1. William Breen Kelliher was born on March 23,1971 and is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band Mastodon, and being the only band member who doesn't share the lead vocal duty.
13 Facts About Bill Kelliher
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Bill Kelliher is an Irish citizen; he holds dual citizenship with the United States and Ireland.
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Bill Kelliher's father is an Irish immigrant who, in his teenage years, moved to the US from Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland.
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Bill Kelliher is running the samples and ambiance in between and during songs.
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On June 12,2007, Hinds and Bill Kelliher won the Metal Hammer Golden Gods award for best shredders, Mastodon's first ever award.
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Bill Kelliher uses several guitars in Mastodon: his main guitar for a long time was a Gibson Les Paul Custom in a Silverburst finish.
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Bill Kelliher used other Les Paul Customs in Ebony and Alpine White during the band's 2009 tour with Dethklok.
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Bill Kelliher has used several Gibson Explorers, including a vintage Explorer CMT in tobacco burst.
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Bill Kelliher has used two custom Yamaha SBGs and a First Act custom 9-string Silverburst DC Lola, which was used particularly on the title track for Crack the Skye.
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In 2013, Bill Kelliher got a signature Gibson Explorer, named "The Golden Axe".
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Bill Kelliher uses an Audiotech Guitar Products Source Selector 1X6 Rack Mount Audio Switcher.
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In 2013 Bill Kelliher collaborated with Lace Pickups on his own signature guitar pickups, the "Dissonant Aggressors".
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At NAMM 2016, Friedman Amplification launched a signature amp for Bill Kelliher called the Butterslax.