25 Facts About Chris Broderick

Chris Broderick is formerly the lead guitarist for Jag Panzer, appearing on four albums between 1998 and 2004.

Chris Broderick served as a touring guitarist for Nevermore in the 2000s.

Chris Broderick joined Swedish metal band In Flames in 2019 as a touring guitarist, before becoming the band's permanent guitarist in 2022.

Chris Broderick started playing guitar when he was 11 years old, with one of his first guitar influences being Eddie Van Halen.

Chris Broderick's playing styles range from metal, classical, neoclassical, and jazz.

Chris Broderick was a notable musician in the Denver music scene from 1988 and on, as a guitarist in Grey Haven and Killing Time, and as a guitarist and vocalist in Industrial Eden.

Chris Broderick has a degree in classical guitar music performance from the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music and started teaching guitar lessons in the early 1990s.

Chris Broderick is heavily influenced by flamenco music and rates guitarists Paco de Lucia and Paco Pena highly.

Chris Broderick was brought in as a replacement due to his technical guitar skills and stayed with the band for a decade until joining Megadeth in 2008.

Chris Broderick played on four studio albums with the band, The Age of Mastery Thane to the Throne, Mechanized Warfare, Decade of the Nail Spiked Bat and Casting the Stones, in addition to the video album The Era of Kings and Conflict.

Chris Broderick rejoined the band as a touring guitarist in 2006 and was part of the live lineup until the end of 2007.

Chris Broderick appeared on the band's live and video album The Year of the Voyager released in 2008.

Chris Broderick made his live debut with the band on February 4,2008, in Finland and toured with them on Gigantour 2008.

Chris Broderick would go on to record three studio albums with the band, Endgame, Thirteen and Super Collider.

Chris Broderick performed live with Megadeth as part of the Big Four of thrash metal along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.

In January 2023, Chris Broderick mentioned that the band was on hiatus as his main priority is In Flames.

Chris Broderick joined Swedish metal band In Flames in early 2019 as a touring rhythm guitarist.

Chris Broderick resumed touring with In Flames once the pandemic restrictions were lifted.

Chris Broderick officially joined the band in 2022, replacing Niclas Engelin.

Chris Broderick is currently endorsed by Jackson Guitars and has several six- and seven-string signature guitars with custom DiMarzio pickups, including a Pro Series Signature Soloist model, a USA Series Signature Soloist model and a custom shop signature CB2 Diabolic model.

Chris Broderick was previously endorsed by Ibanez, and played RG and Prestige custom six- and seven-string guitar models with DiMarzio pickups until January 2011.

Chris Broderick has a signature line of DiMarzio pickups and has previously used Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat pickups.

Chris Broderick is currently endorsed by ENGL Amps and Ernie Ball strings.

Chris Broderick currently uses custom-made, 3D-printed thumb picks that holds the pick in place on the thumb.

Chris Broderick has previously patented and sold a pick clip that converts picks into thumb picks.