Duane Denison

American musician (born 1959) Duane DenisonDenison in 2017Background informationGenresAlternative rockexperimental rocknoise rockpunk bluespost-punkalternative metaljazzrockabillyoutlaw countryOccupationsMusiciansongwriterInstrumentGuitarYears active1987–presentLabelsTouch and GoCapitolIpecac RecordingsRiot House RecordsMusical artist Duane Denison (born January 21, 1959) is an American guitarist best known for work with the punk rock band The Jesus Lizard. He is also a founding member of super-group Tomahawk. Biography Denison began his musical career by studying classical guitar at Eastern Michigan University. His work with classical guitar helped influence his unique sound, which helped earn him a spot on Spin Magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." "Denison has played warped jazz-rock with Firewater, cool jazz with the Denison-Kimball Trio, experimental alt-metal with Tomahawk, rockabilly punk with Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers, and outlaw country with Hank Williams III. But the angular, metallic sheets of noise that Denison unleashed with the Jesus Lizard are what he'll ultimately be remembered and revered for. Tightly controlled yet capable of ripping and tearing