NICK - GUITARS

PERSONAL INFO

Name
Nick Palmer
 
D.O.B.
August 12
 
From
Farnborough, UK (Born London)
 
Nationality
 

WITH INTENSE

Bio
Nick was an original member of Intense in the band's earliest incarnation, and is now in his second tour of duty having re-joined in 1999. His playing and writing style is influenced by the twin-guitar harmonies of bands such as Iron Maiden, early Metallica, Crimson Glory and Queensryche, and by the thrash and power metal bands such as Forbidden, Testament, Exodus and Nuclear Assault in whose mosh pits he grew up! Nick's favourite band is Dream Theater - and you can occasionally hear his love of prog metal and rock seeping into his songwriting with Intense.
 
Gear
Jackson USA Custom Soloist SL2H, Jackson USA Custom Soloist SL3, Jackson Demmelition King-V; Ernie Ball strings, Kemper Profiler Powerrack, Marshall cabinets, TC Electronic G-System effects, Swan Flight rack cases, Trantec wireless systems, Dunlop Jazz III picks. (For writing, web stuff etc.) XMG computers, Pro-Tools Eleven Rack, M-Audio Oxygen49, Adobe Premier Pro.
 
Recordings
Nick has appeared on the following Intense recordings: Songs Of A Broken Future (2020), The Shape of Rage (2011), As Our Army Grows (2007), Second Sight (2004), The Chosen Ones demo (1999), Vampire Kiss demo (1991),
 
Favourite Show
Crimson Glory 2011; Bloodstock 2004; the next show!
 

FAVOURITES

Music
Dream Theater, Nevermore, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Symphony X, Kamelot, Crimson Glory, Beth Orton, Styx, Gustav Mahler, Chroma Key, Dark Throne, Genesis, Annihilator
 
Musicians
John Petrucci, Jeff Loomis, Jeff Waters, Dave Mustaine, Kevin Moore, Mike Portnoy, Phil Collins, Thomas Lang, Tony MacAlpine
 
Film & TV
Videodrome, For A Few Dollars More, Day of the Dead, Alien, Withnail & I, Jaws, Driller Killer, The Breakfast Club, 70s/80s Gore + Exploitation Films, The Sweeney, Buffy, Gold Rush, Gold Divers, Deadliest Catch
 
Actors
Christopher Walken, James Woods, Robert DeNiro
 
Actresses
Bridget Fonda, Alyson Hannigan, Molly Ringwald
 
Books
Jack Kerouac - The Dharma Bums, Stephen King - It
 
Sports
Football, NHL, MotoGP, Formula 1, NFL, cycling
 
Hobbies
Running, Mountain and road cycling, brewing beer, snowboarding, console gaming
 
Food & Drink
Indian, pizza, real ales and craft beers, Diet Pepsi, cranberry juice
 
Places
New York City, Point Reyes CA
 

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