Guitarist of the Week: Trey Azagthoth

This week's Guitarist of the Week is Trey Azagthoth (born George Emmanuel III) of Tampa-based Death Metal band, Morbid Angel.

This guy is a fantastic guitarist. He's definitely the Jimi Hendrix of Metal.

Just listen to this clip: 

Trey is credited for bringing seven strings to extreme metal after Steve Vai introduced them into the eyes of many with the release of his Passion and Warfare album. The release of Morbid Angel's third album, The Covenant, featured Trey using an Ibanez Universe, Steve Vai's line of seven string guitars and the first mass produced seven string guitar ever.

Here is the music video for God of Emptiness off of Morbid Angel's Covenant:

Trey's use of whammy bar and the range of the seven string guitar really paved the ground for a lot of death metal bands.

Trey's Gear:

• BC Rich Iron Bird 
• Ibanez UV7BK (Also known as "Greendot") 
• Custom Hamer V 
• Gold Label Charvel Explorer
• Orange Ibanez RG550
• Custom Dean Razorback V (as seen in the picture at the top)
• Jackson Warrior
• Marshall JCM900 on a Marshall 1960b 4x12 can
• Boss GE-7 EQ
• Boss BF-3 Flanger
• Dunlop Uni-Vibe Chorus
• Eventide Ultra H3000S Harmonizer
• Furman Power Conditioner
• Morley Bad Horsie Wah (Another Vai signature)
• MXR Phase 90
• ProCo RAT
• Digitech Whammy Pedal

And to wrap it off, one of my favorite Morbid Angel songs!