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Chris Jones - Lead Guitarist
Instrument – Lead Guitar

D.O.B. – 24/04/89

Town – Leigh

Hobbies – going to gigs and music

Influencial Musicians – Kirk Hammet, Zakk Wylde, Jimi Hendrix, Dimebag Darell, Corey Beauleu and Joe Satriani.

Influencial Bands - Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Black Label Society, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Dragon Force and Trivium

Equipment – Gibson SG and Epiphone Les Paul electric guitars and a Line 6 Spider Amp

Fav Drink - John Smiths, jack daniels and coke

Previous bands?

Cerberus, Hells Velyn 2

How did you get into Throttle?

mark got in touch with me after seeing an add for me in music 90, we arranged an audition my first audition went well and the guys asked me down for a second audition where they told me i got the lead guitasrist position. we started learning songs that day

How did you learn your instrument?

i had lessons of a guy called steve at a music shop in wigan called howarths.

Family musical influences?

my dad got me into music at an early age, he introduced me to old bands and artist such as led zeppelin, pink floyd, jimi hendrix and gary moore then i eventually got into stuff like metallica, iron maiden and slayer.

What celeb rock star do you look like??

matt tuck. . .aparently

First instrument?

my first guitar was a little tanglewood spanish acoustic, and my first eletric guitar was a sunn mustang strat copy.

First metal/rock album purchased?

edward the great, iron maiden

Album of choice?

ride the lightning, master of puppets, the black album

Peircings/Tattoos?

6 piercings, tounge, nipple and a few in my ears