John Marshall (guitarist)

John Marshall is a former guitarist for the thrash metal band Metal Church (1989–1993, 1998–2001). Before joining the band in 1989, he was the guitar tech for Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.^[1] Marshall also became the fill-in rhythm guitarist for James Hetfield in 1986 (while still performing his duties as guitar tech) while Hetfield's wrist was broken due to a skateboarding accident, and again in 1992 when Hetfield was recovering from pyrotechnics burn injuries stemming from a concert with Guns N' Roses in Montreal. He also briefly played in progressive thrashers Blind Illusion (which also featured Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde)

Marshall also has Type 1 diabetes^[2]. He stands 6'7".

Discography

• Blessing in Disguise (1989)
• The Human Factor (1991)
• Hanging in the Balance (1993)
• Masterpeace (1999)

References

External links

• http://www.metalchurchmusic.com/discography.asp
• http://ilikethat.com/metallica/history85-86.cfm
• http://ilikethat.com/metallica/history90-93.cfm