Grammy-nominated, MTV VMA nominees and Multi-Platinum and Gold-awarded music veterans, Anthrax, have sold over 10,000,000 records worldwide including nine studio albums, two live albums, and two “greatest hits” collections. Touring pros, Anthrax has performed on over fifty tours spanning the globe; in thirty-two countries on five continents including Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia.

Pushing the envelope in the metal genre to its bursting point in 1991, Scott came up with the idea to crossover with rap pioneers Public Enemy and record what was to become the foundation of the Rap/Rock genre that exploded in the nineties. With their hit Bring the Noise, Anthrax reached new heights kicking open the door for such bands as Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, and Linkin Park. In 2005, Scott was invited by Chuck D of Public Enemy to perform “Bring the Noise” with them as part of their induction into VH1's Hip Hop Honors Hall Of Fame. Scott also joined Public Enemy on the Rock The Bells tour in the summer of 2007.

Continually recording and touring through the nineties and into the new millennium, Anthrax has maintained the kind of career that only a handful of others can lay claim to as well. 2009 saw the band celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of its debut album Fistful of Metal.

Scott is widely known as the face of Anthrax and to his friends as “Laminate Face”, for being a constant and extremely recognizable figure in the worlds of music, poker, comics, movies, and television. Scott parlayed his success with the band into a television gig with VH1 in 2001 when they asked him to host “Rock Show”. During his forty-eight episodes as host, Scott interviewed numerous celebrity guests and friends including: Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Ted Nugent, Stone Temple Pilots, Megadeth, 3 Doors Down, Sevendust, Tenacious D, and The Cult. Scott is also a regular commentator on various VH1 shows including the “I Love The 70s, 80s, and 90s” series, “100 Most Metal Moments”, “Awesomely Bad Number One Songs”, “When Metallica Ruled The World”, and episodes of VH1's “Behind The Music” featuring Metallica, Pantera, and Anthrax. Scott was prominently featured in VH1's “History Of Heavy Metal”. In June 2006, Scott starred in the VH1 reality series “SuperGroup” with Ted Nugent, Sebastian Bach, Jason Bonham, and Evan Seinfeld. The show was a huge success and once again pushed the boundaries of Scott's career to new heights.

In the summer of 2009, Anthrax completed a run of European festivals including Metallica's Sonisphere festivals in Germany and Knebworth in the U.K. which was highlighted by the triumphant return of their singer John Bush.

Anthrax returned to Japan in October 2009 with John Bush to play at the Loud Park festival in Tokyo. Anthrax's next shows were in Australia in February 2010 as a part of the Soundwave Festival. Anthrax was a part of the Sonisphere Festival in Europe in the summer of 2010, where for the first time Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeth performed together on the same stage.

Scott is also playing guitar in the group Pearl who just finished two tours with Velvet Revolver and Meat Loaf. The debut album from Pearl was released on January 19, 2010 through Megaforce Records. Scott performed with Pearl on Jimmy Kimmel Live on January 20, 2010. In 2008, DC Comics asked Scott to take their iconic character Lobo (DC Comics) and write a 2-issue prestige format series for that character. Books one and two of Lobo: Highway To Hell were released in November and December 2009 to critical and commercial acclaim.

In 2008, Scott also signed with Ultimate Bet, the third largest internet gaming site in the world as one of their online professional players. Scott joins poker superstars Phil Hellmuth Jr. and Annie Duke as one of Ultimate Bets star pros. He recently won Ultimate Bet's premier Sunday 200K tournament and he cashed in this year's WSOP main event by finishing 634th out of 6494 players.

In 2010 Scott joined the metal supergroup The Damned Things which released their first album on December 14, 2010.

On June 21, 2011 Scott's wife Pearl Aday - daughter of a rock legend Meat Loaf, gave birth to their first child, thus forcing Scott to briefly departure from the Anthrax's current tour. Andreas Kisser from Sepultura is said to fill-in Scott's place in the band.

Bands

Anthrax

Stormtroopers of Death

Damnocracy

Pearl

The Damned Things

Discography

with Anthrax

with Stormtroopers of Death

Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
December 1985	''Speak English or Die''	Megaforce Records
October 24, 1992		Megaforce Records
May 22, 1999	''Bigger than the Devil''	Nuclear Blast Records
August 21, 2007	''Rise Of The Infidels''	Megaforce Records

Stormtroopers of Death Videos

Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
January 23, 2001	''Kill Yourself: The Movie'' (DVD or VHS)	Nuclear Blast Records
September 25, 2001	''Speak English or Live'' (DVD)	Nuclear Blast Records
July 26, 2005	''20 Years of Dysfunction''	Nuclear Blast Records

Collaborations

Performed with Public Enemy during the Rock the Bells 2007 tour.

Comedian Brian Posehn's music video "Metal By Numbers."

Wrote the DC 2-part comic ''Lobo: Highway to Hell'' (2-part series, illustrated by ''Sam Kieth'')

Played guitar on "Apocalypse (Theme from The Plan)", a track on Bear McCreary's Razor/The Plan soundtrack.

Performed guitar on "Evil Rules" by rapper Necro on his 2007 album, "Death Rap".

Played guitar on all tracks on Pearl's ''"Little Immaculate White Fox"'' (2010).

Television

''Married... with Children'' 1992

''NewsRadio'' (as himself)

VH1's ''Rock Show'' (as host) 1999-2002

VH1's Hip-Hop Honors- performer along with Anthrax & Public Enemy for "Bring Tha Noise".

VH1's ''Supergroup'' 2006

VH1's "I Love The..." series specials

VH1's "40 Greatest Metal Songs"

VH1's "100 Most Metal Moments"

VH1's "50 Least Metal moments"

VH1's "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"

VH1's "100 Most Shocking Music Moments"

VH1's Rock Honors Kiss. Performers: Rob Zombie (Rob Zombie, White Zombie), Scott Ian, Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses, The Starfuckers, Rock Star Supernova), Slash (ex-Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Ace Frehley (ex-Kiss), Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe, Rock Star Supernova).

VH1 Classic's "Rock 'n Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament" - Scott won the tournament and played against Sully Erna (Godsmack), Vinnie Paul (ex-Pantera), Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) and Ace Frehley.

NBC's Celebrity Apprentice

Metalocalypse - "RenovationKlok" (voice only)

Metalocalypse - "TributeKlok" (voice only)

That Metal Show, Season 4, Episode 3, along with wife Pearl Aday.

Equipment

Scott Ian currently uses Jackson guitars and Randall RM100 and V2 heads. He is also known to use Dimebag Darrell tribute Deans and was previously endorsed by Washburn. During the mid 80's, he used ESP guitars for a while, also getting Kirk Hammett his ESP endorsement. Scott does also use a DigiTech signature Black 13 distortion pedal, and a DigiTech chorus pedal for his clean sounds. Many of his guitars have been equipped with custom made Seymour Duncan "El Diablo" pickups.

In late 2009, Scott ended his endorsement with Washburn and went back to Jackson guitars. He could be seen using custom made Soloist and Randy Rhoads guitars during the 2009 Sonisphere Festival.

On March 27, 2010, Scott announced the production of a new signature guitar by Jackson via Twitter and Youtube. He said it would be based on his Soloist from 1987. It has a silverburst finish, a single Seymour Duncan J.B. humbucker, lightning bolt inlays, and a string-thru/tune-o-matic bridge. A dual-humbucker version with a Floyd Rose tremolo will also be released. Along with this, he stated "I am so stoked to be back with Jackson." He could be seen using this guitar whilst playing with Brian Posehn at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards and with The Damned Things at the 2011 Download Festival.

Guitars

Jackson T-1000 Soloist

Jackson custom "NOT" Soloist

Jackson custom Randy Rhoads

Jackson Adrian Smith San Dimas Dinky

Gibson Flying V (1982, Used in the studio)

Gibson "Thunderhorse" Explorer (Used at Download Festival 2011 with The Damned Things)

Jackson JJ1 (USA-made, Seymour Duncan JB And Jazz pickups, Alder or Korina body with maple neck)

Jackson JJ2 (USA-Made, Seymour Duncan El-Diablo pickups and a killswitch, alder body with maple neck or mahogany body with mahogany neck)

Jackson JJ4 (Lower-end model, Asian-Made, with Duncan Designed pickups and a killswitch)

Jackson JJ5 (5-string Baritone)

Jackson Custom "NOT" Telecaster

Charvel Surfcaster (Main guitar for the Sound of White Noise era)

Jackson Randy Rhoads (1982)

Washburn SI75TI (Used Washburn from 2004–2009)

Washburn WV540VASI

Washburn WV40VASI

Washburn SI60MW

Washburn SI61G

ESP M-100FM

ESP Custom M-II and Telecaster (1985–1989)

Seymour Duncan J.B. pickups

Seymour Duncan El Diablo (Scott Ian custom shop pickups)

DR Strings .10-.52

DR Strings .18-.56 (for JJ-5)

Dunlop Tortex .88mm Picks

Effects

BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer

DigiTech WH-2 Whammy pedal

DigiTech Black 13 distortion pedal

DigiTech XMC chorus pedal

T.C. Electronic Booster+ Line Driver & Distortion

Korg DTR-1 Tuner

Rocktron HUSH IIC

Samson UHF Synth 6 Wireless

Amplifiers

Randall MTS Series RM100SI signature head with signature modules

Randall MTS series RM100 and RM100LB heads (With Ultra modules)

Randall V2 400 Watt Heads

Randall V-Max Heads (Used in 2003 before the V2 and MTS heads)

Randall Cyclone Heads (Used from 2001–2003)

Randall Warhead Heads (First amp used when Ian transitioned from Marshall to Randall)

Randall NB412 Nuno Bettencourt Signature 4x12 Cabs

Randall XL 4x12 Cabs

Randall XL 2x12 and 1x15 Cabs

Fender/EVH 5150III Heads (Backup, seen at the Loud Park 2009 Festival)

Marshall JCM 800 2210 (Early years of Anthax, and used for leads on "We've Come For You All". Used by Rob Caggiano for recording Worship Music)

Peavey 6505+ 120 Watt head

References

External links

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Coordinates	49°40′38″N21°22′29″N
name	Vinnie Paul
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Vincent Paul Abbott
birth date	March 11, 1964
origin	Abilene, Texas, USA
instrument	Drums
genre	Heavy metal, groove metal, southern metal
occupation	Musician, songwriter, producer
years active	1981–present
label	Big Vin Records
associated acts	Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah, Gasoline
website	}}

Vincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" (born on March 11, 1964 in Abilene, Texas, USA) is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded the heavy metal band Damageplan in 2003 with his late younger brother, Dimebag Darrell.

Life and career

Personal life

Vinnie Paul is the son of Carolyn and Jerry Abbott, a country music songwriter and producer. He recorded and performed in the groups Pantera and Damageplan alongside his late brother, guitarist Dimebag Darrell.

In December 2008, he handpicked several of his most memorable drum parts to demonstrate in a promotional video for the drum company: "Use My Third Arm", "Primal Concrete Sledge," "13 Steps to Nowhere", "Domination" and "Becoming".

Pantera

Vinnie Paul formed the heavy metal band Pantera in 1981 with his brother Dimebag Darrell (then known as Diamond Darrell) and Terry Glaze on guitars, bassist Tommy D. Bradford, and vocalist Donnie Hart. Upon Hart's departure, Glaze assumed vocal duties. In the summer of 1982, Bradford left the band and was replaced by Rex Brown and the band released three albums with that lineup.

Pantera recruited vocalist Phil Anselmo to replace Glaze in 1988. By 1990 the band had been signed to Atco Records and released ''Cowboys from Hell'' which proved to be the band's turning point. Over the course of four more studio records, a live album and a greatest hits compilation, Anselmo and Pantera were nominated for four best metal performance Grammys, for the songs "I'm Broken", "Suicide Note Pt. I", "Cemetery Gates" and "Revolution Is My Name".

During breaks in Pantera's schedule, the Abbott brothers and Pantera bassist Rex Brown teamed up with country artist David Allan Coe in a project called ''Rebel Meets Rebel'' in 1999.

In 2001, Anselmo decided to put Pantera on hold because of back pain while he toured and recorded with his side projects. Pantera's official disbandment took place in 2003 for several reasons, but mainly because of the ongoing dispute between Anselmo and the rest of the band, although Rex Brown remained neutral. In the years to follow bad blood would stir up between Vinnie Paul and Anselmo. To this day, Paul and Anselmo do not talk. Anselmo has announced publicly he wishes Paul to forgive him, and reform a friendship, however Paul maintains that he will never talk to Anselmo again.

Damageplan

After the breakup of Pantera, the Abbott brothers formed the heavy metal band Damageplan with, then-tattoo artist Bob Zilla on bass, and former Halford guitarist Patrick Lachman on vocals. Damageplan recorded one album, ''New Found Power'', which was released in February 2004. On December 8, 2004, while on tour to support Damageplan's album, Dimebag Darrell was shot dead onstage by former US marine Nathan Gale at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. Damageplan disbanded shortly thereafter.

Latest projects

Following Damageplan's demise, Vinnie Paul formed Big Vin Records in February 2006 and released ''Rebel Meets Rebel'' and a DVD, ''Dimevision, Volume 1''. Paul writes a monthly question-and-answer column in ''Revolver''. Paul maintains endorsement deals with ddrum, Sabian cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks. He previously endorsed Tama, Pearl drums, and Remo drumheads and hardware. Paul has also recently been on tour playing drums for ''Dethklok'', playing a show in Philadelphia with Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small.

Around this time in his career, he was a one time spokesperson for the Arby's fast food restaurant.

After the death of his brother and an 18 month hiatus, Vinnie Paul was unsure if he would return to music, but eventually joined in with the supergroup Hellyeah, which also features vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett from Mudvayne, guitarist Tom Maxwell from Nothingface, and bassist Bob Zilla from Damageplan, who was called on to replace original bassist .

Setup

This is Vinnie Paul's current setup for Hellyeah, taken from the ''Modern Drummer'' September 2010 issue:

Drums: ddrum Vinnie Paul signature series (All drums in his custom dragon finish modeled after the design on his hat)

24x24 bass drum x2

14x14 tom

15x15 tom

18x18 floor tom

14x8 signature snare drum

Cymbals: Sabian

12"'' Ice bell

14"'' AAX Metal Hi-Hats

18"'' Hand Hammered Rock Crash

20"'' AA Chinese

19"'' AA Rock Crash

19"'' AA Metal-X Crash

22"'' Hand Hammered Power Bell Ride

20"'' AA Chinese

14"'' AA Rock Hi-Hats

20"'' AA Metal-X Crash

Sticks: Vic Firth American Classic Vinnie Paul signature model

Vinnie Paul also uses Evans drum heads, ddrum hardware, ddrum and Roland electronics, Danmar red wood beaters and kick pads, and Shure microphones.

Influences

Vinnie has said that his biggest drum influences are Peter Criss of KISS and Tommy Aldridge. He has also listed John Bonham, Mikkey Dee, Alex Van Halen, and Neil Peart as influences.

Discography

Pantera

''Metal Magic'' (1983)

''Projects In The Jungle'' (1984)

''I Am The Night'' (1985)

''Power Metal'' (1988)

''Cowboys from Hell'' (1990)

''Vulgar Display of Power'' (1992)

''Far Beyond Driven'' (1994)

''The Great Southern Trendkill'' (1996)

''Official Live: 101 Proof'' (1997)

''Reinventing the Steel'' (2000)

Damageplan

''New Found Power'' (2004)

Rebel Meets Rebel

''Rebel Meets Rebel'' (2006)

Hellyeah

''Hellyeah'' (2007)

''Stampede'' (2010)

References

External links

Big Vin Records Official website

Official Pantera website

Official Damageplan website

Official Rebel Meets Rebel Site

Big Vin Records' Official MySpace page

Official HELLYEAH Myspace Page

Official HELLYEAH website

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Coordinates	49°40′38″N21°22′29″N
name	Kirk Hammett
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Kirk Lee Hammett
born	November 18, 1962San Francisco, California, USA
genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal, hard rock, speed metal
instrument	Guitar, sitar, bass guitar
occupation	Musician, songwriter
years active	1979–present
label	Warner Bros., Elektra, Vertigo, Megaforce
associated acts	Metallica, Exodus, Spastik Children
website	Metallica Website
notable instruments	ESP KH-2 and KH-3 Signature models }}

Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on ''Rolling Stone'''s list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.

Biography

Early life (1962–1980)

Born on November 18, 1962 in San Francisco to a Filipina mother (Chefela) and an Irish Merchant Marine father. Kirk Hammett attended De Anza High School in Richmond, California. While attending De Anza High School he met Les Claypool of Primus and they remain close friends.

After purchasing a 1978 Fender Stratocaster copy, Hammett attempted to customize his sound with various guitar parts, eventually buying a 1974 Gibson Flying V. Hammett also took a job at Burger King as a youth before quitting once he saved enough money for his Marshall amplifier.

Exodus (1980–1983)

Hammett's musical interests eventually drew him into the fledgling thrash metal genre. In 1980, he formed the band Exodus with vocalist Paul Baloff, guitarist Gary Holt, bassist Geoff Andrews, and drummer Tom Hunting. He played on Exodus' ''1982 Demo''. Exodus was a crucial early player in the Bay Area thrash movement.

Metallica (1983–present)

In 1983, Hammett was invited to join Metallica following the dismissal of the band's original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine. This was just prior to the recording of ''Kill 'Em All''. At the time Hammett, was taking private guitar lessons from the now-famous touring guitarist Joe Satriani.

250px|thumb|left|upright|Kirk Hammett in 2008Hammett has written and contributed riffs for Metallica songs since the mid-1980s (particularly in the 1990s during the ''Load'' album era). One of these riffs, used in "Enter Sandman", became one of Metallica's most popular songs. It was the first track and first single on Metallica's self-titled ''Black Album'' and was ranked 399th on ''Rolling Stone'''s list of the greatest songs of all time.

The bridge for "Creeping Death" was originally an Exodus riff that Hammett used for Metallica.

Hammett is also known for always having his picking hand taped up. During the course of a full tour, due to constantly palm muting and fast picking, the palm of his hand takes sizable abuse.

Hammett's playing style is noted for his extensive use of the wah-wah pedal in his solos. Hammett says, "The wah-wah is an extension of my personality." Hammett's use of the wah-wah pedal hadn't been featured in recent Metallica solos, but has seen a resurgence in his solos on the band's ninth album, ''Death Magnetic'', including in the song "The Unforgiven III".

Hammett initially wanted to have guitar solos on Metallica's 2003 album, ''St. Anger'', but drummer Lars Ulrich and producer Bob Rock thought that the solos did not sound right in the songs. Hammett later admitted himself, "We tried to put in solos, but they sounded like an afterthought, so we left them out".

On April 4, 2009, Hammett, along with current Metallica bandmates Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, and Robert Trujillo and former Metallica bandmates Jason Newsted and the deceased Cliff Burton, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009, Hammett wrote the foreword for British author Joel McIver's book ''To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton''.

Personal life

Hammett has been married twice. His first marriage to ex-wife Rebecca lasted 3 years, having ended in 1990, during the recording of ''The Black Album''. Hammett has been married to his second wife Lani, whom he married in 1998. They have two sons, Angel (b. September 29, 2006), and Vincenzo (b. June 28, 2008).

He and his family currently reside in San Francisco.

Between the end of touring promoting the Black Album and the start of touring in promotion of ''Load'', he studied at San Francisco State University, focusing on Film and Asian Arts.

Other appearances

In 2005, Hammett was featured playing the guitar roles on the Carlos Santana track "Trinity" alongside steel-pedal guitarist, Robert Randolph.

In 2006, Hammett voiced himself on ''The Simpsons'' ("The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"). He also provided various voices on the Adult Swim show ''Metalocalypse'', including a two fingered fan ("The Curse of Dethklok"), The Queen of Denmark ("Happy Dethday"), and a Finnish barkeep ("Dethtroll"). He also appeared as a guest in an episode of ''Space Ghost: Coast to Coast'' titled "Jacksonville", alongside fellow Metallica member James Hetfield.

In 2010, Hammett played with Nicolas Abou Chedid on Nico's solo album.

Hammett played guitar on the track "Satan" with Orbital for the ''Spawn: The Album'' soundtrack released in July 1997.

After performing a set with Metallica at Bonnaroo in June 2008, Hammett played one song with My Morning Jacket and a couple songs with the annual Superjam collaboration, which also included Les Claypool and members of Gogol Bordello playing primarily Tom Waits songs.

He also appeared on the "Kichigai" E.P. by punk band Septic Death. He played additional lead guitar on the title track.

He appeared as a guest guitarist on K'Naan's "If Rap Gets Jealous" off of the ''Troubadour'' album.

Hammett is one of the main characters in ''Guitar Hero: Metallica'', along with the rest of the current line-up of Metallica.

Hammett can be seen in the background in Primus' "John the Fisherman" video fishing off of Les Claypool's boat.

Hammett appeared in an episode of Jon Benjamin Has a Van as an actor and guitarist.

Equipment

Guitars

In 2007, ESP Guitar Company announced the release of a 20th Anniversary Limited KH-20 Guitar to celebrate 20 years of relationship with Kirk Hammett (based upon the KH-2 guitar with some modification). Only 41 guitars were in production, with the price at $9,999 USD a piece.

In January 2009, ESP also announced the rare release of Hammett's famous "ouija" guitar, which was very limited and for 2009 only.

Kirk Hammett's current tour guitars: ESP M-II "Zorlac" - This was the starting line for the whole KH series. It features a vertical skull & crossbones as opposed to the horizontal ones featured on today's KH's, and an upside down Jackson Guitars style headstock which is what Hammett originally intended. However, Jackson Guitars threatened law suits if this model was ever sold. As a result, the headstock was changed to the typical ESP style, but flipped upside down.

ESP M-II Standard - EMG and Seymour Duncan, Kirk used this a lot in the studio and live.

ESP KH-2 "Bride of Frankenstein" - New for 2009. ESP KH-4 Chrome - New for 2009. A remake of his former KH-4 guitar, with a chrome pickguard, chrome hardware, and chrome EMG pickups.

ESP MII-NT - New for 2009. It is custom finished with Occult-themed graphics.

ESP KH-2 "Skully" - Hammett's main touring guitar. This signature model is based upon the modifications he made to his M-II. ESP KH-2 M-II "Boris Karloff Mummy" #I - This has been Hammett's favourite guitar for many years. It features the Boris Karloff Mummy I graphic of which Hammett owns the rights to. It will not be released by ESP. Hammett has 2 of these guitars, one with ''Eye of Horus'' inlays and the other with hieroglyphics inlays. ESP KH-2 M-II "Ouija" - This guitar contains 2 spelling errors. It sports the words "WILLIAM FUED TALKING BAARD SET" but it in fact should say "WILLIAM FULD TALKING BOARD SET". Hammett also now plays a White Version of this guitar on tour.

ESP KH-2 M-II "Greenburst" A standard KH-2 with a custom green sunburst finish, green inlays, and green logo.

ESP KH-3 Eclipse - Pushead Spider graphic. It is taken from a classic Les Paul Jr. shape with a Floyd Rose vibrato and EMG pickups. ESP Flying V copy - Cherry Red with white pickguard and gold hardware. Kirk uses this live mostly for the song ''Seek & Destroy''. ESP Michael Schenker Flying V

'''ESP VIPER Baritone;; Used for performances of The Unnamed Feeling

Gibson 1968 Les Paul Custom - Mostly on ballads such as "Fade to Black" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)". Gibson Les Paul Standard - Used on songs from ''St. Anger''.

Ibanez RG - Used during the Wherever We May Roam American and European tour. It was used as a stunt guitar and for Deep Purple covers.

Jackson Randy Rhoads Model RR1T - Custom-Made specifically for Hammett. It is usually tuned one step down from standard tuning, and used for songs like "Sad but True" and "The Memory Remains". TC Customs Death Magnetic Flying V - Used in the "World Magnetic Tour." Teuffel Birdfish - Designed and produced by German guitar designer/builder, Ulrich Teuffel. The model is limited (500 made) and is made to amplify sound using various pickups. This guitar is used live for "The Judas Kiss".

Teuffel Tulsa

On the 25th anniversary of Metallica's debut album ''Kill 'Em All'',Hammett appears on the cover of Feb. 2008's Guitar World sporting his new custom ESP. This model is the KH20, the 20th anniversary model from ESP.Guitar World - Covers Archive

In the video for "One", Hammett is seen using what is most likely an ESP Vintage Plus. It appears however to be modified; it has a Floyd Rose tremolo, which could have been Hammett's own work or a custom model.

Amplifiers and cabinets

Throughout Metallica's career, Hammett has used a range of different amplifiers. For the first two albums, he used Marshall amplifiers and cabinets, with occasional effects. For the recording of Metallica's third album, ''Master of Puppets'' (1986), he and James Hetfield bought a Mesa/Boogie MarkIIC+ amplifier, and used Mesa/Boogies until he made his move to Randall Amplifiers in 2007.

In September 2007, Randall Amplifiers announced a partnership with Hammett to design a line of signature amps, heads, combos and preamp modules.

Hammett has also been seen using a wide range of different amplifiers in the studio and during live performances.

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (x2)

Randall RM100KH Signature Model (modified version of the MTS series RM100) (x2)

Randall 4x12 Cabinets (x4)

Effects

To avoid problems with pedals being damaged during live performances, Hammett keeps his effect pedals in a rack along with his amplifiers and his tech controls them through a pedalboard sidestage. The pedal controller allows him to change between different effect pedals and amplifiers.

In 2008, Jim Dunlop started working in partnership with Hammett to create a signature Wah-wah pedal, the KH95. It is now available to buy in stores.

TC Electronic G-Major 2 effects processor

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Dunlop KH95 Kirk Hammett Signature Crybaby

Ibanez Tube Screamer (Keeley modified)

DigiTech Whammy WH-1

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler

Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler

Shure UR-4D Wireless Receiver

GCX Audio Switcher

Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro floorboard

DBX 1074 Quad Gate

MXR Eddie Van Halen Flanger

MXR Bass Octave Deluxe

DigiTech Space Station

ToneBone Hot British Tube Distortion

Accessories

Ernie Ball "Power Slinky" strings (.11-.48)

Jim Dunlop Dunlop Jazz III Kirk Hammett(green)

Levy Custom Straps

Peterson Strobe 420 Tuner

Bridge position: EMG 81

Neck position: Some Guitars EMG 81 Others EMG 60 (EMG 60 usually used for clean and to match harmony sections with James Hetfield)

Discography

Death Angel

''Kill as One'' (Demo) (Producer)

Headbanged

''Metal Militia'' (Demo)

Exodus

''1982 Demo'' (1982)

Metallica

''Kill 'Em All'' (1983)

''Ride the Lightning'' (1984)

''Master of Puppets'' (1986)

''...And Justice For All'' (1988)

''Metallica'' (1991)

''Load'' (1996)

''ReLoad'' (1997)

''St. Anger'' (2003)

''Death Magnetic'' (2008)

See also

ESP Kirk Hammett

References

External links

Kirk Hammett at IMDB

Metallica's Gear

Encyclopedia Metallica

USA Today article on the documentary Some Kind of Monster

''Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: Metallica'' FuseTV

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Coordinates	49°40′38″N21°22′29″N
name	Ace Frehley
background	solo_singer
birth name	Paul Daniel Frehley
alias	"The Spaceman" or "Space Ace"
born	April 27, 1951The Bronx, New York, United States
died
instrument	Guitar, vocals, bass
genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
occupation	Musician, songwriter
years active	1965–present
label	Casablanca, Mercury, Megaforce, Bronx Born Records
associated acts	Cathedral, Wicked Lester, Kiss, Frehley's Comet, Ace Frehley Band | website www.acefrehley.com
notable instruments	Gibson Les Paul }}

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics. Frehley played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982.

After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour. His second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was purported to be the band's Farewell Tour. His latest album, ''Anomaly'', was released on September 15, 2009.

Early years

Frehley was born and raised in The Bronx, the youngest of three children. He has a sister Nancy and a brother Charles, a classical guitarist. As a youth, Frehley was in a New York street gang called ''The Duckies'' with Steven Edward Duren (aka Blackie Lawless, who would later become frontman for heavy metal band W.A.S.P.). The Frehleys were a musical family, and when Frehley received an electric guitar as a Christmas present in 1964, he immersed himself in learning the instrument. "I never went to music school; I never took a guitar lesson, but everybody in my family plays an instrument. My mother and father both played piano, his father was the church organist, and my brother and sister both played piano and acoustic guitar." Frehley was always surrounded by music. Frehley started playing guitar at age 13. He lists Jimi Hendrix, Albert Lee, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and The Who as his main influences.

When Frehley's band, Cathedral, started earning a series of paying gigs, Frehley dropped out of high school. At the insistence of his family and girlfriend, Frehley eventually returned and earned his diploma. After graduation, Frehley held a string of short-term jobs—mail carrier, furniture deliverer, messenger, and liquor store delivery boy.

Growing up on the corner of Marion Avenue and 201st Street, off Bedford Park Boulevard (a/k/a 200th Street) and Webster Avenue in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, Frehley graduated Grace Lutheran School at age 13. However, he was thrown out of two high schools and dropped out of the third. Two of the high schools he attended were DeWitt Clinton High School on Mosholu Parkway and Theodore Roosevelt High School on Fordham Road. It was in his high school years that he got the nickname "Ace" when he had the ability to get his friends dates. His friends said, "You are a real ace." It was also in his high school years that a guidance counselor encouraged him to get into graphic arts. Ace married his high school sweetheart, Jeanette Tretorola, on May 10, 1976. His family did not have a lot of money, and in his teen years, Frehley got involved in street gangs. He would later credit guitar playing for "saving his life" as a member of Kiss. Ace and Jeanette became parents on July 9, 1980, when his daughter Monique was born.

Music career

Kiss

Frehley spent the early 1970s in a series of local bands. In late 1972, his best friend, Bob McAdams (co-author of the book Kiss & Tell), spotted an advertisement for a lead guitarist in the ''Village Voice'' and showed the ad to Frehley. Both McAdams and Frehley went to 10 East 23rd Street above the Live Bait Bar. Frehley auditioned for Wicked Lester members Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (bass guitar) and Peter Criss (drums). Frehley, who showed up wearing one red sneaker and one orange sneaker, was less than impressive visually, but the band liked what they heard from his playing. About three weeks after Frehley auditioned, the new group named him their lead guitarist. By January 1973, Wicked Lester decided on a new name - Kiss. Frehley designed the band's double-lightning-bolt logo. The band quickly decided to paint their faces for live performances, and Frehley decided to start painting silver stars on his eyes. When the group eventually decided to adopt a stage persona to go with their makeup designs. Frehley became "Space Ace". Later the stage persona would be known as "The Spaceman." thumb|left|120px|The Spaceman While Kiss spent their early days rehearsing and playing in empty clubs, Frehley took a job as a part-time cab driver to pay his bills. In September 1973, Kiss began to receive a salary from new manager Bill Aucoin that paid each member $75 a week. This enabled Frehley to quit his job.

Kiss released their debut album, ''Kiss'', in February 1974—Frehley's sole songwriting contribution was "Cold Gin". Due to Frehley's lack of confidence in his own singing voice, however, the vocals were performed by Simmons. Frehley wrote or co-wrote several of the band's songs over the next few years but did not record his vocals on a song until "Shock Me" (inspired by his near-electrocution during a concert in Lakeland, Florida), which appeared on 1977's ''Love Gun''.

As lead guitarist, Frehley was known for his frenetic, atmospheric playing, becoming one of the most popular guitarists in the 70s and spawning a generation of new players. Frehley stated in the book ''Kiss: Behind the Mask'' that many guitarists have told him his playing on 1975's hit ''Alive!'' prompted them to pick up the instrument. Frehley is well recognized for using Gibson Les Paul guitars, including his trademarked model conversion Cara Guitars which filled the stage full of smoke during his live guitar solo.

Along with the three other Kiss members, Frehley released an eponymous solo album in 1978. His was the best-selling of the four, and the album's lone single — the Russ Ballard-written "New York Groove"), originally recorded by Hello — reached the Top 20 in the United States.

Frehley's songwriting presence within the group increased in 1979. He contributed three songs for 1979's ''Dynasty'' and three for 1980's ''Unmasked''. While this was not the best time for Kiss on a commercial level in the United States, they were only just beginning to take off in other countries (mostly in Australia, where ''Dynasty'' and ''Unmasked'' are their highest-selling albums). But even as his songwriting role within Kiss was increasing, Frehley found himself increasingly at odds with the musical direction of the band. After Peter Criss left Kiss in 1980, Frehley was often outvoted 2-1 in band decisions, as replacement drummer Eric Carr was not a partner in Kiss and had no vote. Frehley's participation in the recording of 1981's ''Music from "The Elder"'' was far more limited than with previous albums. This was in large part due to his unhappiness with the band's decision to create a concept album rather than a straightforward rock album, and also, by Frehley's own admission, his "not relating all that well" to producer Bob Ezrin, who cut many of Frehley's solos from the recorded tracks.

Although Frehley appeared on the covers for 1982's greatest hits album ''Killers'' and studio album ''Creatures of the Night'', he had no involvement with ''Killers'', and minimal (no musical) input on ''Creatures of the Night''. Frehley's last appearances with the band were the video for "I Love it Loud," a series of European promotional appearances in November 1982 and a band interview with MTV in early 1983 promoting their world tour.

Solo career/Frehley's Comet

In December 1982, Kiss began the ''Creatures of the Night'' tour without Frehley: he was replaced by Vinnie Vincent. However, Frehley retained a one-quarter share in the Kiss partnership until 1985. He received one-quarter of the profits for both ''Lick It Up'' and ''Animalize'' although he had no involvement with either record.

In 1984, Frehley started his post-Kiss solo career by assembling a band that included, among others, drummer Anton Fig (who had performed on Frehley's 1978 solo album and on two Kiss albums). Bassist John Regan (who had worked with Peter Frampton), whom Frehley met in 1980, was also an original member of the band as was vocalist/guitarist Richie Scarlet and keyboardist Arthur Stead. The group, whose name alternated between 'Ace Frehley' and Frehley's Comet, recorded a series of demos throughout 1984 and 1985. The band performed their first ever live show at S.I.R. Studios in New York City, NY on November 30, 1984, and played a handful of shows in the Northeast United States in March 1985.

After a few unsuccessful attempts at securing a recording contract, the group eventually signed to Megaforce Records and released their first album, ''Frehley's Comet'', on July 7, 1987. The album was co-produced by Eddie Kramer, who had produced not only a number of Kiss albums, but Frehley's 1978 album and some of his 1984-85 demos. Anton Fig, now being the in-studio drummer for David Letterman's late-night television show, performed on the album but was unable to maintain a permanent commitment to touring. He played on the 1987 tour in the U.S. when Frehley's band played a double bill with Y&T;, and new band (at the time) White Lion opening the shows. By the time the band began recording this album, Richie Scarlet had left the group to pursue other projects and was replaced by Tod Howarth. In addition, at some point between the initial Frehley's Comet shows in 1984-85 and their signing to Megaforce, the band had become a four-piece, with Arthur Stead no longer playing with the group.

''Frehley's Comet'', a mixture of hard rock and pop metal, was a successful return to the music scene for Frehley. The album peaked at #43 on the Billboard 200 (selling nearly 500,000 copies), and the single, "Into The Night," reached #27 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Rock Soldiers" was an autobiographic song, written partially about Frehley's April 1982 car accident. The video for "Rock Soldiers" received moderate airplay on MTV, particularly on ''Headbangers Ball''.

Despite the positive reviews and healthy album sales of ''Frehley's Comet'', Frehley was unable to maintain much commercial momentum. Two 1988 Frehley's Comet albums—the live EP ''Live+1'' and second studio album ''Second Sighting'' peaked at #84 and #81, respectively. A pair of tours in support of Alice Cooper and Iron Maiden ended prematurely, with the band claiming lack of payment in both cases.

In order to reverse his band's declining commercial fortunes, Frehley dropped the Frehley's Comet moniker and issued 1989's ''Trouble Walkin''' under his own name. Tod Howarth and Jamie Oldaker also decided to leave before recording started on the album, and were replaced by Richie Scarlet and Sandy Slavin. Despite the return to a more traditional hard rock style, ''Trouble Walkin''' continued the pattern of declining sales, and peaked at #102.

One notable aspect of ''Trouble Walkin''' was the guest appearance of Peter Criss, who provided backing vocals on several tracks, along with Sebastian Bach and other members of Skid Row. It was the first time Criss and Frehley had performed together on an album since Kiss' 1979 album, ''Dynasty'', although Criss had shown up briefly at a Frehley's Comet show in Los Angeles in 1987, playing drums on a final encore of "Deuce". Frehley would return the favor by playing solos on Peter's 'CRISS' "Cat #1" CD on TNT Records, released in 1994. In contrast to the somewhat adversarial relationship Frehley had with Kiss (particularly Gene Simmons) throughout the 1980s, he and Criss had maintained good ties during the decade. In June 1995, Frehley's and Criss' bands embarked on the "Bad Boys Tour." These years (1993 to 1995) produced one of Frehley's most talented bands of his solo career, with Frehley on lead guitar and vocals, Richie Scarlet on guitar, Steve "Budgie" Werner on drums, and Karl Cochran on bass.

Kiss reunion and beyond

The beginning of the "Bad Boys Tour" was followed a few months later by Frehley and Criss both performing with Kiss for their August 9, 1995 appearance on MTV Unplugged. It marked the first time the original members of Kiss had performed in public since the end of the ''Dynasty'' tour in 1979. Fan response was overwhelming, and rumors of a full-fledged reunion circulated. By December, the paperwork for the reunion was completed, although no official announcement was made at the time.

On February 28, 1996, the original members of Kiss appeared (in full makeup and costumes) at the Grammy Awards to a standing ovation. On April 16, Kiss officially announced their reunion and plans for a tour during a press conference aboard the USS ''Intrepid''. The Alive/Worldwide Tour kicked off on June 28 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. The tour lasted through July 1997 and was a financial windfall for the group, earning $43.6 million.

The reunited Kiss issued ''Psycho Circus'' in September 1998. Frehley's lone song on the album, "Into the Void" (co-written with Karl Cochran), was performed during the subsequent tour. The ''Psycho Circus'' tour, with new stage costumes (an updated version of those worn on their 1976 Destroyer tour), and a modified stage production from the Reunion tour, commenced in November 1998, after a Halloween Eve show at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium for over 40,000 fans, the first 30 minutes broadcast live on FOX TV, and the entire show broadcast on nationwide radio. (At the Dodger Stadium show, Frehley and Kiss performed old classics "Nothin' To Lose" and "She" for the only time since they were together in the 1970s). But the Psycho Circus tour was not nearly as successful as the Reunion tour of two years earlier, and, after a Kiss movie "Detroit Rock City" which was a dismal flop in the fall of 1999, Kiss took a break until early 2000, when Frehley re-signed to join them for a final tour—the "Farewell Tour", beginning March 11, 2000. Frehley, expecting that the tour would be Kiss' last, chose not to remain in the band when it ended. His last performance with Kiss was on February 24, 2002, during the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Return to solo career

Frehley was soon replaced by former Black 'n Blue guitarist, Tommy Thayer. Thayer was an assistant of the band at the time, and had previously served in a variety of other roles, as well as having played Frehley in the Kiss tribute band Cold Gin. Since Kiss now owned the copyright to Frehley's makeup and costume designs, they placed Thayer on lead guitar as the "Spaceman," and had him perform Frehley's well-known tricks (such as shooting rockets from his guitar) and sing Frehley's signature song, "Shock Me", moves which generated controversy and anger among some of the fan base.

Frehley appeared with Rob Zombie, Slash, Tommy Lee, Scott Ian, and Gilby Clarke on VH1's Rock Honors special on May 31, 2006. This supergroup played Kiss' "God of Thunder." He has also attempted acting (not counting a walk-on in the "...Thirteen Years Later" episode of ''Millennium'' or his part in ''Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park''), making his debut in 2004 in ''Remedy'', an independent crime drama produced by actor/producer Jonathan Doscher, with Sopranos stars Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore, playing a drug dealer with a heart of gold named Johnny. In July 2007, a Dunkin' Donuts television commercial directed by Zach Braff began airing that featured Frehley playing in his Kiss makeup and costume.

In 2007, Peter Criss dedicated the final track of his new solo album, ''One for All'', to Frehley. The song is titled "Space Ace" and features biographical lyrics and a very Pink Floyd-like atmosphere.

Frehley was to play the Download Festival 08 (June 13, 2008) on the same day as Kiss, who were headlining. However, for reasons unknown, Frehley was moved to the Saturday (headlined by The Offspring), while Kiss remained as headliners for the Friday. He said, "I am very excited to have been asked to play at a festival like this for my English fans and I'm really looking forward to the day." Frehley also made an appearance (and played one of his own songs) at a Pearl Jam concert at Madison Square Garden on June 25, 2008 during an extended encore performance.

Frehley appeared on April 2, 2009, at the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe at Yankee Stadium performing "New York Groove" with Scott Ian, Frank Bello, and Anton Fig.

Frehley performed with Alice Cooper, Barry Goudreau (formerly of Boston), Chad Smith (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot) at the Berklee Performance Center April 26, 2009, as part of the 'Rock & Roll Supergroup' show. It was a benefit for a substance abuse facility in Arlington, Massachusetts, called 'Right Turn'.

His most recent album ''Anomaly'' was released on September 15, 2009. This date was chosen as it was three years since he had confronted his alcohol problem and stopped drinking. The album was dedicated to his former bandmate Eric Carr who died of cancer, Dimebag Darrell who was a huge fan of Frehley and Les Paul who died a month prior to the album's release, and his wife Jeanette and her family. The album was supported by a world tour, first in the US, then Europe, Japan and Australia.

On Eddie Trunk's XM Show in March 2010, Ace Frehley let listeners know that Gene Simmons has contacted him and Peter Criss about rejoining Kiss for a reality show. No confirmation has come from either Simmons, Stanley, Frehley, or Criss. Frehley also mentioned on the show that he hopes to release a new album within the next year or two, plus another album that would contain songs Frehley worked on in the 80s and 90s but were never officially released. The title that was mentioned but has yet to be confirmed was ''Ace Frehley: The Lost Tapes''.

Frehley made a brief appearance during the home opener of the New York Rangers 2010-11 NHL Hockey Season on October 15, 2010. He stood at one of the entrances to the ice and both sang and played guitar on a short version of "New York Groove" just prior to the start of the game.

Death hoax

Rumors of Ace Frehley’s suicide began to circulate around the Internet on Friday, February 23, 2007. The rumor stated that Frehley committed suicide by taking pills, and was reported dead at 2 a.m. Frehley responded by saying, "I don't know how this ridiculous rumor got started."

Well-known performance tactics

Ace Frehley is noted for using Gibson Les Paul guitars with three DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups. Gibson has marketed his own signature Les Paul models for about two decades now. Frehley came up with his trademark "smoking guitar trick" on one of the first Kiss tours in Canada. Frehley placed a smoke bomb in the compartment of his Les Paul where the volume and tone controls are located and lit it by hand, causing the smoke to come out through the humbucker pickups. After a couple of times, the smoke started to gum up the volume and tone controls and it stopped working. As a result, Frehley had to find a way to avoid this; after an alternative technique was found, the smoke stunt has remained a part of his act. Frehley also played a guitar whose body was covered in LEDs, as well as having invented the infamous rocket set-up that shoots into the air. It came from an earlier idea that he had of a fiber optic wire running up the neck of his guitar to a laser at the top of the guitar to "blow up things." However, Frehley took out the wire and put rockets on.

Discography

With Kiss

''Kiss'' (1974)

''Hotter Than Hell'' (1974)

''Dressed to Kill'' (1975)

''Alive!'' (1975)

''Destroyer'' (1976)

''Rock and Roll Over'' (1976)

''Love Gun'' (1977)

''Alive II'' (1977)

''Double Platinum'' (1978)

''Dynasty'' (1979)

''Unmasked'' (1980)

''Music From "The Elder"'' (1981)

''Creatures of the Night'' (1982)

''Kiss Unplugged'' (1995)

''You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!'' (1996)

''Psycho Circus'' (1998)

credited, but does not appear

Solo/Frehley's Comet (studio)

!Date of Release	!Title	Billboard 200>''Billboard''	!Certification
September 18, 1978		26		Music Canada>CAN: Gold	Recording Industry Association of America>US: Platinum
July 7, 1987		43
May 24, 1988	''Second Sighting''	81
October 13, 1989	''Trouble Walkin''	102
September 15, 2009		27

Solo (live)

!Date of Release	!Title	Billboard 200>''Billboard''
February 1988	''Live+1''	84

Solo (compilation)

!Date of Release	!Title
April 8, 1997	''12 Picks''
January 20, 1998	''Loaded Deck''
January 24, 2006

Singles

1978 - New York Groove

1987 - Into the Night

1988 - Insane

1988 - It's Over Now

1989 - Do Ya

2009 - Outer Space

Guest appearances

"Eugene" – Song on the 1981 self-titled album by Crazy Joe and the Variable Speed Band. Frehley played synth drums, had a spoken-word part, and co-produced.

"Bump and Grind" – Song on the 1984 Wendy O. Williams album ''W.O.W.'' Frehley played lead guitar.

''Cat #1'' – 1994 Criss album. Frehley played lead guitar on three songs: "Bad Attitude," "Walk the Line" and "Blue Moon Over Brooklyn."

"Cherokee Boogie" – Song on the 1996 compilation album ''Smell the Fuzz: Guitars that Rule the World 2''. The song was written, produced and engineered by Frehley, who also played all guitars on it.

"Rocker Room Theme" – Song on the 1998 Still Wicked album ''Something Wicked This Way Comes''. Frehley played rhythm and lead guitar. CD also features Ron Leejack (Wicked Lester), Gordon G.G. Gebert, MaryAnn Scandiffio and Michael Sciotto.

"Foxy Lady" – Song on the 1998 ESP (Eric Singer Project) album ''Lost and Spaced''. Frehley played lead guitar.

"Freedom" – Song on the 2000 Karl Cochran album ''Voodooland''. Frehley played guitar.

''Insanity of Life'' – 2002 Richie Scarlet album. Frehley played guitar on "Johnny's in Love" and lead guitar on "Too Far Gone." He also co-wrote "Too Far Gone" with Scarlet.

"Know Where You Go" – Song on the 2002 Anton Fig album ''Figments''. Frehley played lead guitar.

"Bad Choice" – Song on the 2005 Kathy Valentine album ''Light Years''. Frehley played the lead guitar solos.

In 2005, Frehley played a new version of "2,000 Man" on Eddie Trunk's "Merry Kissmas" special.

On June 25, 2008 Frehley appeared onstage at New York's Madison Square Garden with Pearl Jam for an encore performance of Kiss's "Black Diamond" sung by drummer Matt Cameron.

On December 20, 2008, Frehley appeared on That Metal Show with host Eddie Trunk.

On July 21, 2009, Frehley appeared on the Dark Horse Tour with members from each of the tour's participating bands in a rendition of AC/DC's Highway to Hell. Frehley played lead guitar with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback playing rhythm guitar and providing backing vocals and Austin Winkler of Hinder and Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach sharing lead vocals.

Filmography

''Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park'' (1978)

''Live+4'' (1988) (VHS) ''Ace Frehley - Acevision Volume #1'' (1994)

''Kiss: The Second Coming Documentary'' (1998)

''Detroit Rock City'' (1999)

''Kiss Loves You'' (2004)

''Remedy'' (2004)

''Let's Go Cobo'' (Documentary) (2009)

Interviews

Ace Frehley Interview on Maximum Threshold Radio

''Behind the Player:Ace Frehley DVD'' (2010)

References

New Special Edition Kiss & Tell by Gordon G.G. Gebert and Bob McAdams. Pitbull Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-0-9658794-0-8

External links

Ace Frehley official website

followed by Mark St. John

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Coordinates	49°40′38″N21°22′29″N
name	Gilby Clarke
background	solo_singer
born	August 17, 1962 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
instrument	Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Bass guitar
genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
occupation	Musician, songwriter, producer, guitarist
years active	1985–present
label	Spitfire, Geffen, Steamhammer Records, MCA Records, Virgin Records
associated acts	Guns N' Roses, Rock Star Supernova, Heart, Slash's Snakepit, Kill For Thrills, Candy, Nancy Sinatra, MC5, Kathy Valentine, Dilana
website	www.gilbyclarke.com
notable instruments	Zemaitis Custom deluxeGibson Les PaulFender Telecaster }}

Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke (born August 17, 1962, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour. Following his departure from the group, Clarke went on to forge a solo career as well playing guitar with Slash's Snakepit, Heart, Nancy Sinatra, Kathy Valentine (of the Go-Go's), MC5 and forming his own group Rock Star Supernova with members of Metallica and Mötley Crüe.

Clarke's production work includes albums by L.A. Guns, Bullets and Octane, The Bronx and Vains of Jenna.

Biography

Early music career (1985-1991)

Gilby Clarke started his musical career during the first half of the Eighties, replacing Candy's original guitarist, Geoff "Rexx" Siegel. He left them to form Kill For Thrills, a metal band which released the EP ''Commercial Suicide'' and the LP ''Dynamite from Nightmareland'' and before eventually disbanding.

Guns N' Roses (1991-1994)

Following rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin's decision to abruptly quit the band, citing a combination of Axl Rose's personal behaviour (he would consistently delay the start of shows by hours at a time) and his mismanagement of the band and difficulties being around Slash, Sorum, and McKagan due to his new-found sobriety and their continuing alcohol and substance addictions, Clarke was chosen as his replacement. During many shows throughout the tour, Rose introduced Clarke and had him play "Wild Horses", a Rolling Stones cover with Slash.

He toured extensively with the band on the Use Your Illusion Tour between November 1991 and 1993. On November 23, 1993, Guns N' Roses released a collection of punk and glam rock covers entitled "The Spaghetti Incident?" where many of the tracks were recorded with original Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin during the ''Use Your Illusion I'' and ''II'' sessions and then were later re-recorded by Clarke. Clarke's only other appearances on a Guns N' Roses release would be on the live and compilation albums Live Era: '87-'93 and Greatest Hits.

Solo career (1994-2006)

In 1994, he released his debut solo album ''Pawnshop Guitars'' which featured contributions from several of his friends including all the then members of Guns N' Roses. It went gold in Argentina.

Since then he has released another three solo albums, ''The Hangover'', ''Rubber'' and 2002's ''Swag'' as well as the live album ''99 Live''.

He formed the band Col. Parker with ex-Stray Cat Slim Jim Phantom and former touring additional GN'R keybordist Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis, releasing the album ''Rock N Roll Music'' in 2001.

In addition, he made a guest appearance on the L.A. Guns album ''Shrinking Violet'', which he also produced. Clarke also produced The Bronx's self-titled album released in 2003 and Girlsplayboys debut album ''From Ritual to Romance'' in 2006.

In 2002 Clarke worked with Nancy Sinatra on her album ''California Girl'' and a year later joined Heart on their national tour.

In 2006, Clarke embarked on a solo tour across America and Europe before joining former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist Lukas Rossi in the band Rock Star Supernova.

In 2007 he released a best of album featuring tracks from all of his solo albums as well as two songs from the Col. Parker project and a re-recording of the song "Black", featuring vocals by Rock Star: Supernova runner-up Dilana.

Slash's Snakepit (1995)

Following the end of the Use Your Illusion Tour in 1993, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash began recording demos of material that he had written during the tour, at his home studio with bandmate Matt Sorum. Clarke and Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez soon started to come around to jam with them. They eventually recorded twelve demo songs. Eric Dover, live guitarist for Jellyfish, successfully auditioned to become the group's singer. Slash and Dover wrote the lyrics for all the tracks, except "Monkey Chow" which was contributed by Clarke and "Jizz da Pit" which is an instrumental written by both Slash and Inez. The album was released by Geffen Records in February 1995 chartiing at #70 on the Billboard 200. For the tour in support of the album, James LoMenzo and Brian Tichy, both members of Zakk Wylde's solo band, joined the band to replace Inez and Sorum who could not tour with the group due to other commitments. With Guns N' Roses regrouping to record a new album, Snakepit disbanded with Clarke resuming his solo career, releasing his second album The Hangover in 1997.

Rockstar: Supernova (2006-2008)

In 2006, Mötley Crüe drummer, Tommy Lee, formed Supernova with Clarke on guitars and former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted. The band used the TV show Rockstar to find a new lead singer. Lukas Rossi was chosen as their lead singer (although several fans have believed Toby Rand was his favorite.)

The name Supernova however was already taken; another band from California was touring with the name before the Clarke incarnation. On June 26, 2006, the latter band filed a federal lawsuit.

On Tuesday, September 12, 2006, San Diego Judge John Houston ruled in favor of the original Supernova, granting their request for a preliminary injunction. The injunction keeps the producers of "Rock Star: Supernova" — which concluded September 13 as a television show, but will continue as a recording, touring, and merchandise entity for some time to follow — from "performing rock and roll music, or recording, or selling rock and roll music recordings under the same name, pending a trial of this action on its merits, or until otherwise ordered by the court." As such, the band has renamed itself as Rock Star Supernova, for the moment at least.

He produced a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" on Rockstar: Supernova runner-up Dilana Robichaux's 2007 album, also released as a single on digital download websites.

In July 2008 Gilby Clarke played at the G-TARanaki Guitar Festival in New Zealand. His solo band included bassist Muddy Stardust and drummer Muddy Stardust. He then toured North America as part of the Rock n' Roll Fantasy Camp.

Discography

Albums and EPs

With Candy

''Whatever Happened To Fun'' (1985)

''Teenage Neon Jungle'' (2003)

With Kill For Thrills

''Commercial Suicide'' (1988)

''Dynamite From Nightmareland'' (1989)

With Guns N' Roses

''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'' (1993)

''Live Era: '87-'93'' (1999)

''Greatest Hits'' (2004)

Solo

''Pawnshop Guitars'' (1994)

''Blooze E.P.'' (1995)

''The Hangover'' (1997)

''Rubber'' (1998)

''99 Live'' (1999)

''Swag'' (2002)

''Gilby Clarke'' (2007)

With Slash's Snakepit

''It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere'' (1995)

With Col. Parker

''Rock N Roll Music'' (2001)

With Nancy Sinatra

''California Girl'' (2002)

With Rock Star Supernova

''Rock Star Supernova'' (2006)

References

External links

Official MSN site

Musicmight detailed history

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