Glen Drover
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| Glen Drover | |
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| Born | May 25, 1969 |
| Origin | Ottawa, Ontario Canada |
| Genre(s) | Thrash metal, Heavy metal, Speed metal, Progressive metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
| Associated acts | Eidolon, King Diamond, Megadeth |
| Website | Official Glen Drover Website |
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Glen Drover (born May 25, 1969) is a heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Drover is best known as the former lead guitarist in Megadeth and King Diamond, as well as his own band Eidolon.
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[edit] History
Glen Drover began playing guitar as a child, and was joined at age 10 by his brother Shawn on drums.[1] Influenced by Tony MacAlpine, Al Di Meola, Randy Rhoads, Greg Howe, Michael Romeo, George Lynch, Warren DeMartini and David Gilmour, the Drover brothers formed the thrash/power metal band Eidolon in 1996, releasing seven albums to date.
[edit] King Diamond (1998-2000)
In 1998, Drover joined King Diamond, and appeared on the House of God album.
[edit] Megadeth (2004-2008)
In 2004, Drover joined thrash metal band Megadeth, bringing along his brother Shawn. Following an extensive world tour, Drover contributed to Megadeth's 2007 release, United Abominations as the lead guitarist and with co-writing credits for one song. While busy recording that album, Drover also cut a guest guitar solo for the track "Emotional Coma" (featured on the album Emotional Coma) by Swedish metal group Lion's Share.[2] Drover recorded his solo at home in Canada, and sent the music file to the band.[2]
In January 2008 Glen Drover left Megadeth to focus on family life and the constant touring was starting to have a negative effect on him. Commenting on leaving the band, Drover said "I am aware of the rumors that I left Megadeth to focus on family life and My family life has always been my priority. In the end, I was unhappy with the situation, which magnified me wanting to spend more time with my family and realizing that it's time for me to move on to the next chapter in my musical career, I have a lot of great memories and met a ton of great people along the way, both fans and people in the industry." [3] [4] Glen is now collaborating with Stephan Forte of the band Adagio on a 10 track instrumental CD.
[edit] Bands
- Eidolon 1993 - Current
- King Diamond 1998 - 2000
- Megadeth 2004 - 2008
[edit] Partial discography
[edit] Eidolon
- Sacred Shrine (1993)
- Zero Hour (1996)
- Seven Spirits (1997)
- Nightmare World (2000)
- Hallowed Apparition (2001)
- Coma Nation (2002)
- Apostles Of Defiance (2003)
- The Parallel Otherworld (2006)
[edit] King Diamond
- House of God (2000)
[edit] Megadeth
- Gigantour (2005)
- Gigantour 2 (2006)
- That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires (2007)
- United Abominations (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ By Coggeshall, Wade. Cleburne Times Review interview with Glen Drover. cleburnetimesreview.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Glen Drover: 'I Have A Lot Of Great Memories' From My Time With Megadeth. Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-14). Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ http://www.komodorock.com/latest-news/latest-news/glenn-drover-on-his-time-with-megadeth%3a-i-have-a-lot-of-great-memories-200801153441/
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