Joe Stump
Joe Stump
Joe Stump | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph William Stump |
| Born | September 18, 1960 |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Power metal, Speed metal, neoclassical metal |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Lion Music, Magic Circle Music |
| Associated acts | Exorcism, Raven Lord, Reign of Terror, HolyHell, Alcatrazz |
| Website | joestump.com [11] |
Joe Stump (born September 18, 1960) is an American guitarist and composer. He is currently playing for the band Exorcism,[1] Raven Lord, HolyHell and his solo project. Stump plays in a style original to Yngwie Malmsteen and has released albums with his band, Reign of Terror, as well as with an earlier band from Boston called Trash Broadway, and as a solo artist.[2]
Joe Stump | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph William Stump |
| Born | September 18, 1960 |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Power metal, Speed metal, neoclassical metal |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Lion Music, Magic Circle Music |
| Associated acts | Exorcism, Raven Lord, Reign of Terror, HolyHell, Alcatrazz |
| Website | joestump.com [11] |
Musical influences
Stumps' musical influences derive from Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Blackmore and Gary Moore.
Raven Lord
In September 2012 it was announced that Joe Stump would join the multinational metal band Raven Lord.[3]
Alcatrazz
In February 2019 it was announced that Joe Stump would join Graham Bonnet's newly relaunched Alcatrazz.[4]
Discography
Solo
Guitar Dominance! (1993)
Night of the Living Shred (1994)
Supersonic Shred Machine [12] (1996)
Rapid Fire Rondo [13] (1998)
2001: A Shred Odyssey [14] (2001)
Midwest Shredfest (2001)
Dark Gifts - Rare And Unreleased Tracks (2001)
Guitar Master (2002)
Armed And Ready (2003)
Speed Metal Messiah (2004)
Shredology [15] (2005)
Virtuostic Vendetta (2009)
Revenge of the Shredlord (2012)
The Dark Lord Rises (2015)
Symphonic Onslaught (2019)
With Trash Broadway
Trash Broadway (1989)
Album recorded at Nevessa Studios in upstate New York by Chris Anderson and released by Torrid Records. Album featured Joe Stump on Lead Guitar, David Steel on Acoustic Guitar and Lead Vocals, Jay Gates on Drums and Background Vocals and Nick Noiseux on Bass and background Vocals**.**
With Reign of Terror
Light in the Sky (1996)
Second Coming (1999)
Sacred Ground (2001)
Conquer & Divide (2003)
With Shooting Hemlock
Clockwatcher (1997)
With HolyHell
Apocalypse (2007)
HolyHell (2009)
Gear
Stump endorses and uses ESP Guitars with scalloped fretboards. He also uses Marshall Amplifiers, Rhino amplifiers and Engl amplifiers.
He also uses the following pedals:
DOD 250 overdrive pre-amp
Dunlop crybaby wah-wah
Bob Gjika Hot Box tube preamp
Boss NS-2 Noise gate.
Boss DD-3 digital delay
Korg SDD – 2000 digital delay
Boss CE-3 chorus
Boss CS-2 compressor/sustainer
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss octave box
Stump uses Ernie Ball strings, with gauge 008, 011, 014, 024, 032, 048 and 1.5mm Dunlop Delrin picks.