Karl Groom is a British

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 guitarist

Guitarist

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 and record producer

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, mostly known as founding member of the progressive metal

Progressive metal

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 band

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 Threshold

Threshold (band)

Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.-History:Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing...

.

Work

During his career Groom also played in the band Shadowland

Shadowland (band)

Shadowland are a British neo-progressive rock band formed in the 1990s. The band's music tends towards the pop side of progressive rock, while retaining its melodic and emotional intensity....

, took part in the progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 supergroup Casino, and contributed to MyEarthDream

MyEarthDream

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by Edenbridge

Edenbridge (band)

Edenbridge is a symphonic metal band from Austria.-History:Edenbridge was formed in 1998 by guitarist and keyboardist Lanvall, his girlfriend - vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher - and bassist Kurt Bednarsky. The line-up was completed when drummer Roland Navratil joined the band...

. He also did production and engineering work on albums for the bands Arena

Arena (band)

Arena are a British neo-progressive rock band founded in 1995 by Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer. Most of the band's lyrics are written by Nolan, though Pointer contributed lyrics to Sirens and other tracks on the first two albums....

, Shadowkeep

Shadowkeep

Shadowkeep is a British heavy metal band, formed in Guildford, England, in 1999 by guitarists Chris Allen and Nikki Robson .-Early recordings, concerts and festival appearances:...

, Intense and Pendragon

Pendragon (band)

Pendragon are an English neo-progressive rock band established in 1978 in Stroud, Gloucestershire as Zeus Pendragon by guitarist and vocalist Nick Barrett. The Zeus was dropped before the band started recording as the members decided it was too long to look good on a t-shirt...

, (his Shadowland bandmate Clive Nolan

Clive Nolan

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 played keyboards for Arena and Pendragon) as well as for John Wetton

John Wetton

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 and the power metal

Power metal

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 band DragonForce

DragonForce

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.

Groom also engineered, co-produced, mixed, edited and mastered Galahad's 2007 album Empires Never Last, as well as playing guitar on two of the tracks.

Discography

With Casino:

• 1992: Casino

With Shadowland:

• 1992: Ring of Roses
• 1994: Through the Looking Glass
• 1996: Mad as a Hatter

With Threshold:

• 1993: Wounded Land
  Wounded Land (album)
  Wounded Land is the debut album from British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1993. It is the first of two non-consecutive albums to feature vocalist Damian Wilson, who returned for 1997's Extinct Instinct, and the only one to feature Tony Grinham on drums...
  
  
• 1994: Psychedelicatessen
• 1995: Livedelica
  Livedelica
  Livedelica is British progressive metal band Threshold's first live album, released in 1995. It was recorded during a show on their 1995 European Tour. It is the only Threshold release to feature drummer Jay Micciche...
  
  
• 1997: Extinct Instinct
  Extinct Instinct
  Extinct Instinct is the third studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1997. It is the first album to feature drummer Mark Heaney and the second to feature vocalist Damian Wilson, his first album with the band being their 1993 debut, Wounded Land...
  
  
• 1998: Clone
  Clone (Threshold album)
  Clone is the fourth studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1998. This album is the first to feature longtime singer Andrew "Mac" McDermott and the final album to feature drummer Mark Heaney, and is also the only album by the band not to have a special edition...
  
  
• 1999: Decadent
  Decadent (album)
  Decadent is British progressive metal band Threshold's first fan club album, released in 1999. The album features remixes and radio edits of songs from their previous albums, as well as one acoustic remake and one song that was hitherto only available on the Japanese release of Psychedelicatessen...
  
  
• 2001: Hypothetical
  Hypothetical (album)
  Hypothetical is the fifth studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold. The album was released on March 20, 2001...
  
  
• 2002:
  • Concert in Paris
    Concert in Paris
    Concert in Paris is Threshold's second Direct-to-Fan release, made available on the band's website in 2002. It is a live album recorded at the Élysée Montmartre theater in Paris, France, during the tour supporting their 2001 album, Hypothetical....
    
    
  • Critical Mass
    Critical Mass (album)
    Critical Mass is the sixth album by British progressive metal band Threshold. It was recorded in early 2002 and released in September. It is also the last album to feature original bassist Jon Jeary, who left immediately after the release...
    
    
• 2003:
  • Wireless: Acoustic Sessions
  • Critical Energy
    Critical Energy
    Critical Energy is a live album by Threshold, released in 2004.- Disc 1:# "Phenomenon" # "Oceanbound" # "Choices" # "Angels" # "Falling Away" # "Virtual Isolation" # "Innocent"...
    
    
• 2004:
  • Subsurface
    Subsurface
    Subsurface is the seventh studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold. The album was released in August 2004, and received an Album of the Month award in several European music magazines....
    
    
  • Replica
    Replica (album)
    Replica is the fourth fanclub release by British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 2004. It contains two unreleased songs, and remixes from past albums.- Track list :# "Static" - alternative version...
    
    
• 2006: Surface to Stage
  Surface to Stage
  Surface to Stage is Threshold's fifth Direct-to-Fan release and their fourth live album, released on the band's website in 2006. The CD contains a concert recorded at the Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland on their tour for the album Subsurface....
  
  
• 2007:
  • Dead Reckoning
    Dead Reckoning (album)
    Dead Reckoning is the eighth studio album by progressive metal band Threshold. It is their first album since the departure of founding member Nick Midson, and their only one to feature guest vocals . It is also their first album on their current label, Nuclear Blast...
    
    
  • The Ravages of Time: The Best Of Threshold
    The Ravages of Time (album)
    The Ravages of Time is the first compilation album by British progressive metal band Threshold. It was released in November 2007 and contains radio edits of two songs from their latest studio release, Dead Reckoning....
    
    
• 2009: Paradox: The Singles Collection

Other appearances:

• Peter Gee
  Peter Gee
  Peter Gee was a British-born artist and developer who spent most of his life living and working in New York City. He was active in the pop art movement of the 60s.- Biography :...
  
   (Pendragon
  Pendragon
  Pendragon or Pen Draig, meaning "head dragon" or "chief dragon" , is the name of several traditional Kings of the Britons:...
  
  ) - Heart of David
• Tracy Hitchings (Landmarq
  Landmarq
  Landmarq are a UK-based neo-progressive rock band. Since forming in 1990, they have so far released six albums, two of which were recorded live at various concerts in the UK and elsewhere in Europe....
  
  ) - Ignorance to Ecstacy
• Medicine Man - The Journey
• Mercy Train - Presence
• Strangers on a Train - The Labyrinth, The Prophecy
• Nightmare World - The New Crusade (guest appearance)

External links

• www.thresh.net