On this episode we chat with virtuoso guitarist and long time friend of Skunk, Guy Laverick. Guy was an accomplished painter at a young age and initially studied art in his hometown of Sunderland , a city in northwestern England, but as guitar also became a passion he ventured to to Los Angeles to attend Musician's Institute. After returning to England Guy began recording original music and was soon sought after by regional acts. In 2006 he joined the legendary heavy metal band Blitzkrieg, played a number of European tours and festivals including Wacken Air, and recorded the Theatre of the Damned album in 2007. A few years later the band Chaos Asylum was formed with singer Martin McManus and the two musicians also collectively began performing in a Judas Priest tribute band. Guy gives some back story into his bands, the recording process and the reason no band should ever consider touring with WASP. 

This episode is filled with reminiscing and laughs about the days of music school in Hollywood, Skunk's visits to England in the winter and Guy's reciprocating vacations to a scorching hot Texas in summer. Yes, we talk guitars and even get to see a few, but make no mistake, when two blokes have known each other this long there are going to be stories... awful, unbelievable, hilarious stories. For Guy is not only a prodigy with acrylic paints and a heavy metal virtuoso capable of playing the guitar faster than an average metronome can count (literally), he also tells tales as legendary and horrifying as the Lambton worm.  

Currently Guy plays with the band Sin Theta who released their debut EP in 2019. 

Intro Music: American Party by A Good Rogering

Outro Music: Kill Or Be Killed by Chaos Asylum 

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