Mike Lerner (musician)
Mike Lerner | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Direwolf |
| Born | May 17, 1981 |
| Genres | Extreme metal, black metal |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Labels | Black Market Activities |
Mike Lerner is an American metal guitarist best known for his work with Behold... The Arctopus.
Career[edit]
Lerner began playing the piano when he was five years old.[1] He attended New York University where he received a degree and met fellow musician Colin Marston. The two began to play together and eventually formed the tech-metal group Behold... the Arctopus. They were later joined by drummer Charlie Zeleny.
Equipment[edit]
Lerner is endorsed by Ibanez Guitars and is often seen performing on their RG model. His first Ibanez guitar was a bright yellow coloured RG565 that he found at a pawn shop in the mid-1990s.[1] He also uses a Peavey 5150 head and a Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet.[2]
Discography[edit]
With Behold... The Arctopus[edit]
- 2002: We Need a Drummer (demo, MP3.com)
- 2003: Arctopocalypse Now... Warmageddon Later (demo, self-released)
- 2005: Nano-Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning (EP, Troubleman Unlimited, Epicene Sound Systems)
- 2006: Split with Orthrelm (Split, Crucial Blast Records, Eyes of Sound)
- 2007: Memphis 3-6-06 (Video, s.l.a.p.)
- 2007: Skullgrid (album, Black Market Activities)
- 2012: Horrorscension (album, Black Market Activities)
- 2016: Cognitive Emancipation (album)
- 2020: Hapeleptic Overtrove (album, Willowtip Records)
As Direwolf[edit]
- 2007: Beyond the Lands of Human Existence (album, Blastard Entertainment)
Other appearances[edit]
- 2006: Astomatous - The Beauty Of Reason
- Performed guitar on the track "The Ascetic Ponders"
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Blastard Entertainment Website
- Mike Lerner on Myspace
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mike Lerner Artist Interview". Ibanez.co.jp. Ibanez Guitars. February 7, 2008. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS: Video Interview Available". BlabberMouth.net. Roadrunner Records. September 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-17.[permanent dead link]
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