Tom Maxwell is a modern metal/rock guitarist in the bands Knives Out!

Knives Out!

Knives Out! is a metal band consisting of members of Hellyeah, Nothingface, Dog Fashion Disco and Polkadot Cadaver. Stylistically, they are heavier and more conventional Heavy Metal than front man Todd Smith and guitarist Jasan Stepp's other band Polkadot Cadaver.-History:Knives Out! formed in 2008...

 and Hellyeah

Hellyeah

Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla, and former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The idea to form a supergroup originated in 2001 on the...

. Previous bands include Nothingface

Nothingface

Nothingface was a four-piece metal band from Washington, D.C. noted for having graphic lyrics and occasionally using political themes in their later works, as well as polyrhythmic songs.-First Run:...

 in which he was a founding member and main song-writer with Bill Gaal. After Nothingface he was involved in a band with Skrape

Skrape

Skrape was an American nu metal band.Formed in the late 1990's, under the name "Jojo" until later renaming to "Skrape." They would release two albums through RCA Records. Their 2001 debut New Killer America spawned two singles in "Waste" and "Isolated"...

 vocalist Billy Keeton. In the 1980s he was in thrash metal band Have Mercy. His style of playing and writing relies more on grooves and hooks rather than shredding and fast soloing. Maxwell hails from Baltimore, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, and got his first guitar, a 1969 Gibson

Gibson

Gibson may refer to:* Gibson Amphitheatre* Gibson Appliance* Gibson Girl* Gibson Guitar Corporation* Gibson * Gibson Generating Station-Places:In the United States:* Gibson, Arkansas* Gibson, Georgia* Gibson, Iowa* Gibson, Louisiana...

 Les Paul, when he was ten years old. According to Maxwell, he still owns it. He is currently endorsing on Dean Guitars website

In 2010 Dean revealed the first "MaxHell" Soltero, a custom design personally for Tom.

With Nothingface

• Pacifier
  Pacifier (Nothingface album)
  Pacifier is the debut album by the Washington, D.C.-based alternative metal music group Nothingface. The album was released on February 6, 1997 via DCide Records. The album was re-released on August 11, 1998 via DCide/Mayhem Records....
  
   (1997)
• An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity
  An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity
  An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity is the second album by the Washington, D.C.-based alternative metal music group Nothingface. The album was released on September 22, 1998, via DCide/Mayhem Records.-Track listing:# "Goldtooth" – 4:21...
  
   (1998)
• Violence
  Violence (album)
  -Credits:* Matt Holt – vocals* Tom Maxwell – guitar* Bill Gaal – bass* Chris Houck – drums...
  
   (2000)
• Skeletons (2003)

With Hellyeah

• Hellyeah
  Hellyeah (album)
  "You Wouldn't Know" is about the difficulty of maintaining one's integrity in the profit-obsessed music industry. "Thank You" is a tribute to all of the band's recently departed family members: Vinnie Paul's brother Dimebag Darrell, Tom Maxwell's mother, and Chad Gray's grandmother.The album...
  
   (2007)
• Stampede
  Stampede (Hellyeah album)
  -Track listing:-Charts:- Personnel:*Chad Gray – vocals*Greg Tribbett – guitars*Tom Maxwell – guitars*Bob Zilla – bass*Vinnie Paul – drums...
  
  (2010)