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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 played rhythm guitar for the alternative metal band Evanescence from 2002 to 2007.

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John LeCompt
LeCompt performing in 2007
Background information
Birth name	John Charles LeCompt
Born	(1973-03-10) March 10, 1973 (age 49) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, alternative metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, mandolin
Years active	1994–present
Website	John LeCompt Twitter

One of LeCompt's main collaborators is long-time friend Rocky Gray. They both are now members of the rock bands We Are the Fallen and Machina.[1]

Band projects

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.[2]

References

Further reading

• Former EVANESCENCE Members Sign MACHINA Deal With ROGUE RECORDS – September 12, 2012 http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=179346
• Album Review of Machina's "To Live and Die in the Garden of Eden" http://pittsburghmusicmagazine.com/2012/10/17/machinas-to-live-and-die-in-the-garden-of-eden/
• "Guitar & Bass Artists – John LeCompt". Yamaha. Retrieved March 28, 2007.

External links

• John LeCompt Twitter

На других языках

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- [en] John LeCompt

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[es] John LeCompt

John Charles LeCompt (n. 10 de marzo de 1973) es un músico estadounidense que ha sido parte de la escena Metal en Little Rock Arkansas, desde mediados de la década de 1990. Él ha sido asociado con un gran número de bandas, que van desde las grandes bandas vendedoras de platino hasta la banda de Rock alternativo Evanescence, de la cual se anunció su expulsión el 4 de mayo del 2007. Uno de sus principales colaboradores y amigo de mucho tiempo es Rocky Gray, que suele ser su compañero de banda en varios Proyectos de los cuales se destacan Evanescence y actualmente Machina y la banda de Hard rock Sinfónico We Are The Fallen. Tiene un hermano llamado Jimmy con el cual canto una canción: Burnt offerings Free But Hollow, además está casado con Shelly y tiene dos hijos llamados Bethanie, y John Charles LeCompt II, que han participado en el álbum Tear The World Down de la banda We Are The Fallen además de tener dos perros como mascotas.

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[ru] Лекомпт, Джон

Джон Чарльз Лекомпт (англ. John Charles LeCompt) — американский музыкант. Он стал частью хеви-метал-музыки Литл-Рока с середины 1990-х годов. Был участником многих групп, от неизвестных до обладателей мульти-платиновых альбомов, главным образом коллектива Evanescence. Одним из его основных соавторов стал Роки Грей, давний друг Лекомпта. Сейчас они оба являются участниками We Are the Fallen и Machina[1].

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