Meister - Bludgeoning guitar and Backing growls

Meister (as he as known . . . most people don't even know his first name) hails from Pontiac Illinois and has been shredding guitar frets since he was 16. He remembers his sister Anna took up playing guitar, but stopped taking lessons and passed her guitar to him.

He started his first band soon after, but broke into the metal scene with The Breed of Sedition with many of his friends from Pontiac. Together they played many shows, several with Low Twelve - so Meister has been a friend/fan of the band since it began in 1998. After The Breed of Sedition broke up, Meister took to doing vocals in the band Human Hatemachine, and then back to guitar again in Killborn.

When Les left Low Twelve in March of 2008, Meister was on the top of the list of guys to call. Pete and Wes not only wanted him for his wicked riffing abilities, but also for his leather lungs . . . to finally have a vocalist that could go toe-to-toe with Pete and do some really brutal vocal stuff. He's done that and much more as his contributions are already being felt in the new Low Twelve sound.

Meister brings lots of energy to the table and a great sense of humor . . . prepare for mayhem to ensue when he takes the stage!

Meister's Arsenal

amps: NADY power amp

processors/misc: Digitech

cabinets: Crate/Randall 4 x 10's

strings: Blue Steel

guitars: Ibanez 7-string

More stuff about Meister...

The top 5 CD's in his collection:

Full Blown Chaos "Within the Grasp of Titans"
Sepultura "Chaos AD"
Cannibal Corpse "Eaten Back to Life"
Earth Crisis "Gomarah Season"
Lamb of God "As the Palaces Burn"

What were Meister's early influences?

"I was influenced early on by stuff like Suicidal Tendencies, Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura and Earth Crisis."