Duane Denison
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 Duane Denison in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock, noise rock, punk blues, post-punk, alternative metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Touch and Go, Capitol, Ipecac Recordings, Riot House Records |
| Associated acts |
The Denison/Kimball Trio Firewater The Jesus Lizard Legendary Shack Shakers Silver Jews Tomahawk U.S.S.A. EmptyMansions Assjack Cargo Cult |
Duane Denison (born January 21, 1959) is an American guitarist best known for work with the avant garde, influential rock band The Jesus Lizard. He is also known as a founding member of supergroup Tomahawk.[1]
He began his musical career by studying classical guitar. Denison and ex-Ministry bassist Paul Barker recently collaborated to form a new band, U.S.S.A.. U.S.S.A. released one album in 2007, titled The Spoils.
From late 2008 until 2012, he played guitar for Nashville-based Legendary Shack Shakers.
He has also played with Hank Williams III's "Damn Band" and Silver Jews, among others. Denison supplied the lead guitars on EmptyMansions snakes/vultures/sulfate released on April 2, 2013.
Duane Denison is one of Spin magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".[2] He is recognized as one of the most powerful and unique guitarists of the late 1980s and 1990s, known for his complicated scales, hard-driving rhythms, and riffs that combine a pastiche of blues, punk, jazz, and classical sounds.
Discography
References
- ↑ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Duane Denison". allmusic. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ "LessonFace with Duane Denison: Build Technique and Confidence with Diatonic Exercises". Guitar World. February 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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