Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (106 page)

PHIL FASCIANA:
Guitarist for Malevolent Creation.

FAUST (BARD EITHUN):
Ex-drummer for Emperor, Blood Tsunami, Aborym.

CHRIS FEHN:
Percussionist for Slipknot.

FENRIZ (LEIF GYLVE NAGELL):
Drummer for Darkthrone.

MARIA FERRERO:
Ex-Megaforce publicist, Adrenaline PR founder.

FIELDY (REGINALD ARVIZU):
Bassist for Korn.

THOMAS GABRIEL FISCHER:
Front man for Triptykon, ex–Celtic Frost, ex-Hellhammer.

HARLEY FLANAGAN:
Ex-drummer for The Stimulators, ex–Cro-Mags, Harley’s War.

TONY FLETCHER:
Journalist.

ROBB FLYNN:
Ex-guitarist for thrash bands Forbidden, Vio-Lence; front man for Machine Head.

LITA FORD:
Ex-guitarist for The Runaways, solo artist.

RAYNA FOSS:
Bassist for Coal Chamber.

ACE FREHLEY:
Ex-KISS guitarist, Frehley’s Comet, solo artist.

JAY JAY FRENCH:
Guitarist and co-founder of Twisted Sister.

DAVID FRICKE:
Journalist.

LONN FRIEND:
Journalist, ex-
RIP
magazine editor, author.

FROST (KJETIL VIDAR HARALDSTAD):
Drummer for Satyricon.

GAAHL (KRISTIAN EIVIND ESPEDAL):
Ex-vocalist for Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth, God Seed, ex-Trelldom, ex-Gaahlskagg, ex-Warduna.

JOHN GALLAGHER:
Singer, bassist and cofounder of Raven.

RONNIE “NASTY” GALETTI:
Front man for Nasty Savage; ex-professional wrestler.

SYNYSTER GATES:
Guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold.

BRANDON GEIST:
Revolver
editor in chief.

BARRY GIFFORD:
Journalist, author, screenwriter.

IAN GILLAN:
Singer for Deep Purple; ex-singer for Black Sabbath; solo artist.

BRAD GILLIS:
Guitarist of Night Ranger, ex–Ozzy Osbourne guitarist.

JOE GIRON:
Photographer.

MIKE GITTER:
Ex-A&R for Roadrunner, Razor & Tie.

TERRY GLAZE:
Ex-vocalist for Pantera, Lord Tracy.

JAY GORDON:
Vocalist for Orgy.

ANGELA GOSSOW:
Vocalist for Arch Enemy.

BILLY GOULD:
Bassist for Faith No More.

PAUL GRAY (b: 1972, d: 2010):
Bassist, songwriter and cofounder of Slipknot.

BILLY GRAZIADEI:
Guitarist for Biohazard, ex–Suicide City.

BARNEY GREENWAY:
Vocalist for Napalm Death.

DAVE GROHL:
Ex-Nirvana drummer; singer, guitarist, and founder of Foo Fighters.

ADAM GROSSMAN:
Front man for Skrew, ex–Angkor Wat.

KORY GROW:
Journalist.

TRACII GUNS:
Ex-guitarist for Guns N’ Roses; founder of L.A. Guns.

ROB HALFORD:
Vocalist for Judas Priest, 1974–1991, 2003–present; ex-Fight, ex-2wo, ex-Halford.

CHRISTOPHER HALL:
Vocalist for industrial band Stabbing Westward.

VICKY HAMILTON:
Music executive, ex-Geffen A&R, manager.

KIRK HAMMETT:
Guitarist for Metallica, 1983–present, ex-Exodus, 1980–1983.

CONNIE “SWEET CONNIE” HAMZY:
Famed groupie.

RITA HANEY:
Longtime girlfriend of Dimebag Darrell.

JEFF HANNEMAN:
Guitarist for Slayer.

STEVE HARRIS:
Iron Maiden cofounder, songwriter, and bassist.

JAMES HART:
Vocalist for Eighteen Visions.

MATT HARVEY:
Vocalist and guitarist for Exhumed, Dekapitator, Gravehill.

JOE HASSELVANDER:
Drummer for Raven, ex-Pentagram.

HEAD (BRIAN WELCH):
Ex-guitarist for Korn, solo artist.

WILLIAM HEIN:
Cofounder of Enigma Records.

HELLHAMMER (JAN AXEL BLOMBERG):
Drummer for Mayhem, Arcturus, Winds, Nidingr, Mezzerschmitt, Death of Desire, Age of Silence.

DWID HELLION:
Vocalist for Integrity.

RAYMOND HERRERA:
Ex-drummer for Fear Factory, Arkaea.

JAMES HETFIELD:
Front man, cofounder of Metallica.

BOBBY HEWITT:
Drummer for Orgy.

KENNY HICKEY:
Guitarist for Type O Negative.

IAN HILL:
Bassist for Judas Priest.

BRENT HINDS:
Guitarist and vocalist for Mastodon, Fiend Without a Face; ex–Four Hour Fogger.

KEVIN HODAPP:
Photographer.

GENE HOGLAN:
Drummer for Dethklok, ex–Strapping Young Lad, Dark Angel, Fear Factory.

GARY HOLT:
Exodus guitarist.

JOSH HOMME:
Queens of the Stone Age guitarist, vocalist, ex-Kyuss guitarist, Them Crooked Vultures; record producer.

H.R.:
Front man for Bad Brains.

EARL HUDSON:
Drummer for Bad Brains.

GLENN HUGHES:
Ex-vocalist for Deep Purple, ex–Black Sabbath, Black Country Communion.

SCOTT IAN:
Guitarist, cofounder of Anthrax, ex–Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.), The Damned Things.

ICE CUBE:
Body Count front man, rapper; actor.

IGGY POP:
Vocalist of The Stooges, solo artist.

IHSAHN (VEGARD SVERRE TVEITAN):
Front man of Emperor, ex-Peccatum, solo artist.

INFERNUS (ROGER TIEGS):
Ex-guitarist for Gorgoroth, ex-Orcustus, ex-Desekrator.

TONY IOMMI:
Cofounder and guitarist for Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell.

DAN JACOBS:
Guitarist for Atreyu.

LARRY JACOBSON:
Band manager.

JAMEY JASTA:
Jasta 14, Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Jasta; ex-host, MTV’s
Headbangers Ball
.

DARRYL JENIFER:
Bassist for Bad Brains.

EJ JOHANTGEN:
President of Prosthetic Records, ex–Metal Blade radio promo, ex-Columbia radio promo.

JOHN 5:
Guitarist for Rob Zombie, ex–Marilyn Manson, ex-DLR band.

BRIAN JOHNSON:
Singer for AC/DC.

ADAM JONES:
Cofounder and guitarist for Tool.

HOWARD JONES:
Ex-vocalist of Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage, ex–Blood Has Been Shed.

JOHN PAUL JONES:
Bassist for Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures.

JOEY JORDISON:
Drummer for Slipknot, Murderdolls.

JOHN JOSEPH:
Ex-vocalist for New York crossover band Cro-Mags.

NEAL KAY:
London-based DJ who coined “New Wave of British Heavy Metal”; Soundhouse club manager.

MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN:
Cofounder and vocalist for Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer.

PEPPER KEENAN:
Down guitarist, front man for Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C.).

BILL KELLIHER:
Guitarist for Mastodon, ex-Lethargy, ex–Today Is the Day.

A. B. KILLHEFFER:
Connecticut-based teacher, researcher.

LEMMY KILMISTER:
Singer and bassist for Motörhead, ex-Hawkwind.

KING DIAMOND (KIM BENDIX PETERSEN):
Front man for Mercyful Fate, solo artist.

KERRY KING:
Cofounder and guitarist of thrash band Slayer.

KING Ov HELL (TOM CATO VISNES):
Ex-bassist of Gorgoroth, ex–Ov Hell, God Seed, Sahg, ex-Jotunspor, ex–Audrey Horne.

ALISTAIR KINNEAR:
Australian musician, friend of late AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott.

GRUTLE KJELLSON:
Bassist and vocalist for Enslaved.

STEVE “FUZZ” KMAK:
Ex-Disturbed bassist.

SASCHA KONIETZKO:
Front man of KMFDM, ex–Excessive Force, ex-MDFMK.

GUY KOZOWYK:
Front man of The Red Chord; owner of Black Market Activities.

WAYNE KRAMER:
Guitarist of MC5.

RICHARD KRUSPE:
Guitarist of Rammstein.

PHIL LABONTE:
Ex-vocalist of Shadows Fall, All That Remains.

PATRICK LACHMAN:
Vocalist of Damageplan, ex-guitarist of Halford.

CORKY LAING:
Drummer for Mountain.

MORGAN LANDER:
Front woman of Kittie.

JANI LANE (b: 1964, d: 2011):
Singer of Warrant.

PAUL LARSON:
5AD radio reporter.

BLACKIE LAWLESS:
Front man of W.A.S.P.

JESSE LEACH:
Vocalist for Killswitch Engage, Times of Grace.

JAKE E. LEE:
Ex-guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Ratt, ex-Badlands, solo artist.

KAM LEE:
Ex-vocalist for Death, ex-Massacre, Bone Gnawer.

TOMMY LEE:
Drummer for Mötley Crüe, solo artist.

BILL LEEB:
Programmer for Front Line Assembly, ex–Skinny Puppy.

BOB LEFSETZ:
Music biz blogger, author of “The Lefsetz Letter” e-mail.

AARON LEWIS:
Vocalist of Staind.

PHIL LEWIS:
Singer of L.A. Guns, ex-Girl.

SCOTT LEWIS:
Vocalist for Carnifex.

JOSEPH LIEBERMAN:
Former Connecticut senator.

BOBBY LIEBLING:
Vocalist for Pentagram.

DAN LILKER:
Ex-bassist for Anthrax, ex–Nuclear Assault, ex-S.O.D., Brutal Truth.

KURT LODER:
Ex-MTV News anchor; author, journalist.

DAVE LOMBARDO:
Drummer for Slayer, ex–Grip Inc.

COURTNEY LOVE:
Front woman for Hole, ex–Faith No More.

MITCH LUCKER (b: 1984, d: 2012):
Vocalist for Suicide Silence.

GEORGE LYNCH:
Ex-Dokken guitarist, Lynch Mob guitarist, solo artist.

IAN MACKAYE:
Vocalist and guitarist for Minor Threat, Fugazi, ex-Pailhead; producer, owner of Dischord Records.

CHARLES MAGGIO:
Vocalist for Rorschach.

DARON MALAKIAN:
Guitarist for System of a Down, front man for Scars on Broadway; producer.

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN:
Guitarist, ex-Steeler, ex-Alcatrazz, ex–Rising Force; solo artist.

JOSE MANGIN:
Sirius XM on-air talent, MTV
Headbangers Ball
host.

MARILYN MANSON:
Vocalist, Marilyn Manson.

JIM MARTIN:
Ex-guitarist for Faith No More, ex-solo artist.

PAUL MASVIDAL:
Guitarist for Florida death metal band Cynic, ex-Death.

PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ:
Drummer for Cannibal Corpse.

NICKO McBRAIN:
Drummer of Iron Maiden.

DAVE McCLAIN:
Drummer of Machine Head, ex–Sacred Reich.

RON McGOVNEY:
Ex-Metallica bassist.

BUZ McGRATH:
Guitarist for Massachusetts metalcore band Unearth.

MARK McGRATH:
Vocalist for Sugar Ray; TV host, DJ.

DUFF McKAGAN:
Ex-Guns N’ Roses bassist, ex-Velvet Revolver, solo artist.

BRET MICHAELS:
Cofounder and vocalist of Poison, solo artist, TV personality.

TRAVIS MIGUEL:
Guitarist for Atreyu, Fake Figures.

ROGER MIRET:
Vocalist for Agnostic Front, Roger Miret and the Disasters.

MICHAEL MONROE:
Singer and cofounder of Hanoi Rocks, ex–Jerusalem Slim, ex–Demolition 23, solo artist.

TOM MORELLO:
Founder and guitarist for Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Street Sweeper Social Club; front man for Nightwatchman.

CHINO MORENO:
Vocalist for Deftones, Team Sleep, Crosses.

MICK MORRIS:
Guitarist for Eighteen Visions, ex-xCLEARx.

TOM MORRIS:
Owner of Morrisound Studios.

MARK MORTON:
Guitarist of Lamb of God.

CHUCK MOSLEY:
Ex-vocalist for Faith No More, solo artist.

ALBERT MUDRIAN:
Author,
Decibel
editor.

MIKE MUIR:
Singer/founder, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Cyco Miko.

REED MULLIN:
Drummer for Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C.).

MUNKY (JAMES SHAFFER):
Guitarist and cofounder of Korn.

JAMES MURPHY:
Ex-guitarist for Death, Disincarnate.

DAVE MURRAY:
Guitarist for Iron Maiden.

DAVE MUSTAINE:
Ex-Metallica guitarist, front man and cofounder of Megadeth.

NECROBUTCHER (JORN STUBBERUD):
Cofounder and bassist for Mayhem.

VINCE NEIL:
Singer of Mötley Crüe.

NERGAL (ADAM DARSKI):
Founder and front man of Behemoth.

JON NÖDTVEIDT (b: 1975, d: 2006):
Founder and front man of Dissection.

TED NUGENT:
Ex-guitarist for Amboy Dukes, ex–Damn Yankees, solo artist.

SHAVO ODADJIAN:
Bassist for System of a Down.

KEVIN “NIVEK OGRE” OGILVIE:
Vocalist of industrial band Skinny Puppy.

HARALD OIMOEN:
Bassist, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (D.R.I.); photographer.

MATT OLIVO:
Guitarist of Repulsion, Dejecta, ex-Death.

OZZY OSBOURNE:
Founding vocalist for Black Sabbath, solo artist, TV personality.

SHARON OSBOURNE:
Ozzy Osbourne’s manager/wife; TV personality.

JIMMY PAGE:
Guitarist for Led Zeppelin, ex-Yardbirds.

FRANKIE PALMERI:
Vocalist of Emmure.

CHUCK PALAHNIUK:
Author.

RICHARD PATRICK:
Filter front man, ex–Nine Inch Nails.