Shane Gibson
Shane Paul Gibson (February 21, 1979 – April 15, 2014) was an American musician best known for being the touring guitarist for the American metal group Korn, after the departure of Brian "Head" Welch in February 2005. He also played the lead guitar for the solo tour of Jonathan Davis from Korn. He was hired on and joined forces in a project group called Mr Creepy.
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Shane Gibson
- Name
- Shane Gibson
- Birth Name
- Shane Paul Gibson
- Born
- 21 February 1979
- Birthplace
- Houma, Louisiana, United States
- Died
- 15 April 2014
- Place of death
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- hard rock
- Education
- Choctawhatchee Senior High School · Berklee College of Music
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Shane Paul Gibson (February 21, 1979 – April 15, 2014) was an American musician best known for being the touring guitarist for the American metal group Korn, after the departure of Brian "Head" Welch in February 2005. He also played the lead guitar for the solo tour of Jonathan Davis from Korn. He was hired on and joined forces in a project group called Mr Creepy.
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Shane Gibson (1979–2014) was a guitarist and musician, of American nationality. The guitarist was born in Houma and died in Birmingham. Shane Gibson was educated at Berklee College of Music and Choctawhatchee Senior High School. The work spans hard rock.
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The band was formed by Arthur Gonzales who also brought in (studio musician) Michael G Clark, award-winning bassist/vocalist, Jasmine Cain, and ex-Black Label Society drummer, Mike Froedge. His main band, stOrk, with Thomas Lang, singer VK Lynne and bassist Kelly LeMieux, is an experimental rock band that combined different elements, including thrash metal and progressive rock. In 2010, he recorded the single "Free" with an American metal band, Echoes The Fall. He appeared in a 2014 episode of the TBS prank show, Deal with It. The episode aired on May 21. Gibson died on April 15, 2014, in Birmingham, Alabama, of complications from a blood clotting disorder.
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• Name — Shane Gibson • Birth Name — Shane Paul Gibson • Born — 21 February 1979 • Birthplace — Houma, Louisiana, United States • Died — 15 April 2014 • Place of death — Birmingham, Alabama, United States • Instrument — Guitar, vocals, bass • Genre — Hard rock, thrash metal, industrial metal, progressive metal, nu metal, acoustic, experimental • Occupation — Musician • Label — Indie • Past Member Of — * Echoes The Fall • Jonathan Davis and the SFA • Korn • Postcard Audio • SchwarZenatoR • stOrk
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Shane held a bachelor's degree in Music Performance and Music Therapy from Berklee College of Music.
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• 2005: As a solo artist – Mr. Stork • 2007: Jonathan Davis and the SFA – Alone I Play • 2009: L. Shankar – Face to Face • 2009: Jason C. Miller – Last to Go Home • 2010: SchwarZenatoR – SchwarZenatoR • 2010: stOrk – stOrk • 2010: New World Man – A Tribute to Rush ("New World Man", "Fly By Night", "Force Ten") • 2010: Echoes the Fall – "Free" • 2011: Jonathan Davis and the SFA – Debut solo album • 2013: SchwarZenatoR - "Jingle All The Way" Single • 2014: Mr Creepy - "Mr Creepy EP" • 2014: stOrk – Broken Pieces
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- 1.Blabbermouth.net. Former Korn Touring Guitarist Shane Gibson Dead At 35. 2014-04-15.
- 2.Korn. Home.
- 3.Macamba0. Shane Gibson 4/2014. Rock and Roll Paradise. June 21, 2016.
- 4.imdb.com. Deal with It, Season 2, Episode 10.
- 5.Hartmann, Graham. Former Korn Touring Guitarist Shane Gibson Dies. Loudwire. April 15, 2014.
- 6.Shane Gibson '03 is the new guitar player for KORN | Berklee.
- 7.New World Man by Various Artists. iTunes.
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