James Love is a Canadian guitarist from

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. From 2010 to 2016, he was a member of the Canadian new wave/synthpop band

Men Without Hats Men Without Hats are a Canadian New wave music, new wave and synth-pop band, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers ...

Musical career

A graduate of the

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of Luthiery, Love toured as a

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in the

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, a Houston

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band. He joined the group as a full member in early 2001, replacing

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as guitarist after the departure of drummer Donnie Reyes caused DeLaPaz to move to drums. Love played on the band's final studio album, '' Lechuza'', released in May 2001, and after a concert tour, he left the group later the same year. From 2004 to 2006, Love toured with the Dillinger Escape Plan, and became a member of that band in 2013. Love was also in a Houston-based heavy metal band called Torches of Fury, with whom he recorded the group's self-titled 2006 EP. In Houston, he also formed Golden Axe, a heavy metal duo active from 2005 to 2011. Love joined Men Without Hats in 2010 as a touring member of the revived 1980s band, and subsequently returned to Canada. The group's leader,

Ivan Doroschuk Ivan Eugene Doroschuk (, ), born 9 October 1957, is an American-born Canadian musician. He is the lead vocalist and founding member of Men Without Hats, best known for the hit song "The Safety Dance". Early life Ivan Doroschuk was born on ...

, made Love a full member of the

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-based group, and Love appeared on their 2012 album '' Love in the Age of War'', the first Men Without Hats album in nine years. He was replaced as guitarist in October 2016, several weeks before the band began a European tour.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Love, James Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Men Without Hats members