Phil Sgrosso
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Phil Sgrosso at Elbriot 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Phillip Joseph Sgrosso |
| Born | September 16, 1985 |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Metal Blade |
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Phil Sgrosso (born September 16, 1985) is an American musician, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the American metalcore band As I Lay Dying, former rhythm guitarist of the band Wovenwar and touring lead guitarist for Saosin and Nails. Sgrosso has a side-project called Poison Headache.
Joining As I Lay Dying at the age of 17, Sgrosso has honed his creative talents as one of the songwriters on 2005’s Shadows Are Security. His work with the band extends from solely instrumentation, with producing credits on the bands latter releases.
Throughout his tenure with As I Lay Dying, the band was named “Artist of the Year” at the San Diego Music Awards in 2005, 2007, and 2008, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song "Nothing Left" in 2008. Sgrosso received the "Ultimate Metal God" award from MTV2 in 2007. Through six studio albums and one split release, As I Lay Dying sold more than 1,000,000 albums worldwide, with their DVD, This Is Who We Are, being Certified Gold within one month of its release. As I Lay Dying’s sixth album, Awakened, was released on September 25, 2012 to high critical acclaim.
Following the incarceration of As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis in 2013, the remaining members of the band formed Wovenwar with Oh, Sleeper guitarist Shane Blay. They released their debut album, Wovenwar, in 2014 via Metal Blade Records.
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