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JOHN SYKES, ELECTRIC BOYS, DANKO JONES, CHASED BY SHADOWS, SILVER, STARMEN, GHOST HOUNDS, AMALGAMA, ROCKET LOVE, SORM, ROLLING STONES, ELECTRIC GUITARS, THE HU, STARBENDERS

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JOHN SYKES, ELECTRIC BOYS, DANKO JONES, CHASED BY SHADOWS, SILVER, STARMEN, GHOST HOUNDS, AMALGAMA, ROCKET LOVE, SORM, ROLLING STONES, ELECTRIC GUITARS, THE HU, STARBENDERS

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"(JOHN SYKES BAND BIOGRAPHY)"

"John James Sykes was born on 29 July 1959 and is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He has also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. Influenced by the likes of Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Gary Moore, Sykes is known for his distinctive playing style, characterized by his fast alternate picking, use of pinch harmonics, and sense of melody Following a stint in the heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang in the early 1980s, Sykes joined Irish hard rock group Thin Lizzy for their 1983 album Thunder and Lightning. He then joined Whitesnake, with whom he recorded the multi-platinum selling 1987 album. However, Sykes was let go from the band before the record's release under acrimonious circumstances, which led to him forming his own group Blue Murder. After two albums, he embarked on a solo career. For the remainder of the 1990s and early 2000s, Sykes split his time between his solo career and a reformed Thin Lizzy, which he fronted until 2009, when he left to focus on his solo career. Sykes released his first solo album Out of My Tree in 1995 followed by Loveland in 1997. That same year he released 20th Century, a companion album to Loveland featuring heavier material. In 2000, Sykes released Nuclear Cowboy followed in 2005, with Bad Boy Live!, a live album featuring songs from his time with Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Blue Murder, as well his solo material. According to a 2021 interview with guitarist Richard Fortus, Sykes auditioned for Guns N' Roses in 2009. In 2011, Sykes revealed he was forming a new band with drummer Mike Portnoy. However, in 2012 that the project, tentatively named "Bad Apple", was no longer moving forward. Sykes was "not on the same timetable" as the others and was later replaced by Richie Kotzen and group became The Winery Dogs. In 2013, Sykes revealed he was working on a new solo album. Samples from the record were released in 2014. In January 2019, it was announced that Sykes had the intent of releasing his long-delayed album which unfortunately never came to fruition. On 1 January 2021, Sykes released "Dawning of a Brand New Day", his first new song in over twenty years.This was followed up by "Out Alive" in July. In 2004, he was included on Guitar World's list of "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time". In 2006, Gibson released a limited line of John Sykes Signature Les Pauls, which were modeled after his 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom. "