date of birth:
13 Feb 1978

major personal influences:
My parents, Dave Mustaine, Top Cat, Milkman Dan and Dr. Bob Kelso

major musical influences:
Sabbath, Crowbar, Psychotic Waltz, Megadeth, Richard Thompson, Tori Amos, Tool and Bad News, amongst others

favorite MDB album:
A Line of Deathless Kings

favorite MDB song:
The Antidiluvian Chronicles remix of The Raven and The Rose!

favorite albums of 2006:
Celtic Frost "Monetheist"
Katatonia - "The Great Cold Distance"
Tool - "10,000 Days"

favorite guitarists:
Paul Kossoff, Richard Thompson, J Mascis, John Frusciante, Dave Mustaine, Bobby Gustafson

best thing about being in a metal band:
Being a metal fan in a metal band.

favorite films:
Angel Heart, The Royal Tenenbaums, the LOTR trilogy, The Eye.

favorite book:
Black Coffee Blues - Henry Rollins

favorite comic strip:
Calvin & Hobbes

who/what you love the most:
My lady (and my guitars)

who/what you hate the most:
When musical equipment decides not to work.

equipment endorsements:
Jackson Guitars
IKON Customs