Jeff Loomis
| Jeff Loomis | |
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Jeff Loomis playing with Nevermore in Dinkelsbühl, August 16, 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 14, 1971 |
| Origin | Menasha, Wisconsin, US |
| Genres | Progressive metal, melodic death metal, thrash metal, groove metal, neo-classical metal, death metal, instrumental rock, black metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, keyboard, programming, drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1987 – present |
| Associated acts | Arch Enemy, Nevermore, Sanctuary, Conquering Dystopia, Fear-Tech, Experiment Fear, System, 7 Horns 7 Eyes |
| Website | www.jeffloomis.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Schecter Jeff Loomis Signature Series | |
Jeff Loomis (born September 14, 1971) is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore. In November 2014, it was announced he was to be the new guitarist for Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy.
Loomis got his first instrument at nine or ten years old, but didn't start practicing seriously until around the age of 15. As a teenager in Wisconsin he played in a handful of cover bands and three death metal bands before joining more established bands. Guitarists whose style influenced Loomis are Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Blackmore, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Tony Iommi and Brian May At the age of 16, Loomis won Wisconsin's Guitar Wars contest.
He auditioned for Megadeth (during the So Far, So Good...So What! era) at the age of 16, after their lead guitarist Jeff Young was fired from the band. After they played a few songs together, Dave Mustaine, the band's frontman and other lead guitarist, thanked Loomis and told him that one day he would become a great guitar player, but because of his age he was not right for the position. Jeff Loomis saw Cacophony on tour, and told Marty Friedman, who became very interested, about the audition. Marty tried out for the position and joined the band in 1989. In 2005, Loomis would then share the stage with Megadeth, as the lead guitarist for Nevermore as part of Mustaine's Gigantour festival. Jeff began to work on his solo album Zero Order Phase. At this time Megadeth were having tryouts for a new guitarist once again and invited Jeff to join them. Jeff turned the band down in order to keep working on his solo album. Coincidentally, Loomis' co-guitarist in Nevermore, Chris Broderick, auditioned for Megadeth and was given the part.
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