Charles Hedger

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Charles Hedger is the guitarist for the symphonic black metal band Cradle of Filth.

[edit] Early life

Charles Hedger (Born on September 18, 1980) showed musical interest from a very early age. When he was 13, his brother gave him a copy of a tape from a local band that some of his friends were in, the demo tape was called The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, from an at the time fledgling British heavy metal band, Cradle of Filth. Then he got his first guitar, and learned some riffs with the help of a neighbour, Paul Allender. After learning much about guitar playing, at 19, Charles decided to take his guitar playing seriously, and drop his university classes on Psychology. He moved his studies to London where he was accepted into the Guitar Institute in London.

The following year his brother died, and Charles became greatly influenced to continue his guitar career in honour of his brother. He then started his own band, "End of Invention," in which he played lead guitar and vocals. He also began teaching guitar lessons at Colchester Institute, and studied Orchestration and Composition.

[edit] Cradle of Filth

In 2005, Charles received a call and was asked to fill in for Dave Pybus, who made a short leave in the 2005 Cradle of Filth tour. He accepted, and played bass for Cradle of Filth on their 2005 tour.

Upon the return of Dave Pybus, Charles took a guitar position and currently plays guitar along with Paul Allender.

[edit] Facts and rumours

• Some of his favourite bands include Enslaved, Metallica, Symphony X, Pantera and Grieg.

• Some of his hobbies include military history, Magick, and reading books by authors such as Nietzsche, Peter Carroll, Schopenhauer and La Vey.

Cradle of Filth
Dani Filth | Paul Allender | Dave Pybus | Charles Hedger | Sarah Jezebel Deva | Martin Škaroupka | Rosie Smith
Discography
Albums and EPs: The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) | V Empire (or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein) (1996) | Dusk and Her Embrace (1997) | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | From the Cradle to Enslave (1999) | Midian (2000) | Bitter Suites to Succubi (2001) | Lovecraft and Witch Hearts (2002) | Live Bait for the Dead (2002) | Damnation and a Day (2003) | Nymphetamine (2004) | Thornography (2006)
Demos: A Pungent And Sexual Miasma (1992) | Invoking the Unclean (1992) | Orgiastic Pleasures (1992) | The Black Goddess Rises (1992) | Goetia (1992) | Total Fucking Darkness (1993)
DVDs: PanDaemonAeon (1999) | Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid (2002) | Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness) (2003) | Mannequin (2003) | Peace Through Superior Firepower (2005)
Singles: Temptation (2006)
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