Patrick "Pat" Lachman (born in 1970)
is an American
heavy metal guitarist and vocalist.
Biography
Portland, Oregon
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native Lachman was a short-lived member of Dr. Mastermind, featuring former Wild Dogs vocalist Matt McCourt, before joining his brother, vocalist Tim Lachman,
in another local band, Gargoyle, in 1988. Gargoyle would move to Los Angeles in 1990 where the band morphed into State of the Art, recording an acclaimed three-song demo before disbanding in 1993. The Lachman brothers next hooked up with Canada native
Shane Gaalaas
Shane Gaalaas (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian-born drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his long running affiliation with Japanese rock superstars B'z, whom he joined in 2002, and his extensive work with guitar virtuo ...
, then the drummer for Swedish guitarist
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...
, and recorded another demo under the name Eleventh Hour. In 1996, Lachman and Gaalaas teamed up with former Last Rites and World in Pain members A.J. Cavalier (later to join
SOiL
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) and Jeff Mohr to form Diesel and cut a six-song demo. Parting ways with Mohr and adding Rich Gonzales, formerly with Recipients of Death, on bass, the band would change their name to Diesel Machine in time for the release of their debut album, ''Torture Test'', in 2000. By then, Lachman had already been picked as one of the guitar players for
Halford, the solo band of then ex-
Judas Priest
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vocalist
Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English heavy metal singer. He is the lead vocalist of Judas Priest, which was formed in 1969 and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He has b ...
.
With Halford, Lachman co-wrote and recorded ''
Resurrection
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'' (2000), ''
Live Insurrection'' (2001), and another studio album, ''
Crucible
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'' (2002). He also collaborated with
Tommy Victor
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of
Prong
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* Prong (band), an American metal band
* Prong (company), an iPhone accessories company in New York City
* Prongs, British ...
on the song "Initiation" which appeared on the band's 2002 ''
100% Live'' album and was re-recorded as "Embrace the Depth" for ''
Scorpio Rising''. 2003 saw the release of a
Halford EP titled ''Fourging the Furnace'', released in Japan only.
Lachman had already left the Halford band in November 2002 to join former
Pantera
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guitarist
"Dimebag Darrell" Abbott and his brother, drummer
Vinnie Paul Abbott
Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, 'Dimebag' Darrel ...
, in a new band called
Damageplan
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as their vocalist. Their debut album, ''
New Found Power
''New Found Power'' is the only studio album released by heavy metal supergroup Damageplan. The group was formed by brothers "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott (guitar) and "Vinnie Paul" Abbott (drums) after the breakup of their previous band, Pantera.
...
'', was released in 2004; in addition, the song "Ashes to Ashes", featuring
Jerry Cantrell
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of
Alice in Chains
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, appeared on ''
The Punisher
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'' soundtrack. The band had recorded several songs for a second album, however, on December 8, 2004, during a Damageplan show at the
Alrosa Villa
On December 8, 2004, four people were murdered and three others were wounded in a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio. The main target of the attack was "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was on stage performing with his ba ...
in
Columbus, Ohio
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, Darrell was fatally shot on stage by 25-year-old mentally ill ex-
Marine
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Ocean
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* ...
Nathan Gale, who was shot and killed by police minutes later.
After the untimely demise of Damageplan, Lachman put together a new band called The Mercy Clinic in 2005 with guitarists Brian Harrah (
Professional Murder Music
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) and Josh Stinson (Drist), bassist Steed Najera (Triple Seven), and drummer Bevan Davies (
Danzig,
Comes with the Fall
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,
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internation ...
). Over the course of the next couple of years, the group would write and demo upwards of 20 songs and played frequent shows in the Los Angeles area but ultimately failed to land a record deal. Subsequently, the project was put on hold. On In February 2005, Lachman performed with the surviving members of
Alice in Chains
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at a benefit for tsunami relief in Seattle, Washington, filling in for their late lead singer
Layne Staley
Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American musician, songwriter and the original lead singer of the rock band Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part ...
, along with fellow singers
Maynard James Keenan
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(
Tool
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),
Wes Scantlin
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(
Puddle of Mudd
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), and
Ann Wilson
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Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...
(
Heart
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).
Lachman filled in for
Killswitch Engage
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's guitarist
Adam Dutkiewicz
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on the band's North American tour in early 2007. He also filled in for Dutkiewicz at
Download Festival
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2007.
In 2008, Lachman began working with
Raymond Herrera
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and
Christian Olde Wolbers
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formerly of
Fear Factory
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under the name
Burn It All.
On April 1, 2019, Lachman and Diesel Machine released "Shut It", their first new song in nearly two decades, and announced a tentative fall 2019 release for their long in the works sophomore album, ''Evolve''. The album was finally released on August 21, 2020, through German company Metalville.
On April 30, 2021, Cosmosquad & The Jasonauts released a digital single of "A Jam For Jason MMXXI" on
Bandcamp
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to raise funds for
ALS
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stricken musician
Jason Becker
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, with Lachman contributing lead guitars alongside
Jeff Kollman,
Chris Poland
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,
Vinnie Moore
Vincent Moore (born April 14, 1964) is an American guitarist and a member of the British hard rock band UFO.
Biography
Moore was born in New Castle, Delaware. He began his professional career at age 12 after receiving a guitar as a Chris ...
, and
Steve Morse
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. Lachman had recorded his parts 20 years earlier but this particular version of the track was never released and had only recently been re-discovered.
Discography
Halford
*''
Resurrection
Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, which ...
'' (2000)
*''
Live Insurrection'' (2001)
*''
Crucible
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'' (2002)
*''Fourging the Furnace'' EP (2003)
*''
Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1
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'' (2006)
*''Halford: Live at Rock in Rio III'' DVD (2008)
Diesel Machine
*''Torture Test'' (2000)
*''Evolve'' (2020)
Damageplan
*''
New Found Power
''New Found Power'' is the only studio album released by heavy metal supergroup Damageplan. The group was formed by brothers "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott (guitar) and "Vinnie Paul" Abbott (drums) after the breakup of their previous band, Pantera.
...
'' (2004)
The Mercy Clinic
*''The Mercy Clinic'' demos (2005, 2006)
Cosmosquad & The Jasonauts
*''A Jam for Jason MMXXI'' digital single (2021)
Compilations and soundtracks
*''Overload – A Tribute to Metallica'' (1998)
with Diesel Machine – The Thing That Should Not Be
*''A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden Volume 2'' (1999)
with Diesel Machine – Children of the Damned
*''Devilswork: A Tribute to Ministry'' (2000)
with Diesel Machine – Supermanic Soul
*''Southern Death – Tribute to Pantera'' (2000)
with Diesel Machine – Primal Concrete Sledge
*''Slave to the Power – The Iron Maiden Tribute'' (2000)
with Eleventh Hour – Alexander the Great
with Error 7 – Stranger in a Strange Land
*''
The Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...
'' OST (2004)
with Damageplan – Ashes to Ashes (featuring
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internation ...
)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lachman, Patrick
1970 births
Living people
Musicians from Portland, Oregon
American heavy metal guitarists
Sunset High School (Beaverton, Oregon) alumni
Guitarists from Oregon
Halford (band) members
Damageplan members
Nu metal singers
21st-century American guitarists