Stephen Carpenter
He was born on August 3, 1970
Favorite music - (before joining the deftones) Metallica, Anthrax, Faith No More, Slayer, (later) Depeche Mode, Duran Duran. The first song he strummed guitar to was "Round And Around" by RATT and the bands Metallica, S.O.D., Anthrax. The 1st albums he bought were Kiss' "Alive II", Queen's "News Of The World" and "Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack".
Top albums:
'Meshugga, Chaosphere' - The most brutal record i've heard, from second one to second last. It left me wondering where the hell i'd been the whole time.
'Depeche Mode, Ultra' - They've settled into their groove. Every song makes you go, "Damn." It drop you to your knees.
'Faith No More, The Real Thing' - It opened my mind to the blending of atmospheres. It was always heavy, but it had a dynamic. You never knew what was coming next.
'Van Halen, Fair Warning' - Riff heaven from beginning to end. I just hear testosterone, an attitude of confidence.
Previous day Job: Sacramento fast-food restaurants
Equipment
Guitars
ESP Stef Carpenter Series w/ EMG pickups
Effects
Guyatone HD-2 Harmonic Distortion
Rocktron Replifex
Rocktron Silencer
Rocktron Patch Mate -Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Amps
Marshall JMP
1 Preamp
ADA MP1 Preamp
Marshall 9200 Poweramps
Marshall 4x12 Cabinets w/ 70 and 75 watt speakers
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