Andy LaRocque

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Andy LaRocque , real name Anders Allhage (born November 29, 1962 in Gothenburg , Sweden ) is a Swedish musician , composer and music producer .

Life

Andy LaRocque has been lead guitarist , composer and synth player for the heavy metal band King Diamond since 1985 . Along with King, LaRocque is the only member of the band who is part of the original King Diamond line-up. He also played for bands like Death or IllWill. He also appeared as a guest guitarist for bands such as At the Gates (guest solo on “Cold”), Dimmu Borgir (guest solo on “Devil's Path”), Falconer and Evergrey .

Andy LaRocque also works as a music producer. In 1995 he founded his own music studio "Los Angered Recordings" in Angered , Sweden . In 2007 he changed the name and location of his studio to "Sonic Train Studios" in Varberg , Sweden. In the studio he produced more than 80 albums with musicians and bands from all over the world such as Hammerfall (Sweden), Lord Belial (Sweden), Ascension ( Scotland ), Mistweaver ( Spain ), Novembre ( Italy ) and Bellfast ( Japan ).

Style and Influences

Andy LaRocque's guitar playing is strongly influenced by neoclassical metal . The use of tremolo , arpeggios and exotic scales such as aeolian or harmonic minor is characteristic of his playing . His guitar solos are characterized by harmonic and melodic passages. Andy LaRocque described his style as "modern Michael Schenker " and his tone as "crying". He mentions Randy Rhoads , Michael Schenker, Steve Vai and Ronnie Le Tekro (TNT) as inspirations . His favorite King Diamond album is "Abigail".

On stage he names theatrical rock bands such as Alice Cooper , Kiss or Black Sabbath as influences.

equipment

Guitars

Andy LaRocque uses a violet-Caparison Horus Custom guitar and various BC RICH and Dean guitars with Seymour Duncan - pickups .

amplifier

On stage, LaRocque uses various amplifiers from Marshall Amplification , Line 6 , Randall and 4x12 speakers with vintage 30 speakers.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website of King Diamond ( Memento of the original from July 9th, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 5, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kingdiamondcoven.com
  2. ^ A b Andy Larocque Metal Rules Interview , accessed June 5, 2016.
  3. ^ A b Andy Larocque Songfacts Interview , accessed June 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b Andy Larocque Discography at Discogs , accessed June 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ a b KING DIAMOND guitarist ANDY LA ROCQUE Remembers CHUCK SCHULDINER , accessed on June 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Sonic Train Studios official website , accessed June 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ a b c d e Seymour Duncan Interview with Andy Larocque , accessed June 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ a b Andy LaRocque Interviewed By The Metal Voice , accessed June 5, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME LaRocque, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Allhage, Anders (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish musician, composer and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Gothenburg , Sweden