John 5 and The Creatures
For almost 30 years, John 5 has been one of the most in-demand guitar players on the planet. As well as a guitarist for hire, 5 has shared the stage as axe-man for Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Rob Halford. He has also worked with an impressive array of names, from all walks of music, including KD Lang, Rod Stewart, David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, Tina Guo and Steven Adler.
To call John 5 a shredder does not do him justice. There’s little he can’t put his hand to.
John 5’s solo career turned out not to be a flash in the pan, and he has now released several albums. He has worked with many special guests on those albums, including Albert Lee who called John 5 “one of the nicest guys I’ve worked with “, Steve Vai who called John “underrated”, Joe Satriani, Jim Root, Eric Johnson and many more. As well as his solo albums John 5 teamed up with the vocal talents of Joe Grah (formerly of Texas band Jibe) to form “radio rock project” Loser. Their first single, ‘Disposable Sunshine’ featured on the Fantastic Four soundtrack.
In 2006, John 5 was invited to join Rob Zombie for a short Ozzfest Tour. John 5 continues to work with Zombie as the lead guitarist for the band, co-writing on all studio albums since Educated Horses, and composing the score for several of Rob’s films.
In 2015, following a series of web shows to celebrate the release of his solo album ‘Careful With That Axe”, John 5 decided to take his solo set on tour, and formed The Creatures band to support his live shows. Initially joined by long-term friend Rodger Carter on drums, the band continues touring to this day, and now work as a unit on 5’s solo albums, including ‘Season Of The Witch’, the live album ‘It’s Alive’, 2019’s ‘Invasion’, and ‘Live Invasion’ in 2020. The current line-up includes John 5, Ian Ross on bass and drummer Alejandro Mercado. The band is consistently creating new music and releasing captivating, creative, genre-busting videos that highlight Ian’s thunderous bass, Alejandro’s powerful drumming, and John’s superhuman guitar solos.
The Creatures have continued to impress with the fluid distribution of their instruments, which invade and capture the essence of the music overall. What some would possibly believe about solo guitar work and the probability of it all “sounding the same” from the same musician, would be absolutely incorrect when it comes to John 5 and the Creatures. They are remarkably diverse which keeps you interested album after album. source. Metal Nation Album Review
John 5 and The Creatures ON TOUR NOW!
John 5 and The Creatures
For almost 30 years, John 5 has been one of the most in-demand guitar players on the planet. As well as a guitarist for hire, 5 has shared the stage as axe-man for Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Rob Halford. He has also worked with an impressive array of names, from all walks of music, including KD Lang, Rod Stewart, David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, Tina Guo and Steven Adler.
To call John 5 a shredder does not do him justice. There’s little he can’t put his hand to.
John 5’s solo career turned out not to be a flash in the pan, and he has now released several albums. He has worked with many special guests on those albums, including Albert Lee who called John 5 “one of the nicest guys I’ve worked with “, Steve Vai who called John “underrated”, Joe Satriani, Jim Root, Eric Johnson and many more. As well as his solo albums John 5 teamed up with the vocal talents of Joe Grah (formerly of Texas band Jibe) to form “radio rock project” Loser. Their first single, ‘Disposable Sunshine’ featured on the Fantastic Four soundtrack.
In 2006, John 5 was invited to join Rob Zombie for a short Ozzfest Tour. John 5 continues to work with Zombie as the lead guitarist for the band, co-writing on all studio albums since Educated Horses, and composing the score for several of Rob’s films.
In 2015, following a series of web shows to celebrate the release of his solo album ‘Careful With That Axe”, John 5 decided to take his solo set on tour, and formed The Creatures band to support his live shows. Initially joined by long-term friend Rodger Carter on drums, the band continues touring to this day, and now work as a unit on 5’s solo albums, including ‘Season Of The Witch’, the live album ‘It’s Alive’, 2019’s ‘Invasion’, and ‘Live Invasion’ in 2020. The current line-up includes John 5, Ian Ross on bass and drummer Alejandro Mercado. The band is consistently creating new music and releasing captivating, creative, genre-busting videos that highlight Ian’s thunderous bass, Alejandro’s powerful drumming, and John’s superhuman guitar solos.
The Creatures have continued to impress with the fluid distribution of their instruments, which invade and capture the essence of the music overall. What some would possibly believe about solo guitar work and the probability of it all “sounding the same” from the same musician, would be absolutely incorrect when it comes to John 5 and the Creatures. They are remarkably diverse which keeps you interested album after album. source. Metal Nation Album Review
John 5 and The Creatures ON TOUR NOW!