Birth name John Charles LeCompt Name John LeCompt Website John LeCompt Twitter | Years active 1994–present | |
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Associated acts Role Musician · twitter.com/johnlecompt Music groups Evanescence (2003 – 2007), We Are The Fallen (Since 2009), Machina Albums The Open Door, Anywhere but Home, Fallen, Tear the World Down, Cirque Des Damnes Profiles | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
We Are The Fallen - John LeCompt recording a guitar solo on debut album - NRG Studios 11.3.09
Interview with Amy Lee and John LeCompt
John Charles LeCompt (born March 10, 1973) is an American musician who has been part of the Little Rock heavy metal music scene since the mid-1990s. He has been associated with a number of bands, ranging from the unknown and unsigned to multi-platinum sellers, most notably the alternative metal band Evanescence. One of his main collaborators is long-time friend Rocky Gray, who is often John's bandmate in various group projects. They both are now members of the rock bands We Are the Fallen and Machina.
Contents
- We Are The Fallen John LeCompt recording a guitar solo on debut album NRG Studios 11309
- Interview with Amy Lee and John LeCompt
- Mindrage
- Kill System
- Soul Embraced
- Hardware
- References
Mindrage
His first commercial endeavor was the Christian metal band Mindrage, in which he performed as both lead vocalist and lead guitarist. Enlisted for the project was Nick Williams on bass and Chad Wilburn on drums. Mindrage signed to Bulletproof Records and in June 1998 recorded the studio album Sown In Weakness, Raised In Power, consisting of eleven tracks. Their second album was a split EP with band Nailed Promise featuring four tracks released on Pluto Records. For this album, Justin Carder replaced Wilburn on drums.
Kill System
LeCompt later joined with then-Living Sacrifice guitarist Rocky Gray to form what would be known as Kill System, alongside Chad Moore (Soul Embraced) on bass, Allen Robson (Becoming Saints) on guitar, and Lance Garvin (also of Living Sacrifice & Soul Embraced) on drums. While the project never obtained an official distribution deal and despite LeCompt's history of a heavier music style, Kill System evolved into something more melodic and became a favorite among fans.
Soul Embraced
LeCompt eventually joined back up with Rocky Gray to collaborate with Gray's band Soul Embraced. LeCompt played guitar during many of the band's live shows, and was the featured vocalist on the track "Seems Like Forever" on the album, Immune.
Hardware
LeCompt uses a variety of guitars, both electric and acoustic. For electric, he uses a number of ESP models, including the F-300FM, EC-1000, Viper-301, Viper Custom, Grynch, PC-1V PW, SC608B, H-301 and H-307. His acoustic guitars include the Yamaha CPX900 and LJX6C models. For amplification, he stated that he uses a Mesa Stiletto Deuce.