Christian McAlhaney
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Christian Edwin McAlhaney (born May 12, 1980) is an American
musician, and currently one of the two guitar
ists for the alternative rock
band Anberlin
. He replaced Nathan Strayer who left the band in early 2007, right before the release of the band's third album, Cities
. Christian was formerly a guitarist for the band Acceptance
until the members disbanded in 2006. He then started a new project, Thunder Thunder, with some of his former Acceptance bandmates. Due to McAlhaney's commitments with Anberlin, Thunder Thunder's status is currently unknown. In addition to playing guitar, he also supplies backing vocals for Anberlin when they play live and has also proven himself as a songwriter in the quintet.
United States
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musician, and currently one of the two guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ists for the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Anberlin
Anberlin
Anberlin is an American rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young.Members of Anberlin originally formed...
. He replaced Nathan Strayer who left the band in early 2007, right before the release of the band's third album, Cities
Cities (Anberlin album)
- Special-edition bonus tracks :These tracks are also included in the compilation album "Lost Songs"* Special Edition version includes a DVD behind the scenes of the making of Cities.The album released in Japan had an extra track titled "The Haunting."...
. Christian was formerly a guitarist for the band Acceptance
Acceptance (band)
Acceptance was an alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1998. They released their first EP, Lost for Words, in 2000, followed by Black Lines to Battlefields in 2003...
until the members disbanded in 2006. He then started a new project, Thunder Thunder, with some of his former Acceptance bandmates. Due to McAlhaney's commitments with Anberlin, Thunder Thunder's status is currently unknown. In addition to playing guitar, he also supplies backing vocals for Anberlin when they play live and has also proven himself as a songwriter in the quintet.