Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands

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and Carnage, as well as a former member of

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. He is the older brother of

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. Amott was ranked No. 74 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by

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Biography

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Amott was born in Halmstad, Sweden, to a British father and Swedish mother. Soon after his birth the family moved to England where Amott lived the first five years of his life, after which they moved back to Sweden. Amott began playing guitar as a young teenager, learning to play by copying

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and heavy metal out of his record collection. Amott soon went to a new level with his playing and became influenced by players such as

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Michael Schenker Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. ...

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Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar ...

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, and

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. He has stated in guitar magazines that he has a preference for pentatonics. Amott co-formed the

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band Carnage in 1988 with singer

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, and released two widely traded cassette demos, gaining instant underground interest. Plagued by constant lineup changes, Carnage eventually recorded their only album ''Dark Recollections'' with Amott as the sole original member, but by the time the album came out on Necrosis records in 1990, the band was broken up. Soon afterwards, Amott was recruited by

in 1990, and released the seminal album ''

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'' in 1991. The band would go on to release their highest selling album, ''

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'' (Columbia/Sony), in 1993, helping to define what is now known as

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. Amott left Carcass in 1993, and decided to form a classic rock influenced band,

. The band released their debut album ''Spiritual Beggars'' in 1994, which led to a European record deal with

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, who released ''Another Way to Shine'' in 1996. Still heavily into extreme metal, Amott formed a new

project in the same vein as

, whose ''

'' album was now considered a

masterpiece. Amott contacted original Carnage vocalist

, as well as his younger brother

, who was attending music school at the time, and put together

. Featuring then session drummer

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, the band's first album '' Black Earth'' was originally intended to be a one-off project, but the album's first single, "''Bury Me An Angel''" received unexpected airplay on Japan's MTV Rocks! program, and in 1997 Arch Enemy was signed by major Japanese label

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, and invited to tour Japan. Amott decided to put a full band together, recruiting drummer Peter Wildoer (

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), and bassist Martin Bengtsson. After the Japanese tour, Amott returned to Spiritual Beggars and released ''Mantra III'' early in 1998, now featuring

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on keyboards. In April the same year, Arch Enemy returned with ''

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'', their first album released outside Japan, now on

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records. The album would prove to be a critical success, and Arch Enemy toured for the better part of the year. Later the same year Amott also contributed guitars to the Candlemass album ''

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''.

Arch Enemy returned in 1999 with '' Burning Bridges'' and ''

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'' which would prove to be Johan Liiva's last recording with the band. Amott went on to release ''Ad Astra'' with Spiritual Beggars in 2000, then returned to Arch Enemy, and recruited amateur German vocalist

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to replace Liiva in 2000. Arch Enemy released ''

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'' in 2001, and propelled by the new frontwoman, the band achieved new worldwide success. Arch Enemy toured worldwide in support of ''Wages of Sin'', and Amott did not return to his Spiritual Beggars project until late 2002, releasing ''On Fire'', again on Music for Nations. In 2003, Arch Enemy released ''

Anthems of Rebellion ''Anthems of Rebellion'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. This was the first Arch Enemy album to feature clean vocals. The clean vocals were sung by Christopher Amott on "End of the Line" and "Dehumanizati ...

'', again on Century Media, and for the first time, Arch Enemy received US MTV airplay with the video for "''We Will Rise''". The band would reach new heights in popularity worldwide, and toured constantly until the release of 2005s '' Doomsday Machine''. Amott returned once again to Spiritual Beggars in 2005, releasing the album ''Demons''. He has also performed guest guitar solos on the following recordings: *

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– ''

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'' ("Bloodletting") *

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– '' Enemy of God ''("Murder Fantasies") *

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– ''

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'' ("The Ritual") In 2006, Amott made his voice acting debut when he appeared on the

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show

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. In the episode "Snakes 'n Barrels", he voiced scientist Dr. Amomolith Chesterfield and Snakes 'n Barrels bassist Antonio Tony DiMarco Thunderbottom, who would end up getting his memory erased during the first song of their reunion show. Amott returned for more voice acting in the second season of

in the episode "Snakes n' Barrels II" (Part 1 and 2). In 2007, Arch Enemy released '' Rise of the Tyrant'' on Century Media and embarked on a world tour dubbed "World Tyranny". In 2008, Amott joined the re-united Carcass and toured with them extensively in Europe, North America, South America, Australia, South Africa and Japan until the summer of 2010. Today, Amott is busy touring the world with

on the band's current ''

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'' touring cycle. Amott has also sporadically returned to

for the "Return To Zero" (2010), "Earth Blues" (2013) and "Sunrise to Sundown" albums and tours.

Personal life

Amott has been a

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since the age of 14. He is a self-taught guitar player. He dated former band member Angela Gossow (at one point being engaged to marry her in 2003), but the two are no longer together after thirteen years and still remain friends.

Guitar style

Amott's lead playing takes most obviously after Michael Schenker, though he also acknowledges Uli Jon Roth, Frank Marino, Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi as influences on his playing style. Overall, Amott's playing is based on the

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as well as the minor

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, with heavy use of the wah pedal as a filter to shape his guitar's tone. Some major influences in his music have been

and

Equipment

Guitars

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Michael Amott Signature Tyrant Bloodstorm (2009) *

Michael Amott Tyrant Signature Battle Axe Custom Graphic *

Schenker Flame V (2008) * ESP 2008 Ninja (used in the Black Crusade Tour '07/08; 2 versions, one with

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tremolo, also 24 frets and 24.75 scale) * ESP Michael Amott Ninja V * ESP AV-310MA Flying V models (previous signature model only available in Japan, discontinued) * ESP Custom F-Series model (seen in

Live Apocalypse DVD) * ESP Vintage Plus (seen in the

"Killing Time" promotional video) *

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RG 550 Road Flare Red (no longer used. Used in Carcass 1990–1992) *

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"Burny" Les Paul Custom (White, used 1996–1999, featured in the Arch Enemy video 'The Immortal') * Fernandes "Burny" Les Paul Custom (Black, used 1996–1999.) The 'Tyrant' series is similar to his previous ESP Signature V's, but does feature some differences from them. The 'Tyrant' series features a customized V body shape, Dean's traditional headstock shape, custom graphics and custom pearl Valknut inlays. The 'Tyrant' series are equipped with Dean USA Pickups: a Michael Amott signature

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in the bridge and a Time Capsule humbucker in the neck. The guitar has 22 frets.

Amps

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JVM410HMichael Amott Interview Arch Enemy's Michael Amott: 'To Me Our Music Is Extreme Metal'" 20 June 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2011 * Marshall JCM800 2205 50w * Marshall JCM2000 (Khaos Legions tour) * Randall MTS Series RM100 with Ultra XL modules (Rise of the Tyrant) * Peavey 5150 (previously used)

Effects

* Morley Pedals Morley Michael Amott Signature Mini Wah *

TS-808 Tube Screamer * DigiTech GSP1101 (Multi effects processor)

Other

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(11–59 Michael Amott signature set) *

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"Polytune 2" Tuner *

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G90 Wireless Unit

Guitar Rig and Signal Flow

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"Michael Amott's 2006 Arch Enemy Guitar Rig"
GuitarGeek.Com.

Bands

* Disaccord (guitars, 1983–1984 and 1986–1988) * Carnage (guitars, 1988–1990) (founding member) *

(guitars, 1990–1993; re-union shows in 2008–2010) *

(guitars, 1994–) (founding member) *

(guitars, 1996–) (founding member) * Candlemass (lead and rhythm guitar, 1997) (studio musician)

Discography

Carnage

* ''

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'' (1990)

Carcass

* ''

'' (1991) * '' Tools of the Trade'' (1992, EP) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Wake Up and Smell the... Carcass'' (1996)

Spiritual Beggars

* ''Spiritual Beggars'' (1994) * ''Another Way to Shine'' (1996) * ''Mantra III'' (1998) * ''Ad Astra'' (2000) * '' On Fire'' (2002) * ''Live Fire!'' (2005, DVD) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Return to Zero'' (2010) * ''Return to Live'' (2011) * ''

Earth Blues Spiritual Beggars is a stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass and Carnage. The band is heavily influenced by 1970s hard rock and incorporates elements of psychedelia into its ...

'' (2013) * ''Sunrise to Sundown'' (2016)

Arch Enemy

* '' Black Earth'' (1996) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Burning Bridges'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * '' Burning Angel'' (2002, EP, Japan only) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

Dead Eyes See No Future ''Dead Eyes See No Future'' is the second EP by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. It was released on 2 November 2004 through Century Media Records. The title track is taken from Arch Enemy's ''Anthems of Rebellion'' album. "Burning ...

'' (2004, EP) * '' Doomsday Machine'' (2005) * ''

Live Apocalypse ''Live Apocalypse'' is a double DVD by Arch Enemy, released in 2006. It's the band's first DVD release and contains a full concert and several extras. It was released on 24 July in Europe, 26 July in Japan, and 8 August in the US. The London For ...

'' (2006, 2-disc DVD) * '' Rise of the Tyrant'' (2007) * '' Tyrants of the Rising Sun'' (2008, 1-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, 2-Vinyl) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Khaos Legions'' (2011, 1-disc CD, 2-disc CD, 2-Vinyl) * '' War Eternal'' (2014, 1-disc CD, 3x-disc CD Artbook, 2-Vinyl) * '' Stolen Life'' (2015, EP, Japan only) * ''

'' (2017, 1-disc CD) * '' Deceivers'' (2022)

Black Earth

* Black Earth "20 Years of Dark Insanity: Japan Tour 2016" DVD + 2-CD (2017) * Black Earth "Path of the Immortal" (2019) * Black Earth "20 Years of Dark Insanity: Japan Tour 2016" Blu-ray (2019)

Guest appearances

* 1992: Furbowl – ''Those Shredded Dreams'' (producer, guest lead guitar) * 1994: Deranged – '' Architects of Perversions'' (additional lead guitar) * 1997:

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– ''

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'' (additional backing vocals) * 1998: Candlemass – ''

'' (additional lead & rhythm guitar) * 2002: The Quill – '' Voodoo Caravan'' (additional lead guitar on the song "Shapes of Afterlife") * 2003:

– ''

'' (additional lead guitar trade-off with

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on the song "Bloodletting") * 2005:

– '' Enemy of God'' (additional lead guitar on the song "Murder Fantasies") * 2007: Annihilator – ''

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'' (additional lead guitar trade-off with Jeff Waters on the song "Operation Annihilation") * 2010: Mojobone – "Cowboy Mode" (additional lead guitar on the song "Damaged Gods") * 2011:

– ''

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'' (additional lead guitar trade-off with

and

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on the song How Long (3 Generations Guitar Battle version)).

References

External links

Official website

Official Twitter

Official Facebook

Arch Enemy's official site
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