Mark Morton
Morton performing at Rock im Park 2015
Morton performing at Rock im Park 2015
Background information
Birth nameMark Duane Morton
Born (1972-11-25) November 25, 1972
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1989–present
Labels
Member ofLamb of God
Websitelamb-of-god.com

Mark Duane Morton (born November 25, 1972[1]) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Lamb of God.[2]

Career

Morton (right) with Axis, circa 1988

In December 2018, Morton announced his solo debut album, Anesthetic to be released on March 1, 2019, through Spinefarm Records. A single from the album titled "The Truth Is Dead" was released following the announcement and features Morton's Lamb of God bandmate Randy Blythe as well as Arch Enemy frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz on vocals.[3] The album also features a posthumous collaboration with late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington,[4] which was teased all the way back to April 2017.[5] The song titled "Cross Off" was released as the album's second single on January 8, 2019.[6]

Equipment

Morton's performing gear consists mostly of Gibson Guitars, using mainly the Les Paul model. For many years he used Jackson guitars, including a Rhoads style and Swee-Tone archtop (both seen in the Killadelphia DVD) and, most often, his own signature model, the Jackson Dominion strung with Dunlop Heavy Core 10-48 strings tuned to drop-D, loaded with a Seymour Duncan '59 in the bridge and a Duncan Jazz in the neck. He has recently developed a signature "Dominion" pickup with Dimarzio, which he used in his signature guitars and now uses in his Les Pauls.[7]

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Airplay
[8]		 US
Main.
[9]		 US
Rock
[10]		 US
Hard Rock
Digital
[9]
"The Truth Is Dead"
(featuring Randy Blythe and Alissa White-Gluz)		 2018 — — — — Anesthetic
"Cross Off"
(featuring Chester Bennington)		 2019 25 7 37 11
"Save Defiance"
(featuring Myles Kennedy)		 — — — —
"All I Had to Lose"
(featuring Mark Morales)		 2020 — — — — Ether
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

With Burn the Priest

With Lamb of God

References

  1. 1 2 "Mark Morton Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ Demasi, Vincent (January 1, 2007). "All God's children: Lamb of God's Willie Adler and Mark Morton spread the gospel of American metal". Accessmylibrary.com.
  3. ↑ "LAMB OF GOD Guitarist's 'Anesthetic' Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By LINKIN PARK, PAPA ROACH Members". Blabbermouth. December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kaufman, Spencer (December 14, 2018). "Lamb of God's Mark Morton to release album featuring Chester Bennington, Randy Blythe, Myles Kennedy, and more". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ Rosenberg, Axl (April 12, 2017). "Lamb of God's Mark Morton Collaborating with Linkin Park's Chester Bennington". MetalSucks. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ brownypaul (December 18, 2018). "Lamb of God's Mark Morton announces solo collaborative album 'Anesthetic' featuring a STACK OF GUESTS!!!". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Setups – Mark Morton (Lamb of God)". Seymour Duncan. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chester Bennington". Billboard.
  9. 1 2 "Mark Morton". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Mark Morton". Billboard.

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