Mark Chaussee
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Mark Chaussee is an American professional guitarist. Was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The adherent of heavy metal and hard rock. Played guitar in The Coup De Grace, Fight, Danzig, Jimmy Coup, Marilyn Manson.
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[edit] Creative biography
The periodization is given according to chronological sequence.
[edit] World Of Hurt
World Of Hurt from Minneapolis, Minnesota is the first known band of Mark Chaussee.
[edit] The Coup De Grace
James Mecherle's band The Coup De Grace is the first world-known band of Mark Chaussee. "He played in The Coup De Grace for a while and we had the best of times! So much fun together!" - 28 February 2007, Jimmy Coup.
[edit] Fight
In Rob Halford's post-Judas Priest band Fight: guitarist (1994-1995). Was discovered through a tape he sent to Rob Halford's management. Joined the band as a replacement for the recently-departed Robby Lochner. "We put Mark in a tight situation – pretty cruel actually. We stuck him in a small studio and said, "Play". He was great." – Rob Halford, A Small Deadly Space Press Kit, 1995. Participated in recording of an album A Small Deadly Space (1995) and tour across the USA and Canada (tour schedule and detailed information).
[edit] Danzig
In Glenn Danzig's band Danzig: guitarist (june-september 1996). Participated in recording of two songs (Sacrifice and Serpentia) on album Blackacidevil (1996) as an invited musician. Has left band a few days before the OzzFest '96 tour started.
[edit] Returning in The Coupe De Grace
Apparently, right after living Danzig Mark Chaussee rejoined his second band The Coupe De Grace. Participated in recording of a demo and touring the Midwest U.S. in 1999.
[edit] Killswitch
In early 2000, an outsider suggested that newly formed Missouri band Killswitch work with Mark Chaussee, but that union wasn't meant to be. "There was this guy, Mark Chaussee. He played on the Small Deadly Space album with former Judas Priest singer Rob Halford in Fight, and he also played on Danzig's Blackacidevil. We went out to Minneapolis for a week and jammed with him for a while, and then he came down here for a week, but we just weren't on the same page... The Chaussee experience taught us to never try to recruit someone who has already been there. He was a really cool guy, but he's opened up for Metallica and been on the Metallica tour. He's done the arena with 70,000 people, and we're a bunch of country boys from Kansas City, here in the midwest, and didn't really have anything going for us." – Lance Collier (Killswitch bassist), Pitch, April 13, 2000.
[edit] Stereomud
After unsuccessful audition in Killswitch, Mark joined Stereomud in the summer of 2000, but it also has not brought any results. "After rehearsing for a few days we recorded our first demo in Atlanta and all agreed we had something special going on. The band was formed, almost... Once we had about 10 songs, the band decided that we could use another guitarist to augment the sound. I called up my friend Mark Chaussee who came in and played with us for about two months. Things didn't work out with Mark and we tried out a bunch of other guys." – Erik Rogers (Stereomud vocalist), PRP, August 8, 2000.
[edit] Jimmy Coup
In 2003, Mark Chaussee returned with James Mecherle, now known as Jimmy Coup, to work on a "full-on metal" album with ex-The Coup De Grace guitarist Steve Wresh and drummer Brett Degendoffer. "It's gonna have lots and lots of guitars, killing double leads, tough vocals and hit hard. All the shit I love!" – Jimmy Coup, Unearthed Archives, December 15, 2003.
[edit] Marilyn Manson
Mark Chaussee joined Marilyn Manson in autumn 2004 as a replacement for the recently-departed John 5, as a temporary live guitarist (2004-2005). He participated in the Against All Gods world tour in support of Marilyn Manson's greatest hits collection Lest We Forget (2004), where tours proceeded from October, 27th, 2004 till August, 31st, 2005.
Mark Chaussee's style of play featured an original and exotic heavy sound, similar to an "old-school" heavy metal – crude and not polished, and contrasted with glam-rock influences of former guitarist John 5 and former style of band as a whole. Mark lent a more rigid, gloomy and aggressive sound to the band. "I thought Mark added something great and different to the tour. We haven’t had the opportunity to write songs together" – Marilyn Manson, Dramatic New Scenes for Celebritarian Needs. However, because of Chaussee's manner (and fan's disappointment with the departure of John 5), obscurity, inexpressive appearance and concerning passive behaviour on stage – he was not received well by fans of the band. Right upon the completion of the tour, Chaussee left Marilyn Manson.
[edit] Trivia
- In the interview to Jeff Brinn for Schwegweb.com Jimmy Coup has named Mark Chaussee "the most killer lead player I've ever known".
[edit] External links
| Danzig |
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| Glenn Danzig |
| Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein | Kenny Hickey | Steve Zing | Johnny Kelly |
| Former members: John Christ | Tom Orio-Nist | Dave Kushner | Tommy Victor | Jeff Chambers | Joe Fraulob | Todd Youth | Eerie Von | Josh Lazie | Rob Nicholson | Howie Pyro | Jerry Montano | Chuck Biscuits | Mark Chaussee | Joey Castillo | Charlee Johnson | Bevan Davies |
| Official discography |
| Studio albums: Danzig (1988) | Lucifuge (1990) | How the Gods Kill (1992) | 4 (1994) | Blackacidevil (1996) | Satan's Child (1999) | I Luciferi (2002) | Circle of Snakes (2004) |
| Glenn's solo albums: Black Aria (1992) | Black Aria II (2006) |
| EPs: Thrall: Demonsweatlive (1993) | Sacrifice (1996) |
| Live albums: Live on the Black Hand Side (2001) |
| Box sets: The Lost Tracks of Danzig (2007) |
| Related articles |
| The Misfits | Samhain |
