Troy McLawhorn
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Troy McLawhorn |
| Born | November 4, 1968 |
| Origin | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Genres | Alternative metal, Hard rock, Nu metal, post-grunge |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts |
Evanescence Sevendust Seether Dark New Day doubleDrive Still Rain |
William Troy McLawhorn (born November 4, 1968) is an American musician who is a guitarist of the bands Evanescence and Dark New Day.
Early career
He was formerly of the bands Seether, doubleDrive and Still Rain. After the demise of his first band, Still Rain, McLawhorn helped form Dark New Day in 1995, although they were inactive for several years. Instead, McLawhorn was the guitarist in doubleDrive from 1996 until December 2003, before re-joining Dark New Day the following year.
Evanescence
In May 2007, McLawhorn was announced as the replacement for Evanescence's former guitarist John LeCompt, and played with the band through its The Open Door album tour, which ended in December 2007. He remained active with Dark New Day while playing with Evanescence.[1] However, McLawhorn eventually left Dark New Day in mid-2008 after joining Seether as a touring guitarist.[2] After the success of the subsequent tour, McLawhorn became the official lead guitarist of Seether.
From then until early March 2011, McLawhorn did various tours with Seether. He took part in recording with the band on projects such as "Seether iTunes Originals," "Rhapsody Originals," and on covers of Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" and Frank Sinatra's "I've Got You Under my Skin" as well. McLawhorn finished recording with Seether on the album "Holding On To Strings Better Left To Fray." The first single "Country Song" was released in the United States on March 8, 2011 exclusively on iTunes.
On March 8, 2011 it was announced that Troy had left Seether to pursue other interests.[3] Later that day McLawhorn responded on the official "The Troy McLawhorn Fan Site" on Facebook with the following statement:
"Thanks for all of the support. You guys are great! I really enjoyed playing and creating music with the guys and I wish that I didn't have to leave especially now that the album that we worked so hard on is finally coming out. It was a hard decision and I wish them the best. I hope that I will see all of you when I find my next project."
On April 8, 2011, Seether frontman Shaun Morgan took to his Twitter account to vent his frustrations regarding Troy's still unconfirmed new gig.[4] The next day Troy took to his official Facebook page to release the following statement to explain his departure:
- "You know...I have been laying low because I didn't want my departure from Seether to be any more dramatic than it has to be but I can't sit by while people come to my site and trash me. There are a lot of people who have been very supportive and I appreciate that so much. As for the haters...I can understand that people are passionate about their bands and the music. I am, too. That's why even when I was barely able to survive financially in this business I never quit because I genuinely love to play music with my friends. My leaving Seether was not about money at all. Ask yourselves this, why would I leave the band after we had just finished making an awesome record? Why? I was as excited as anyone to get out there and support it. I am losing money by leaving the band. You have to know that it was a very personal invasion of trust that led me to make my decision to leave. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a vindictive person and I am just trying to find a place that I can be long term and play music with people that I can trust."
On June 12, 2011, Amy Lee of Evanescence announced on her Twitter account that Troy had officially rejoined the band for their upcoming tour and new album due out October 11, 2011.
Troy McLawhorn will fill in for Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery on their upcoming tour with Coal Chamber. McLawhorn will join the band on March 27 though April.[5]
Personal life
Troy is married to Amy McLawhorn, and has a son named Michael.
Discography
Still Rain
- Still Rain
- Bitter Black Water
Sevendust
- Home (1999)
doubleDrive
- 1000 Yard Stare (1999)
- Blue in the Face (2003)
Dark New Day
- Twelve Year Silence (June 14, 2005)
- Black Porch (Acoustic Sessions) (September 5, 2006)
- Hail Mary (August 23, 2011)
- B-Sides (August 24, 2011)
- New Tradition (February 28, 2012)
Seether
- iTunes Originals – Seether (2008)
- Rhapsody Originals – Seether (2008)
- Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2009 reissue of the song "Careless Whisper")
- "Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray" (2011)
Evanescence
- Evanescence (2011)
Equipment
Guitars
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Effects
- Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Signature Wah JH1D
- Dunlop Zakk Wylde W MXR Overdrive
- Dunlop MXR KFK1 Ten Band EQ
- Dunlop MC401 Boost/Line Driver
- DigiTech Whammy 4
- TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger
- BOSS DD-6: Digital Delay
- BOSS CE-5: Chorus Ensemble
- BOSS NS-2: Noise Suppressor
- BOSS TU-2: Chromatic Tuner
Amplifiers
- Orange PPC412 Closed Back Guitar Cab 4- 4×12 cabs
- Orange Rockerverb 100 MKII Head
Other
- Orange Amps Amplifiers FTSWCH Foot Switch
- Dunlop Tortex Pitch Black 488
- Dunlop Nickel Plated Steel Guitar Strings
References
- ↑ "New Lineup Announced" (Press release). Wind-up via Blabbermouth.net. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ↑ "Seether to rock South Africa". News24.com. 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ↑ "Troy McLawhorn Resignation". 2011-03-08.
- ↑ "Troy Rejoins Evanescence?".
- ↑ http://rockaccess.net/2013/03/13/troy-mclawhorn-to-fill-in-on-sevendust-tour/
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