David Lee Shankle (born March 7, 1962) is an American guitarist. He is known for his shred style of playing. Shankle was the guitarist for the band

Manowar Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology and Greco-Roman mythology), as well as ...

from 1989 to 1995 and he played on the album ''

The Triumph of Steel ''The Triumph of Steel'' is the seventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1992. It is the only Manowar album to feature guitarist David Shankle and drummer Kenny Earl "Rhino" Edwards. The cover art was illustra ...

''. He was previously a member of the band Paradoxx with whom he appeared on the ''Chicago Class Of '85'' compilation contributing the song "Night Ryder". Today he leads his own band, the

David Shankle Group The David Shankle Group is a heavy metal band formed by former Manowar lead guitarist David Shankle. Their debut album, "Ashes to Ashes", was released in June 2003. They released their second album, "Hellborn" on July 6, 2007. Line-up * David L ...

. Shankle was endorsed by

Dean Guitars Dean Guitars, commonly referred to simply as Dean, is an American importer and maker of stringed instruments and musical products with its headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Its products include solid-body electric guitars, bass guitars, and acous ...

. In 2009 Dean released his signature model, the DS7 "shred machine". This guitar is a seven string model with 29 frets, EMG pickups, a custom active EQ also made by EMG and a Kahler tremolo system.

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External links

The David Shankle Group

Official Manowar Website
Living people American heavy metal guitarists Manowar members American male guitarists 1962 births {{US-metal-guitarist-stub