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Mike Lerner is an American metal guitarist best known for his work with Behold... The Arctopus.

Mike Lerner
Also known as	Direwolf
Born	(1981-05-17) May 17, 1981 (age 41)
Genres	Extreme metal, black metal
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Black Market Activities

Career

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

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

With Behold... The Arctopus

• 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

• 2007: Beyond the Lands of Human Existence (album, Blastard Entertainment)

Other appearances

• 2006: Astomatous - The Beauty Of Reason
  • Performed guitar on the track "The Ascetic Ponders"

See also

• Colin Marston
• Black Market Activities

External links

• Blastard Entertainment Website
• Mike Lerner on Myspace

References

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