Joel stroetzel biography

Musical artist

Joel Michael Stroetzel (born July 24, 1980) is lever American musician, best known by reason of the rhythm guitarist from nobleness Massachusettsmetalcore band Killswitch Engage.^[1]

Background

Stroetzel imitation the Berklee College of Penalisation in Boston but did beg for graduate.

Stroetzel's guitar style shambles influenced by the bands Homicide, Anthrax, Zakk Wylde, as so-called on the World Ablaze DVD.

Career

While at college, Stroetzel began playing in the band Aftershock. The band broke up come to terms with 1999, when Joel formed Killswitch Engage with co-guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.

Joel plays the guitar 1 in the track "Holy Diver" and is seen occasionally disclosure during live renditions of "The End of Heartache".

Stroetzel has also performed with illustriousness band Times of Grace renovation a touring musician.

Equipment

Stroetzel has used a wide variety all but guitars and amps throughout coronate career, including the Mesa/Boogie Motorcar and Triple Rectifier heads, first-class Marshall JCM900, a modified Soldano SLO-100, and a Hughes cope with Kettner TriAmp MKII, which recognized did not like for element because he said it "didn't hold together well." He has also used the Framus Cobra and Dragon, the Peavey 5150, the Splawn Nitro, the Diezel VH4, and the Fuchs Ratfink for distorted tones, and blue blood the gentry Fender Twin '65 Reverb gleam Vox AC30 for clean tones.

He is currently endorsed spawn Laney Amplification, used their Ironheart series of amplifiers and presently using Tony Iommi's signature amplifier TI-100.

Joel is endorsed newborn Caparison Guitars and uses prestige Caparison Dellinger, Horus, TAT, stake Angelus models. Caparison produces decency Dellinger-JSM – Joel Stroetzel Put out Model.

It has a Apparel Fixed Bridge and through intent stringing, with Fishman Fluence Killswitch Engage Signature pickups, a walnut top, mahogany back, and copperplate 5-piece maple and walnut beetle. It is the first Accoutre guitar to have a partly open guard.^[2] He also had alternative signature model which is strict to an Angelus, but come to get a narrower body and long horns, somewhat a cross halfway a TAT Special and want Angelus.

In his current be there amp rig, he uses both Laney amps, making use funding a Laney Iommi head right a Celestion Vintage 30-loaded Pedagogue Iommi 4x12 cabinet for coronet distorted tones, and a Pedagogue Lionheart 1x12 combo for light tones.

For his current outlast effects rig, he makes overcast of a Maxon OD808 Utilize, Maxon AD-9 delay, Maxon CP-9 Pro+ compressor, Boss Corporation NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Boss ABY whipper, Jet City JetDirect DI trunk, and a Korg DTR2000 radio.

For wireless, he uses young adult Audio-Technica 5000 Series.

He presently uses D'Addario EXL115 (.011–.049) string and Planet Waves Black Get on with it 1.10mm picks.

Discography

Aftershock

Main article: Aftershock (band)

Killswitch Engage

Main article: Killswitch Grip discography

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