Grant Estes
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Grant Estes is an American
guitarist from Santa Monica, California
. He was one of the guitarists for the highly influential band Suicidal Tendencies
, during the band's hardcore punk
era.
in 1982 and played on the highly controversial self titled debut album
. Having been credited with starting a new genre of guitar playing, with a variety of heavy metal
like solos, and a mixture of Chorus effect
and Distortion. To achieve a tone not so commonly associated with Hardcore Punk. Their self-titled debut
, released in 1983, was considered "Too Metal" upon its released by some fans of Hardcore Punk but was nonetheless highly influential for both genres. He later left after it was recorded, never playing with the band after the record was released and was replaced by Jon Nelson
. After departing from Suicidal Tendencies, he collaborated in a side project with fellow former band mates Mike Muir
and Louiche Mayorga
replacing original choice Bob Heathcote
on bass with Anthony"Bob"Gallo
on rhythm guitar and Sal Troy of No Mercy on drums called Los Cycos
. Resulting in recording one track "Its Not Easy" for the Welcome to Venice
compilation split(1985), which was later remade by Suicidal Tendencies on the Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu
compilation. He performed throughout the early-mid-1980s with local LA heavy metal band "Hostage" and various local metal bands at that time . In the early 1990s he reunited with Louiche Mayorga and former Malice
drummer Cliff Carruthers to form "Gang of Love." After numerous personnel changes he formed "Skin on Skin." Despite extensive college airplay and after working briefly with record label "Scotti Bros." SOS did not go on to success.
bandmates, Louiche Mayorga
and Amery Smith
, to form a band named Against
with Excel
vocalist Daniel Clements and former No Mercy
singer Kevin Guercio|Kevin "The Jerk" Guercio that will be featured in the Welcome 2 Venice compilation. The band has also enjoyed working together after all these years without playing together. Plans for future material is most certain.
United States
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guitarist from Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. He was one of the guitarists for the highly influential band Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
, during the band's hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
era.
Suicidal Tendencies/Los Cycos
Grant Estes joined Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
in 1982 and played on the highly controversial self titled debut album
Suicidal Tendencies (album)
-Personnel:* Mike Muir – lead vocals* Grant Estes – guitar[A]* Louiche Mayorga – bass, backing vocals* Amery Smith – drums-Production:* Glen E...
. Having been credited with starting a new genre of guitar playing, with a variety of heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
like solos, and a mixture of Chorus effect
Chorus effect
In music, a chorus effect occurs when individual sounds with roughly the same timbre and nearly the same pitch converge and are perceived as one...
and Distortion. To achieve a tone not so commonly associated with Hardcore Punk. Their self-titled debut
Suicidal Tendencies (album)
-Personnel:* Mike Muir – lead vocals* Grant Estes – guitar[A]* Louiche Mayorga – bass, backing vocals* Amery Smith – drums-Production:* Glen E...
, released in 1983, was considered "Too Metal" upon its released by some fans of Hardcore Punk but was nonetheless highly influential for both genres. He later left after it was recorded, never playing with the band after the record was released and was replaced by Jon Nelson
Jon Nelson (guitarist)
Jonathan D. "Jon" Nelson is best known for playing lead guitar in the controversial punk band Suicidal Tendencies.-Early life:...
. After departing from Suicidal Tendencies, he collaborated in a side project with fellow former band mates Mike Muir
Mike Muir
Mike Muir is the lead vocalist of the Venice skate punk bands Suicidal Tendencies Los Cycos and the funk rock band Infectious Grooves...
and Louiche Mayorga
Louiche Mayorga
Louiche Mayorga is best known for his bass playing in the Venice punk band "Suicidal Tendencies."He co-wrote many of their earlier songs including the punk classic "Institutionalized" from their 1983 debut album on Frontier, as well as" "War Inside My Head," "Possessed To Skate." and the title...
replacing original choice Bob Heathcote
Bob Heathcote
Bob Heathcote is best known for his bass playing in the crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies.-Early Life:Robert ”Bob” Heathcote was born May 27th, 1964. He grew up in Westchester, California. His main bass guitar influences were Geddy Lee of Rush and Chris Squire of Yes. One of his first bands...
on bass with Anthony"Bob"Gallo
Anthony Gallo
Anthony "Bob" Gallo is an American lead and rhythm guitarist. He started out at age 16 in the early eighties punk scene and progressed into heavy metal and rock. His career has spanned over 30 years, playing and recording with Megadeth drummer Nick Menza, L.A...
on rhythm guitar and Sal Troy of No Mercy on drums called Los Cycos
Los Cycos
Los Cycos is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1984 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. The only recording of the band appears on the rare 1985 release "Welcome to Venice," the debut album and first release from Suicidal Records.-Band biography and...
. Resulting in recording one track "Its Not Easy" for the Welcome to Venice
Welcome to Venice
Welcome to Venice is a crossover thrash album that features local Venice Beach, California punk and metal bands. It was released in 1985 on Suicidal Records.-Album History:...
compilation split(1985), which was later remade by Suicidal Tendencies on the Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu
Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu
- Song notes :* "Master of No Mercy", "Waking the Dead", "Controlled by Hatred" and "Choosing My Own Way of Life" were compositions by guitarist Mike Clark's previous band No Mercy....
compilation. He performed throughout the early-mid-1980s with local LA heavy metal band "Hostage" and various local metal bands at that time . In the early 1990s he reunited with Louiche Mayorga and former Malice
Malice (metal band)
Malice is an American heavy metal band formed in the early 80s. Their sound is comparable to that of Judas Priest's, and they are notable for having toured with popular metal group Slayer. They had mild popularity that disappeared and reappeared frequently. The 1988 film Vice Versa featured a...
drummer Cliff Carruthers to form "Gang of Love." After numerous personnel changes he formed "Skin on Skin." Despite extensive college airplay and after working briefly with record label "Scotti Bros." SOS did not go on to success.
Recently
On May 2006, he reunited with his old Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
bandmates, Louiche Mayorga
Louiche Mayorga
Louiche Mayorga is best known for his bass playing in the Venice punk band "Suicidal Tendencies."He co-wrote many of their earlier songs including the punk classic "Institutionalized" from their 1983 debut album on Frontier, as well as" "War Inside My Head," "Possessed To Skate." and the title...
and Amery Smith
Amery Smith
Amery "AWOL" Smith is a drummer from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for playing drums in the Venice punk band "Suicidal Tendencies."-Early Life:...
, to form a band named Against
Against (American band)
Against is a Crossover thrash band formed in 2006 by singer-songwriter Dan Clements, original Suicidal Tendencies members Grant Estes, Louiche Mayorga and Amery Smith and former No Mercy vocalist Kevin Guercio.-History:...
with Excel
Excel (band)
Excel was a punk/metal fusion band from Venice, California founded in 1983 by singer Dan Clements and guitarist Adam Siegel. They were influenced by famous 70's punk rock musicians like The Police and The Sex Pistols, and heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath, Trouble, Slayer, Corrosion of...
vocalist Daniel Clements and former No Mercy
No Mercy (American band)
No Mercy are a thrash metal band from Venice, California, the brainchild of guitar player Mike Clark, who later played in Suicidal Tendencies.-History:...
singer Kevin Guercio|Kevin "The Jerk" Guercio that will be featured in the Welcome 2 Venice compilation. The band has also enjoyed working together after all these years without playing together. Plans for future material is most certain.
Equipment
Grant Estes used his Flying V through a 50 Watt Marshall head and a Eventide Harmonizer for the first Suicidal Tendencies album.AgainST
- Welcome 2 Venice (2007) *played guitar on "Camarillo", and "Roll the dice"*