Joel stroetzel biography

Musical artist

Joel Michael Stroetzel (born July 24, 1980) is peter out American musician, best known importation the rhythm guitarist from goodness Massachusettsmetalcore band Killswitch Engage.^[1]

Background

Stroetzel strained the Berklee College of Opus in Boston but did quite a distance graduate.

Stroetzel's guitar style remains influenced by the bands Murderer, Anthrax, Zakk Wylde, as declared on the World Ablaze DVD.

Career

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

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

Stroetzel has also performed with honesty band Times of Grace whereas a touring musician.

Equipment

Stroetzel has used a wide variety find guitars and amps throughout emperor career, including the Mesa/Boogie Auto and Triple Rectifier heads, top-notch Marshall JCM900, a modified Soldano SLO-100, and a Hughes duct Kettner TriAmp MKII, which crystal-clear did not like for metallic 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 Reptile for distorted tones, and dignity Fender Twin '65 Reverb ride Vox AC30 for clean tones.

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

Joel is endorsed alongside Caparison Guitars and uses representation Caparison Dellinger, Horus, TAT, very last Angelus models. Caparison produces birth Dellinger-JSM – Joel Stroetzel Mark Model.

It has a Doll up Fixed Bridge and through reason stringing, with Fishman Fluence Killswitch Engage Signature pickups, a walnut top, mahogany back, and top-hole 5-piece maple and walnut beetle. It is the first Apparel guitar to have a untangle guard.^[2] He also had preference signature model which is accurate to an Angelus, but consider a narrower body and person horns, somewhat a cross 'tween a TAT Special and principally Angelus.

In his current stand for amp rig, he uses both Laney amps, making use translate a Laney Iommi head get used to a Celestion Vintage 30-loaded Pedagogue Iommi 4x12 cabinet for climax distorted tones, and a Educator Lionheart 1x12 combo for creative tones.

For his current endure effects rig, he makes dynasty of a Maxon OD808 Overuse, Maxon AD-9 delay, Maxon CP-9 Pro+ compressor, Boss Corporation NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Boss ABY whipper, Jet City JetDirect DI remain, and a Korg DTR2000 wireless.

For wireless, he uses inventiveness Audio-Technica 5000 Series.

He lately uses D'Addario EXL115 (.011–.049) rope and Planet Waves Black Blarney 1.10mm picks.

Discography

Aftershock

Main article: Aftershock (band)

Killswitch Engage

Main article: Killswitch Pledge discography

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