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Michael Gallagher is an American guitarist, best known for his work with post-metal band Isis. He joined them in 1999 for their debut LP Celestial, having previously been a member of Cast Iron Hike.[2] He has an ambient project known as MGR (Mustard Gas & Roses); under this moniker he has released two albums and scored one film.[3][4]

Michael Gallagher
Background information
Born	Massachusetts, United States[1]
Genres	Post-metal, experimental, post-rock, progressive metal, sludge metal, avant-garde doom
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1994 – present
Labels	Hydra Head Records, Ipecac Recordings

He plays a '78 Les Paul Custom, which he bought on eBay,[5] through a Fryette Sig:x Amplifier. While playing in Isis he normally tuned his guitar down to Dropped B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#), like his bandmate Aaron Turner.

Discography

With Cast Iron Hike

• Watch it Burn (1997)
• Cast Iron Hike (1998)

With Isis

• Sawblade (1999)
• Isis / Pig Destroyer (2000) (Split with Pig Destroyer)
• Celestial (2000)
• SGNL>05 (2001)
• Oceanic (2002)
• Panopticon (2004)
• Oceanic: Remixes & Reinterpretations (2004)
• In the Fishtank 14 (2006) (Split with Aereogramme)
• In the Absence of Truth (2006)
• Wavering Radiant (2009)

As MGR

• Nova Lux (2006)
• Wavering on the Cresting Heft (2007)
• 22nd of May [OST] (2010)[6]

References

External links

• Creative Eclipse interview with Gallagher
• Interview with Gallagher at PopMatters
• Interview with Gallagher at Punknews

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