Banjo-DSG Mascot

Recent winner of the Best in Show at Petland for Halloween! I am the mascot for the Progressive Metal Group DSG! I have spent many hours listening to the shredding of guitar hero David Shankle. I have influenced many of his songs. My mother is Kimmy B. She's hot! David and Kelly Shankle are my Aunt and Uncle. I am very spoiled and get whatever I want!!!!
DAVID SHANKLE Biography
David Shankle “The Shred Demon”, Chicago, IL is one of the most respected and talented guitarists shredding up the metal scene today. To all MANOWAR and DSG fans, he is one of the top 20 shredders and fastest guitarists in the world. He is well known for playing 7 string over-the-neck scales and arpeggios, string skipping, and a master of many guitar techniques. HE IS KNOWN TO PLAY OVER-THE-NECK GUITAR FASTER THAN MOST GUYS PLAY NORMALLY. David was a member of MANOWAR from 1988 to 1994, playing on the epic, certified-platinum album “The Triumph Of Steel” and co-writing 4 songs including “Master Of The Wind”, “The Burning”, “Ride the Dragon”, and “Demon’s Whip”. After setting out on his own, David attended Roosevelt Music University in Chicago to improve his jazz and classical guitar skills. Check out his signature style of guitar playing in the video for “Ashes To Ashes” and on the songs “The Glory of Achilles”, “Metal Warriors” and “Battle Hymn” on the “The Day The Earth Shook: The Absolute Power” dvd featuring MANOWAR members past and present performing at the Earthshaker Fest 2005. Now, having refined and nearly perfected his craft, David brings years of experience and hard work to the table with the DAVID SHANKLE GROUP.
The DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (also known as DSG) is about pure talent. Even before his days as lead guitarist of MANOWAR, David had already received numerous accolades. His incredible technique and blistering speed on the guitar have won him the moniker “The Shred Demon”. Such revered artists as Michael Angelo Batio, Joe Stump, Rusty Cooley, George Bellas, Francisco Fareri and Tom Hess have testified to David’s prowess. George Bellas has said, “DSG should stand for Dangerous Speed Guitar”. With the first of six instructional videos available through ShredAcademy.com, David continues to make his mark on the guitar world. Fronting his own impressive band, the DAVID SHANKLE GROUP , David introduced the metal world to a new breed of speed while, at the same time, displaying awesome classical guitar and balladry on the band’s debut album “Ashes To Ashes”, which was released in 2003 on Magic Circle Music. Be sure to listen to DSG's second album, “Hellborn”, which is guaranteed to melt your face. David Shankle is one of the most devastating over the neck shredders around.
David would like to thank the new members of the DSG band: Power Metal vocalist Kyle Michael's, ,Orchestral keyboards Drake Mefestta and of course David Shankle on Guitars.We also would like to thank Jay Walsh at Fairview Recording Studios & Lloyd freeze as acting MANAGER. .
www.davidshanklegroup.com
www.myspace.com/dsgdavidshanklegroup
www.myspace.com/davidshreddemonshankle
www.magiccirclemusic.com
www.farviewrecording.com
For more information, please visit www.davidshanklegroup.com
www.magiccirclemusic.com
www.myspace.com/davidshreddemonshankle
www.myspace.com/dsgdavidshanklegroup
and www.farviewrecording.com
Label: Magic Circle Music
Engineer: Jay Walsh - Farview Recordings

PERSONAL DAVID SHANKLE ENDORSEMENTS
"Michael Angelo Batio and David Shankle met when Michael was in the band “Holland”. They have been great friends ever since. “David is a fantastic guitarist” quotes Michael. David founded DSG- The David Shankle Group. Their new CD “Ashes to Ashes” is classic metal with high energy songs and absolutely major label production. David’s lightning fast guitar solo’s put the finishing touches on this first rate release. On stage David uses a variety of visual techniques. Over the neck playing, over the neck tapping,Over The neck Arpeggios, and much, much more.David Shankle is a SHRED DEMON. -Michael Angelo Batio- Angelo.com
"David Shankle is a shred demon, he..s got great technical command, a truckload of chops and his over the neck playings is beyond sick. -JOE STUMP/HOLYHELL- -JoeStump.com-
"Your Music Cleared the Wax from My Ears!!!! What kind of electric drill did you use for those solos? Holy crap man those leads will rip your lips off! After hearing this album I'm convinced that "DSG" stands for "Dangerous Speed Guitar!" Besides the 'pegged metronome solos' your rhythm guitar sound is huge and totally aggressive, yet it is well balanced with all the other instruments in the mix. Nice and clean production. The unaccompanied guitar solo that incorporated the clean guitar stuff was really cool too, I thought the clean sections really broke up the rest of the lead and came in really unexpectedly. It sounds like there is a good mixture of different types of material on the album which should keep metal-heads intrigued throughout the listening journey. Stylistically there are some cool straight ahead triplet double-bass ball buster tunes as well as "Ashes To Ashes" and the very catchy "Calling All Heroes" anthem types for the masses. Sounds to me like you've got a winning combination of cool instrumental music and polished vocal songs destined for a huge and diverse audience. Keep those strings moving and fingers flying!"-George Bellas- www.georgebellas.com
"Shred Demon David Shankle rips it up in DSG! Great tunes and smoking solo's especially the over and under technique with sweeping arpeggio's watch out man David's ripping it up!" " -Rusty Cooley- RustyCooley.com www.outworldband.com
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"I had met David Shankle about 10 years ago for the first time when he came out to our studio “Octagon Studios” to have Mike McCarron play some drums on a few songs and was just blown away. Mike & I had never herd such a ferocious guitar player. Now ten years later I am the new bass player for his band DSG and will be playing bass for his instrumental records as well. I have been recording the new DSG record “Hellborn” for about 2 months and THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGED I HAVE EVER BEEN IN MY CARREER. David’s Speed is just insane and he can do all of his solos under or over the neck which is just mind blowing. I have seen guy’s play “Planned” parts to solo’s over the neck but David does not need to plan anything!!! The truly amazing thing is, DAVID IS A KILLER WRITTER TOO!! Most just jerk off on the fret board, David will take your mind places. David Is The Ultimate Shred Demon.Jeff Kylloe / DSG -Jeff Kylloe-
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" Awsome playing Dave! The "over-the-top" stuff is killer.....clean, cool tone, and as usual blistering speed......Its great to see a longtime friend and Bro continue to explore our beloved instrument with passion, top shelf talent, and honest commitment. We have been good friends from back in the Chicago club scene to Manowar and now DSG. I wish you great success in everything you do my friend.......Dave Uhrich" -Dave Uhrich- DaveUhrich.com
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" David Shankle is the REAL DEAL. Sick is not a strong enough word to describe this guys ability. His execution of over the top technique is not only flawless, It is enjoyable to listen to! After meeting David at Kahler party I had to find out more about DSG. Since then I practice and extra hour every day because of this guy!" -John Bujak- BarrySparks.com
THE SHRED DEMON KILLS ALL WITH HELL FROM BELOW!!! HE'S A TRUE FRIEND AND ALWAYS WILL BE. ONE OF THE MOST AGGRESSIVE GUITAR PLAYERS EVER!!!! -RHINO / HOLYHELL- -HolyHell.com-
David Shankle is definitely one of the great all time shred masters of this generation. His over the neck playing style makes him both unique and talented. Definitely keep an eye on this guy, he is to go down in history just as the fastest gunslingers of the old west. -Waylon Ford- Haloguitars.com www.w4donline.com
Sick Bro!! You Totally Ripped The Over The Neck Shred In Half!! David Shankle is one of the most ferocious guitarists I have ever heard. Heavy Pounding Rythms,Extremely Melodic Phrasing, Over-the-neck-Top Chops to Die for..David Shankle has the whole package ! This guy is the REAL DEAL !! -Tony Smotherman- TonySmotherman.com
"I've heard about Dave Shankle for many years before I actually saw or heard him play. It was in the summer of 2005, when I actually met Dave for the first time in New York during rehearsals for the European tour where Manowar, Rhapsody of Fire and HolyHell were all rehearsing together. I was impressed with Dave personally then. The guy's intensity just drips all over the place, but it wasn't until we got to Germany that I actually heard him play. Dave totally mauled the crowd. He was doing all this super crazy over the neck fast stuff, and it just melted the flesh off of the skulls that belongs to the 70,000 people in the crowd that night! it was a sight to see..."-TOM HESS / HOLYHELL- -TomHess.net-
"When i first heard Dave playing the Etude on the DSG Record it just blew me away. David Shankle is one of the hottest metal guitarists around. His technique and virtuosity are astonishing and i've never seen anybody before him doing the over the neck playing as good and precise as he does,awesome. Furthermore he is a great Songwriter. Awesome!" -ROGER STAFFELBACH / ARTENSION- -RogerStaffelbach.com-
David Shankle is truly an amazing talent in the world of intense shred guitar not only are his shred guitar skills amazing he is an excellent composer as well. You are one of the fastest players I have ever heard. Guitar world should have had put you in there! Keep up the fantastic work David!!-MATT MILLS- .. www.mattmillsmusic.com
"David Shankle is truly a phenominal guitar player. His over and under the neck playing is just SICK!!!!! -Corbin King / VAINGLORY- -CorbinKing.com-
Dave Shankle is insane! Incredible technique, over the neck playing and chops that will blow your mind! If you like your shred, you have to check him out! Amazing! -TD Clark- TDClark.com
"I've known Dave Shankle since 1992 and I can tell you that Dave is the REAL DEAL! Unlike a lot of shredders who sound like machines when they play, Dave is very melodic and tasteful! Dave can shred and be musical at the same time, a very rare combination! The videos and CDs that David has released are ALL top notch = TOTAL PRO!!! they KICK ASS and his over the neck guitar playing is INSANE!!!! How the HELL does he do that? and make it sound good!-Eric Mantel- www.ericmantel.com
Ashes to Ashes is an amazing video! The production is superb and the playing is GREAT! Lot of super fast runs also over the neck! IMPRESSIVE stuff! -Francesco Fareri-
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" David Shankle is a great friend and phenomenal guitar player. One of the best shredders in the business. He will blow your mind with his over the neck shredding which is better and faster than most play normally. A technical monster! His song writing and arrangements are amazing! I can’t wait for HELLBORN!! Make sure you don’t miss it! -Prog Metal Angel- progmetalangel.com
"Dave Shankle's playing will melt your face off!!! His cleanliness, intensity, and speed is jaw dropping. His over the neck technique will leave you stunned and speechless. Shankle can probably play more precisely with his hand over the fretboard than most people can playing regularly. The Ashes to Ashes album showcases his insane guitar playing, but also great song writing abilities. With bone crushing riffs and over the top leads Ashes to Ashes stands head and shoulders above the rest. People don't call just anyone a shred demon. -Tim Gibson-
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David Shankle is a technical monster and can shred neck to neck with the best of them. I'm impressed with how well produced his music and videos are. His over the neck skill is awesome to hear and see. Keep Shredding Dave! / Steve Shannon -Steve Shannon-
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"David's over the neck playing is simply stunning! Its great to hear a player of his caliber with such amount of RAW INTENSITY and FIRE to compliment his absolutely otherworldly chops! Keep making awesome music and keep it INTENSE bro!" / Mike PhilippovFARVIEW RECORDING
" David Shankle is by far one of the finest guitarists I've had the pleasure of working with. His style and technique are unparalleled, unrivaled. Dave is totally unrestrained on stage; he doesn't hold anything back. He has the rare ability to charm thousands of fist-in-the-air fans, shredding his thunderous tunes, leaving the crowd staggering, blown-away, and begging for more.I'm proud to call David Shankle a client and a friend. He is always welcomeat Farview Recording. / Jason Walsh

"David Shankle rips it's up and shred's it out.From Manowar to DSG he's still lighting it up.Great stuff indeed for all to check out! Keep ripping it up David!! Peace, Mike Orlando -Mike Orlando-
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"David Shankle plays guitars like a fire breathing demon out of hell! If you don't like DSG then you have no rock in your soul. Even if you don't like rock, you have to have huge respect for his ability. You don't have to like golf to marvel at Tiger Woods. It is not a just world where David Shankle's name is not mentioned with Vai, Malmsteen and Satriani." Chris Eudy, Owner, Third Coast Guitar Service thirdcoastguitar.com
David Shankle is a guy i had heard of and seen around the net but i never really checked him out.After watching the "ashes to ashes" video and checking out his cd i must say that his over the top/over the neck shredding is AMAZING!!! I have honestly never witnessed that type of speed in such an unorthodox position.Holy heck!! -Kyle Honea-
"It is an honor to have David Shankle as part of the Kahler family. David's passion, dedication and technique on his instrument are of the highest caliber." -Gary Kahler- www.kahlerusa.com
" " David Shankle is ''all the money'' as we say in Greece. Great chops incredible technique, superb feel and fabulous songwriting.PHENOMENON. -Theodore Ziras- TheodoreZiras.com
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"Dave's playing is smoking! From crushing riffs to killer over/under guitar licks, he delivers the goods all across the board." -Joel Wanasek- joelwanasek.com
"The first thing you think when hearing David's playing is "yeah, this guy can rip and shred with the best of them!!!" But then he turns it up another notch by ripping it up OVER THE NECK just as clean and fast as his "normal" playing. And as much of a kick as it is to hear and watch David's shredding, listening to his songs is equally enjoyable". -Tom Kopyto- www.tomkopyto.com
"David Shankle is a virtuoso of monolithic proportions. This man can shred so hard your ears will probably just crumble and dissolve!"
"When David Shankle unleashes the rockets that are his fingers, you'd better get ready for the most intense experience of your life!"
"David Shred Demon Shankle can play better 'over the neck' than most pro's can at all! A true virtuoso" " -SHRED ACADEMY- -ShredAcademy.com-
Bill Peck
David Shankle has some incredible technique and speed! His over the neck technique adds the kind of excitement that makes a guitar player stand out. From Bill Peck.
Hawk
HEY DAVE - YOU'VE GOT GREAT CHOPS WITH KILLER RIFFS THAT ARE SO FAST THEY MAKE THE STRINGS SIZZLE!! I'M SURPRISED THAT THEY DON'T CATCH FIRE WHEN YOU DIVE INTO YOUR SIGNATURE OVER/UNDER THE NECK SOLOS, BRO!! YOU'RE A "SHRED DEMON" OF SUCH MONOLITHIC PROPORTIONS THE WHOLE WORLD TRULY KNOWS THAT SHRED IS NOT DEAD - IT LIVES IN YOUR SOUL!!!! THANKS FOR THE MUSIC, BRO, HAWK
Steve Williams - Keyboardist for Power Quest and formally of DSG
"As a member of DSG, I am perfectly placed to see at first hand David's awesome speed and technique across the fretboard. He's not called the "shred demon" for nothing, I can assure you!"
www.power-quest.co.uk www.myspace.com/powerquest www.napalmrecords.com www.myspace.com/pqkeys
Andrea Martongellis
"If you are looking for a neoclassical shredfest with "over the neck" pyrotechnics then look no further than David "Shred Demon" Shankle of DSG and formerly of Manowar. His Speed kills!"
www.power-quest.co.uk www.myspace.com/powerquest www.napalmrecords.com www.myspace.com/pqkeys
Visual Sound
David Shankle – SHRED, SHRED, SHRED! In a world of classically-based music inspired by German Opera, the term shred came about through blistering licks that are not only fast, but technically challenging, as well. Among the best shredders known to man, David Shankle is one of the most respected and talented guitarists on the metal scene today. A former member of MANOWAR from 1988 to 1994, David has mastered many advanced guitar techniques, including his signature "over-the-neck" playing! In fact, David has refined this technique to the point that he plays over the neck faster than many guitarists play normally. David’s efforts and talents have caused to become a name synonymous with the term he proudly wears… Shred Demon! David has become a fan of Visual Sound’s Angry Fuzz and is now combining his incredible technique with the lightening fast tracking ability of the Angry Fuzz… the results… pure blazing fire!