John Christ was born on John Wolfgang Knoll on February 19,1965 and is an American musician best known as the original guitarist for the metal band Danzig.
16 Facts About John Christ
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John Christ has been known for his bluesy hard rock sound and frequent use of the pinch harmonic.
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John Christ was born the youngest of five children, with four older sisters.
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John Christ first started playing acoustic guitar when he was in grade school and began playing electric guitar at age 13.
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John Christ's first electric guitar was a Univox Les Paul copy.
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John Christ grew up in Catonsville, Maryland and attended Catonsville High School.
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John Christ later studied classical guitar at the Peabody Institute and attended Towson University studying Jazz, theory and composition.
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In 1987, John Christ dropped out of college and moved to New Jersey to join Glenn Danzig's band Samhain, which became the band Danzig later that same year.
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John Christ auditioned well, but it wasn't until leaving countless guitar solos on Glenn Danzig's answering machine that he was finally invited to join the band.
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John Christ played guitar with Danzig from 1987 to July 1995, appearing on the albums Danzig, Lucifuge, How the Gods Kill and 4, and the Thrall-Demonsweatlive EP.
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In 1990, John Christ recorded guitar for the Samhain album Final Descent.
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John Christ officially left Danzig on July 5,1995, citing a breakdown in communication within the band as the reason behind his departure.
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In 1997, John Christ was part of the short lived band Juice 13, which included Randy Castillo, former drummer for Ozzy Osbourne.
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In 1999, John Christ released his debut solo album Flesh Caffeine.
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In 2003, John Christ was involved in a serious crash and suffered injuries to his fretting hand.
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On November 27,2009, John Christ returned to the live stage for the first time in ten years with a solo performance in Essex, Maryland.