Jordi Gorgues Mateu - Personal biography



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Name: Jordi Gorgues Mateu.

Instrument: Guitar.

Place and date of birth: Andorra, April 14th, 1970.

Equipment: Caparison Dellinger II guitars, ENGL Powerball amplification, Mesa Boogie cabinet.

Biography: I began playing when I was 18. The first instrument I played was the bass, and I changed it to guitar 3 years later. I've played in some metal (Arkham, Hypnosys, Infected) and progressive rock (the Axle) bands, then I joined Persefone.

Occupation: Computer programmer.

Curriculum: Arkham, Hypnosis, Infected, the Axle, Persefone.

Hobbies: Music, computers.

Influences: Michael Schenker, James Murphy, Michael and Christopher Amott, Paul Gilbert, Stéphan Forté, Chuck Schuldiner.

Likes: Playing in a music band, sincere people.

Hates: False people, hypocrisy, wars, people who don't keep their words.

Musicians: Jason Becker, Michael Schenker, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Michael and Christopher Amott, Jeff Loomis, Chuck Schuldiner (R.I.P.), James Murphy, Blues Saraceno, Stéphan Forté, Sean Reinert, Ronnie James Dio.

Bands: Nevermore, Opeth, Adagio, Morbid Angel, Borknagar, Arcturus, Death, Cynic, Atheist, Disincarnate, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Arch Enemy, Katatonia and many more...

Albums: Underworld (Adagio), This Godless Endeavor (Nevermore), My Arms Your Hearse / Blackwater Park (Opeth), Dreams of the Carrion Kind (Disincarnate), Focus (Cynic), Human / Individual Thought Patterns (Death), Unquestionable Presence (Atheist), Reign in Blood (Slayer), Perpetual Burn (Jason Becker), Stigmata / Wages of Sin (Arch Enemy), Images and Words / Awake (Dream Theater), The Divine Winds of Tragedy / V (Symphony X), Sideshow Symphonies (Arcturus), Viva Emptiness (Katatonia), Epic (Borknagar), Domination (Morbid Angel), first album / Assault Attack (MSG)...

Songs: Chosen (Adagio), Enemy Within (Arch Enemy), How Could I... (Cynic), Mother Man (Atheist), Raining Blood (Slayer), Overactive Imagination (Death), Monarch of the Sleeping Marches (Disincarnate), This Godless Endeavor (Nevermore), Tonight's Music / Evidence (Katatonia), The Drapery Falls (Opeth), Altitudes (Jason Becker), Captain Nemo / Desert Song (MSG)...

Drink / Food: N/A

Movies: The Crow, all episodes from Star Wars, The Young Ones, The adventures of Ford Fairlane, Life of Brian.

Books: N/A

Games: N/A


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