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Queensryche guitarist Michael Wilton has revealed on his official website that he is the sole guitarist on the band’s forthcoming album, American Soldier.
Under the username Hellboy, Wilton said: “Hello you all. Sorry I have not logged in for awhile but I have been slammed with making the deadline for the new Queensryche opus. I recorded all the guitars this time so it should sound more like the original Ryche.”
This puts a big question mark over the head of co-guitarist Mike Stone, who has played with the band since the tour for their ‘Tribe’ album, and was on the last two, Operation Mindcrime II and Take Cover. Is Stone still playing with Queensryche? He was never an official member of the band, but he was their regular second guitarist for many years on stage and in the studio.
So with this in mind, I’d like to advise Wilton that as long as I can take Mrs I Heart Guitar and our adorable 2-year-old on the road with us and we can live out our own Zippy The Pinhead strip as we visit roadside attractions between towns, I would be happy to step in as Queensryche’s second guitarist. Email me, dude.
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Under the username Hellboy, Wilton said: “Hello you all. Sorry I have not logged in for awhile but I have been slammed with making the deadline for the new Queensryche opus. I recorded all the guitars this time so it should sound more like the original Ryche.”
This puts a big question mark over the head of co-guitarist Mike Stone, who has played with the band since the tour for their ‘Tribe’ album, and was on the last two, Operation Mindcrime II and Take Cover. Is Stone still playing with Queensryche? He was never an official member of the band, but he was their regular second guitarist for many years on stage and in the studio.
So with this in mind, I’d like to advise Wilton that as long as I can take Mrs I Heart Guitar and our adorable 2-year-old on the road with us and we can live out our own Zippy The Pinhead strip as we visit roadside attractions between towns, I would be happy to step in as Queensryche’s second guitarist. Email me, dude.
CLICK HERE to buy the ESP LTD MW-600 Michael Wilton signature model guitar from Music123.
3 comments:
According to Geoff, the reason Whip was used to record both guitar parts is they wanted a particular Queensryche sound that Whip was the best suited to do. Geoff also noted that there were a couple of guest plyers doing a few parts.
Other people may also not realize that Stone was also booked up working the CD on his side project Speed X with Nick Cantonese of Black Label Society, and Mike Froedge and Joshua Sattler or Double Drive during this time.
Check the calendar, that should answer your question.
Thanks for the clarification! :)
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