Pat O'Brien (guitarist)
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Pat O'Brien is the lead guitarist for the death metal
band Cannibal Corpse
. He was born in Northern Kentucky. He graduated from Conner High School in Hebron, Kentucky
in 1983. He currently resides in Florida
and is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association
. He owns a collection of guns including a Spas 12, an AK-74
, and various tactical assault rifles. He has writing credits on some of Cannibal Corpse's more complicated songs, including "Hatchet to the Head," "Systematic Elimination," "Frantic Disembowelment," "Blunt Force Castration," "Make Them Suffer," "Brain Removal Device," "To Decompose," and "Carnivorous Swarm" among others. He is featured on the albums Gallery of Suicide
, Bloodthirst
, Gore Obsessed
, Worm Infested
, The Wretched Spawn
, Kill
, and Evisceration Plague
.
Pat O'Brien joined Cannibal Corpse
in 1997 after recording In Memory
and The Politics of Ecstasy
with Nevermore
in 1995 - 1996, replacing Rob Barrett
on guitars. He also played in Cincinnati based death
/thrash metal
band Ceremony for a while in the 80's as well as with David T. Chastain
, Prizoner, and Monstrosity
.
Pat plays a signature series B.C. Rich
Custom V's and signature series guitars with RAN Guitars. He uses Mesa Boogie
triple rectifier 2 channel amplifier heads with 4x12 cabinets, Robert Keeley modified Boss
MT-2 Metal Zone Pedal, ISP Technologies Decimator Noise Reduction Pedal, EMG
pickups, Dunlop
picks, and D'Addario
Baritone strings.
Pat O'Brien filled in for Gary Holt
when Holt left the Slayer
European tour to play with his own band Exodus
at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 4, 2011. Holt has been filling in for Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman
since the tour kicked off February 26 in Australia
.
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
. He was born in Northern Kentucky. He graduated from Conner High School in Hebron, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
in 1983. He currently resides in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
. He owns a collection of guns including a Spas 12, an AK-74
AK-74
The AK-74 is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union as the replacement for the earlier AKM...
, and various tactical assault rifles. He has writing credits on some of Cannibal Corpse's more complicated songs, including "Hatchet to the Head," "Systematic Elimination," "Frantic Disembowelment," "Blunt Force Castration," "Make Them Suffer," "Brain Removal Device," "To Decompose," and "Carnivorous Swarm" among others. He is featured on the albums Gallery of Suicide
Gallery of Suicide
Gallery of Suicide is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1998 through Metal Blade Records...
, Bloodthirst
Bloodthirst
Bloodthirst is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, and the third to feature George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher as vocalist...
, Gore Obsessed
Gore Obsessed
Gore Obsessed is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse released in 2002 through Metal Blade Records.There is also a Japanese version with "Compelled to Lacerate " as bonus track.-Track listing:...
, Worm Infested
Worm Infested
Worm Infested is the second EP by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse released in 2003 through Metal Blade Records.-Track listing:#"Systematic Elimination" – 2:53...
, The Wretched Spawn
The Wretched Spawn
The Wretched Spawn is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The cover art is by Vincent Locke. This is the last studio album to feature Jack Owen, one of the band's founding members, and to date, the last with a graphic album cover. The album was distributed with a...
, Kill
Kill (album)
Kill is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on March 21, 2006. This release marks the return of guitarist Rob Barrett, who had previously played on The Bleeding and Vile. The European version of the album comes with a live DVD filmed in Strasbourg in 2004...
, and Evisceration Plague
Evisceration Plague
Evisceration Plague is the eleventh studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The album was produced at Mana Recording Studios by Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan....
.
Pat O'Brien joined Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
in 1997 after recording In Memory
In Memory
In Memory is Nevermore's only EP. It was recorded in April and May 1996 and released on July 23, 1996. It features a Bauhaus medley. It was re-issued in 2006 with 5 bonus tracks, which are all demos of songs from the next full-length album, The Politics of Ecstasy.It was their first album to...
and The Politics of Ecstasy
The Politics of Ecstasy (album)
-Personnel:*Warrel Dane - vocals*Jeff Loomis - guitar*Pat O'Brien - guitar*Jim Sheppard - bass*Van Williams - drums*Produced by Neil Kernon...
with Nevermore
Nevermore
Nevermore is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1991, they are known to incorporate elements from styles such as thrash, power, progressive, and neo-classical metal into their songs, and also makes use of acoustic guitars and a wide range of vocal styles.-Early years...
in 1995 - 1996, replacing Rob Barrett
Rob Barrett
Rob Barrett is the rhythm guitarist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse and currently resides in Tampa, FL. He joined in 1993 and left in 1997, but rejoined in 2005. He features on the albums The Bleeding, Vile, Kill, and Evisceration Plague...
on guitars. He also played in Cincinnati based death
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
/thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Ceremony for a while in the 80's as well as with David T. Chastain
David T. Chastain
David T. Chastain is an American guitarist and owner of and .Chastain is a metal guitarist who emerged in the mid-'80s along with a wave of other neo-classical guitarists. He has released about 50 recordings under multiple names, including David T...
, Prizoner, and Monstrosity
Monstrosity (band)
Monstrosity is a death metal band originating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the death metal scene of the early 1990s. Vocalist, George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and drummer, Lee Harrison, were the founders of Monstrosity. Harrison had just left the band Malevolent Creation and George Fisher...
.
Pat plays a signature series B.C. Rich
B.C. Rich
B.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars founded by the late Bernardo Chavez Rico in 1969. Currently, most B.C. Rich guitars are manufactured in Asia, but luthiers of the company's custom shop continue to hand-make instruments. The Hanser Music Group, based in Kentucky, operates B.C....
Custom V's and signature series guitars with RAN Guitars. He uses Mesa Boogie
Mesa Boogie
Mesa/Boogie is a company in Petaluma, California that makes amplifiers for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969....
triple rectifier 2 channel amplifier heads with 4x12 cabinets, Robert Keeley modified Boss
Boss Corporation
Boss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
MT-2 Metal Zone Pedal, ISP Technologies Decimator Noise Reduction Pedal, EMG
EMG
EMG can refer to:*Electromyography, a technique for evaluating physiologic properties of muscles*EMG, Inc., a company that manufactures guitar pickups.*Escape Media Group, Inc., the company that created Grooveshark...
pickups, Dunlop
Dunlop Manufacturing
Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., known colloquially as Jim Dunlop, is a manufacturer of musical accessories based in Benicia, California. Originally founded in 1965 by Jim Dunlop, Sr., the company has grown from a small home operation to being a large manufacturer of music gear for over 40 years.- Way...
picks, and D'Addario
D'Addario
D'Addario is a manufacturer of musical instrument strings, primarily guitar strings, currently headquartered in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York...
Baritone strings.
Pat O'Brien filled in for Gary Holt
Gary Holt (musician)
Gary Wayne Holt is an American guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the lead guitarist of Exodus.-Biography:...
when Holt left the Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
European tour to play with his own band Exodus
Exodus (band)
Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,...
at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 4, 2011. Holt has been filling in for Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman
Jeff Hanneman
Jeffrey John "Jeff" Hanneman is a rhythm/lead guitarist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. Hanneman grew up in Los Angeles in a family of war veterans, and his fascination with warfare is attributed to his upbringing...
since the tour kicked off February 26 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.