Evil Kell

Lead Guitar Shredder
for ANGELCORPSE, DIABOLIC, PESSIMIST, EQUINOX
& UNHOLY GHOST!!!

Here are some of the bands I've played in:
(Click band logo for MySpace profile) myspace.com/angelcorpse666 myspace.com/pessimist
myspace.com/diabolic666
myspace.com/unholyghost
myspace.com/equinoxmetal
My real name is Kelly McLauchlin (a.k.a Evil Kell, Kell-Star, K-Dog, Kell From Hell, Machine Gun Kelly, etc. ) When I was just 18 I started out playing in Thrash Metal bands ( RESISTANCE , DEATH FORCE) in Los Angeles, CA in the late 80's. My favorite band of all time, DARK ANGEL, practiced right accross the hall from us!! My other main influences back then were SLAYER, POSSESSED, and DESTRUCTION. I always wanted to play the darkest, heaviest and most evil music possible!!One thing that has always set me apart from most other Death Metal guitarists is that I was a Classical Guitar Major in college, at University of DE. I can read and write music, I've been playing guitar (and bass) since I was 15 (Thanks, Metal Method! ) I specialize in Music Theory and also played Saxophone (Alto, Tenor & Baritone) in Jr. High School concert/jazz band.

By 1992 I had left L.A. and moved to Tampa, FL area and was jamming in a Heavy Metal band (CAULDRON) with my high school friend, singer Matt Barlow. (later, Matt went on to join ICED EARTH!)In 1993 after relocating to Baltimore, MD, I formed the first complete PESSIMIST lineup. PESSIMIST got a record deal in 1997 and released 3 CDs on Lost Disciple Records : "Cult of the Initiated", "Blood For the Gods", and "Slaughtering the Faithful" (produced by Erik Rutan, of MORBID ANGEL/HATE ETERNAL) and have also appeared on CD tributes to KREATOR, DEATH and MEGADETH.
PESSIMIST at March Metal Meltdown, NJ 2001PESSIMIST has played tons of shows all over the USA (and a European Tour in 1999), sharing the stage with Death Metal legends such as MORBID ANGEL, DEICIDE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, SUFFOCATION, INCANTATION, KRISIUN, NILE, VADER, CRYPTOPSY, MONSTROSITY, GORGUTS, MALEVOLENT CREATION, ANGELCORPSE, NAPALM DEATH, and IMMOLATION... the band has appeared at several major US Fests including: Milwaukee Metal Fest, Ohio Deathfest, New England Metal & Hardcore Fest, NJ Metal Meltdown and the "November to Dismember" Metalfests in TX and Los Angeles, CA. Pessimist Flyers: w/IMMOLATION, DEICIDE, MORBID ANGEL
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For more about PESSIMIST, check out [ www.pessimist.com ] or [ myspace.com/pessimist ].
www.pessimist.com

Underground Info During this time ('96/97) I also played briefly in MD Death Metal band HORROR OF HORRORS , and recorded Lead Guitar on the very first (unreleased) DIABOLIC Demo. I was also voted President of the MD chapter of NYDM .Somehow during these years I found time to go back to school and got my Associate's Degree in Electronics Engineering, and I also taught guitar and bass lessons (40 students per week) at Parkville Music in Baltimore, MD. [Are you a previous student? Get in touch!]I also played Lead Guitar on the BLACK MASS CD, "Voices of Fate", which was produced by Roger Beaujard, (Drummer of MORTICIAN/MALIGNANCY), and released on Primitive Records .
New England Hardcore & Metalfest
Worcester, MA 2002 w/PESSIMIST
(click to enlarge)In Jan 2003 I moved back to Tampa, FL and along with ex- DIABOLIC members, started a new band, UNHOLY GHOST . The band signed to Century Media/Olympic Recs and released our debut CD, "Torrential Reign". We played shows with DEICIDE, and several hi-profile fests including Snakenet Metal Fest, Las Vegas Metalfest, "Sun 'n Steel" Fla Metalfest, and "Gathering of the Bestial Legions" in LA.
"Gathering of the Bestial Legions"
Los Angeles, CA 2004 w/UNHOLY GHOST
(click to enlarge)Despite the apparent success of this band, internal turmoil and lineup changes eventually led to its demise and in Feb. 2005, just two years after its formation, I parted ways with UNHOLY GHOST , in order to once again pursue PESSIMIST and other musical projects.In 2006 I joined Blackened-Death Metal Band EQUINOX , opening for Thrash Metal legends EXODUS and playing several live shows around the Orlando, FL area. Later that year I joined DIABOLIC , opening for MONSTROSITY in Tampa and recording Lead Guitar on the "Possessed by Death" EP/CD.After taking some time off, I am currently once again a full-time member of both DIABOLIC and EQUINOX .In 2008, the original PESSIMIST lineup has now re-formed, (with the addition of Kelly Conlon, ex-DEATH/MONSTROSITY). Current plans include performing at NE Deathfest and a new CD (of peviously unreleased songs, demo tracks and covers) called "Evolution Unto Evil", due out Summer 2008.
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Discography: (some of the CDs I have appeared on)

2008 DIABOLIC "Chaos in Hell/Possessed by Death" (Deathgasm)
2007 DIABOLIC "Chaos in Hell" EP
2006 DIABOLIC "Possessed by Death" EP
2004 UNHOLY GHOST "Torrential Reign" (Century Media/Olympic)
2003 UNHOLY GHOST "2003 Demo"
2003 BLACK MASS "Voices of Fate" (Primitive Recs)
2002 PESSIMIST "Slaughtering the Faithful" (Lost Disciple)
1999 PESSIMIST "Blood For the Gods" (Lost Disciple)
1997 PESSIMIST "Cult of the Initiated" (Lost Disciple)
1996 DIABOLIC "1996 Demo"
1995 PESSIMIST "Absence of Light" EP (Purgatory Prod)

Tribute CDs:

MEGADETH "Killing is My Business..." (Dwell Recs)
DEATH "1000 Eyes" (Dwell Recs)
KREATOR "The Pestilence" (Full Moon Prod)
POSSESSED "Phantasm" (Unreleased)

Favorite Gear: My main axe is a Jackson Kelly USA (I have 4 Jackson Kellys, and hope to someday have my own custom Jackson "Kelly KELL" model!!) My latest new toy is a Jackson Kelly 7-string, 24-frets with an inverted headstock!! I also have a Jackson Rhoads V, Jackson Soloist USA and several other guitars including my B.C. Rich Warlock, B.C. Rich Warlock Bass, and neck-thru B.C. Rich Ironbird!!My Live Rig: Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier , Mesa/Boogie & Marshall 4x12 Cabs, Digitech 2101, and BOSS Metal Zone & Noise Gate. For home recording I use a Mesa/Boogie Simulclass 2:90 , Digitech 2120, Marshall Micro-stack and Line 6 Spider III & POD XT.I am currently endorsed by D'Addario Strings and Core One !!
Some of my favorite METAL guitarists include: Ralph Santolla, Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND), James Murphy (DISINCARNATE), Trey Azagthoth (MORBID ANGEL), Rocky George (SUICIDAL!), Terrence Hobbs (SUFFOCATION), Robert Vigna (IMMOLATION), Eric and Brian Hoffman (DEICIDE), Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing (JUDAS PRIEST!), Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Angelo (SPEED KILLS!!), Randy Rhoads, The Great Kat, Alex Skolnick, George Lynch, Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King (SLAYER!!!) and of course Jimi Hendrix!! My favoriate classical guitarist is Andres Segovia, and my favorite JAZZ guitarist of all time is Pat Metheny!!
Kell w/DIABOLIC!! Live in Houston, TX 7/7/07... METAL!!
Check out PESSIMIST on MySpace: myspace.com/pessimist
and on the web at: www.pessimist.com
"In the Last Days the Antichrist Appears, and Slaughters the Faithful"
For more PESSIMIST mp3s, downloads, ringtones and more visit our sites at PureVolume , iSound & SoundClick.com !
Contact: Look for me on AIM, s/n UnholyStrings or Email me!
I'm also Editor of Death Metal News on Topix.net !