Andy Gerold
Encyclopedia
Andy Gerold is a professional multi-instrumentalist
and is best known as a former bassist of Marilyn Manson
.
, Arizona
’s New School for the Arts 1994-1996 escaping the traditional high school arithmetic. His influences as a guitar player include Robin Finck
, Jonny Greenwood
, and John Williams
. During his time at NSA he started playing music with David Cadry, and his brother, Theodore Gerold, in his first band 8 Feet Under.
, Disturbed, MDFMK
, Jack Off Jill
, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
, and Pitchshifter
. Victims In Ecstacy also won 5 Phoenix New Times Showcase awards including “Best Industrial Act” and “Most Likely to Make It Big”. During the recording of the bands second record White Box Therapy they were invited to open dates on the Preaching to the Perverted tour with Pigface
, Gravity Kills
, and Godhead
where Gerold played drums for Victims In Ecstacy.
. He contributed the bands second record The Spore
and toured with them on the 2005 Warped Tour
, Avenged Sevenfold
, and Orgy
tour. Gerold quit the band after the departure of drummer Elias Mallin
.
, bassist Tim Kelleher
, and singer Chris Ruoff. The bands influences are included Faith No More
, Nine Inch Nails
, Marilyn Manson
, Radiohead
, Tool
, and Muse
. Gerold was the bands primary songwriter and also produced the bands demos. These recordings caught the eye of NIN/Manson/Gn’R producer Sean Beavan
. Beavan went on to produce the band debut 5-song e.p before the band had ever played a show.
My Darling Murder quickly gained local notoriety and eventually would share the stage with bands like Greeley Estates
, Scary Kids Scaring Kids
, Smile Empty Soul
, and Blindside
. They would also go on to re-release their e.p with 5 additional Gerold produced tracks before a brief tour with 30 Seconds to Mars
, and Seether
. Just as more of the music industry started to take notice of the band singer Ruoff surprisingly quit the band prematurely. The band still has many dedicated online fan communities following the band members current projects.
which featured singer Matt Mahaffey
of Self
, former God Lives Underwater
keyboard player Jeff Turzo
, and My Darling Murder bassist Tim Kelleher
. Wired All Wrong toured regionally to support Break out the Battle Tapes
before Mahaffey and Turzo returned to producing other acts.
recording artists Daughters of Mara
as its permanent bassist. Gerold toured regionally with the band and played bass on the bands debut record I am Destroyer. The record was recorded in Canada by well-famous producer Garth "GGGarth" Richardson in 2007. I am Destroyer never had a proper release thanks to decline of the major label record system but is available on the bands Myspace page.
guitarist Billy Howerdel
’s solo project Ashes Divide
in support of its debut release Keep Telling Myself It's Alright
. After playing a handful of radio festivals Ashes Divide supported Stone Temple Pilots
on selected dates of their reunion tour. The band were also invited to open the main stage at the 2008 edition of the Projekt Revolution
tour joining such heavyweights as Linkin Park, Chris Cornell
, Atreyu
, and The Bravery
. During the tour Linkin Park
singer Chester Bennington
joined the band for a cover of A Perfect Circle’s track The Outsider. After Projekt Revolution the band ended its touring cycle with two weeks worth of dates with Seether
.
as the live bassist for The High End of the Low world tour after former bassist Twiggy Ramirez switched to guitar duties. Gerold played his first show with the band on June 3, 2009, in Brno
, Czech Republic
.
North America 2011 Tour. E Powell: "I’ve known Andy for quite some time and he is just super talented. We really wanted to play with him and that feeling was shared in return. It was really as simple as a phone call. “Hey Andy, wanna go do this with us?” And here he is."" Gerold is featured in 16Volts new offical music video "Burn", http://16volt.com/burn/.
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
and is best known as a former bassist of Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
.
Early life
Gerold studied music at PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
’s New School for the Arts 1994-1996 escaping the traditional high school arithmetic. His influences as a guitar player include Robin Finck
Robin Finck
Robin Finck is an American guitarist of Nine Inch Nails and former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses. He is one of only a few artists who has played in two different bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"; Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses .-Career:Finck grew up in Marietta,...
, Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Jonathan Richard Guy "Jonny" Greenwood is an English musician and composer, best known as a member of the English rock band Radiohead. Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist, but serves mainly as lead guitarist and keyboard player. In addition to guitar and keyboard, he plays viola, harmonica,...
, and John Williams
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
. During his time at NSA he started playing music with David Cadry, and his brother, Theodore Gerold, in his first band 8 Feet Under.
Victims In Ecstacy
In 1998 Gerold formed Victims In Ecstacy with lead singer Jim Louvau. The band was heavily influenced by Chicago based underground rock drag band Mary’s Window and other industrial rock bands of the 1990s. The band often wore dresses, skirts, feminine make-up, and boas onstage to set themselves apart from other valley bands. They quickly gained local success with the release of their debut E.P Chinese Pornography and opened for bands like Linkin ParkLinkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
, Disturbed, MDFMK
MDFMK
MDFMK was an industrial rock band formed by two members of KMFDM, Sascha Konietzko and Tim Skold. Lucia Cifarelli, formerly of the band Drill, later rounded out the trio.-History:...
, Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by Jessica Fodera, Tenni Arslanyan, Robin Moulder, and Michelle Oliver. Though these four young women were the initial founders, twelve members rotated through the group in its lifespan, including...
, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois.-History:...
, and Pitchshifter
Pitchshifter
Pitchshifter are a British five-piece electronic-metal band from Nottingham, United Kingdom formed in 1989. The band was started by bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden, lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A...
. Victims In Ecstacy also won 5 Phoenix New Times Showcase awards including “Best Industrial Act” and “Most Likely to Make It Big”. During the recording of the bands second record White Box Therapy they were invited to open dates on the Preaching to the Perverted tour with Pigface
Pigface
Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
, Gravity Kills
Gravity Kills
Gravity Kills is an American industrial rock band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."...
, and Godhead
Godhead (band)
Godhead, occasionally typeset as gODHEAD, is an American alternative rock/metal band from Washington, D.C.. They are most often credited with being the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records.-History:...
where Gerold played drums for Victims In Ecstacy.
Opiate for the Masses
Gerold had a brief stint in Los Angeles/Phoenix based industrial rock band Opiate for the MassesOpiate For The Masses
Opiate for the Masses was a post-hardcore band from Arizona. They formed in Phoenix in 1999 by Ron Underwood, Elias Mallin, Dustin Lyon and Jim Kaufman. The meaning of their name comes from the Karl Marx quote that says the organized religion is nothing but an opiate for the masses. In June 2009,...
. He contributed the bands second record The Spore
The Spore
The Spore is Opiate for the Masses's fourth full-length release. It was released on April 26, 2005 by Jim Kaufman's own Voodoo Records. The CD comes with a Warcon DVD featuring videos from OFM, Eighteen Visions, Queens of the Stone Age, Drowning Pool, El Pus, Stutterfly and Bleed The Dream...
and toured with them on the 2005 Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
, Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
, and Orgy
Orgy (band)
Orgy is an American synth rock band formed in 1996, from Los Angeles, California. Orgy described their music as "death pop".-History:Orgy was formed in 1996 by vocalist Jay Gordon and guitarist Ryan Shuck. Bassist Paige Haley, guitarist Amir Derakh, and drummer Bobby Hewitt soon completed the line-up...
tour. Gerold quit the band after the departure of drummer Elias Mallin
Elias Mallin
Elias Mallin, from Phoenix, Arizona, played drums for metal/post-hardcore band Opiate for the Masses from 1999 until 2005. He was one of the founding members of My Darling Murder, a metal band formed with friends Andy Gerold and Tim Kelleher .My Darling Murder broke up in 2006, according to a...
.
My Darling Murder
After leaving Opiate For the Masses Gerold returned to Phoenix to form My Darling Murder with drummer Elias MallinElias Mallin
Elias Mallin, from Phoenix, Arizona, played drums for metal/post-hardcore band Opiate for the Masses from 1999 until 2005. He was one of the founding members of My Darling Murder, a metal band formed with friends Andy Gerold and Tim Kelleher .My Darling Murder broke up in 2006, according to a...
, bassist Tim Kelleher
Tim Kelleher
Tim Kelleher is an American writer, actor and director.Born in The Bronx, Tim grew up across the five boroughs of New York City, and played football with an elite corps of young men at perennial powerhouse Msgr. Farrell on Staten Island...
, and singer Chris Ruoff. The bands influences are included Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
, Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
, and Muse
Muse (band)
Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
. Gerold was the bands primary songwriter and also produced the bands demos. These recordings caught the eye of NIN/Manson/Gn’R producer Sean Beavan
Sean Beavan
Sean Beavan is a musician, record producer, and audio engineer best known for his work with Guns N Roses, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, God Lives Underwater, and Slayer...
. Beavan went on to produce the band debut 5-song e.p before the band had ever played a show.
My Darling Murder quickly gained local notoriety and eventually would share the stage with bands like Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2002, the band has released five full-length studio albums and one EP...
, Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Scary Kids Scaring Kids was an American post-hardcore band formed in Gilbert, Arizona in 2002. The band's name comes from the Cap'n Jazz song of the same name...
, Smile Empty Soul
Smile Empty Soul
Smile Empty Soul is an American post-grunge band from Santa Clarita, California.-History:Smile Empty Soul formed in 1998, while its original members were attending different high schools in the Santa Clarita area...
, and Blindside
Blindside
Blindside is a post-hardcore band from Tumba, Sweden. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996.-A Thought Crushed My Mind:...
. They would also go on to re-release their e.p with 5 additional Gerold produced tracks before a brief tour with 30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto , Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević...
, and Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
. Just as more of the music industry started to take notice of the band singer Ruoff surprisingly quit the band prematurely. The band still has many dedicated online fan communities following the band members current projects.
Wired All Wrong
In 2006 Gerold was the touring guitarist for Los Angeles based electro rockers Wired All WrongWired All Wrong
Wired All Wrong is an electronic rock band formed by musician/producers Matt Mahaffey of Self and Jeff Turzo previously of God Lives Underwater. The two have been longtime friends since a mix-up of their bands on MTV. Partly due to the unfortunate deaths of David Reilly from GLU and Mike Mahaffey...
which featured singer Matt Mahaffey
Matt Mahaffey
Matt Mahaffey is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and recording engineer best known for his band Self.-Personal:Matt grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee and was involved with music from a young age...
of Self
Self (band)
Self is an American alternative pop/rock band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee and largely the brainchild of writer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Matt Mahaffey....
, former God Lives Underwater
God Lives Underwater
God Lives Underwater was an industrial rock band from rural Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania , formed in 1993 by band members David Reilly and Jeff Turzo. God Lives Underwater was originally signed to American Recordings after being discovered by Rick Rubin, who subsequently produced the band's first...
keyboard player Jeff Turzo
Jeff Turzo
Jeff Turzo, as singer/programming and songwriting/production partner in the electro-rock band God Lives Underwater , spent the better part of the 1990s as a producer and touring artist, first signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings in 1993....
, and My Darling Murder bassist Tim Kelleher
Tim Kelleher
Tim Kelleher is an American writer, actor and director.Born in The Bronx, Tim grew up across the five boroughs of New York City, and played football with an elite corps of young men at perennial powerhouse Msgr. Farrell on Staten Island...
. Wired All Wrong toured regionally to support Break out the Battle Tapes
Break Out The Battle Tapes
-Personnel:*Mixing - Sean Beaven , Jeff Turzo , Matt Mahaffey , Dave Way *Mastering - Tom Baker*Percussion - Scott Garrett *Additional Engineer - Tom Davidson...
before Mahaffey and Turzo returned to producing other acts.
Daughters of Mara
After full filling touring obligation with Wired All Wrong Gerold joined Virgin RecordsVirgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
recording artists Daughters of Mara
Daughters of Mara
Daughters of Mara is an rockband based in Los Angeles, California. The group includes the singer Shawn Zuzek, the former The Mars Volta drummer Dave Elitch, the lead guitarist from Submersed Eric Friedman and the current basist in Marilyn Manson Andy Gerold...
as its permanent bassist. Gerold toured regionally with the band and played bass on the bands debut record I am Destroyer. The record was recorded in Canada by well-famous producer Garth "GGGarth" Richardson in 2007. I am Destroyer never had a proper release thanks to decline of the major label record system but is available on the bands Myspace page.
Ashes Divide
Gerold was the touring lead guitarist for A Perfect CircleA Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
guitarist Billy Howerdel
Billy Howerdel
Billy Howerdel is the founding member, guitarist, songwriter, and producer for the bands A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide. He has recorded three acclaimed studio albums with the former, and in 2008, Ashes Divide released their debut album, Keep Telling Myself It's Alright.-Early life:Howerdel was...
’s solo project Ashes Divide
Ashes Divide
Ashes Divide is an American rock band formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel, who had also formed A Perfect Circle. Howerdel is the primary songwriter, musician, producer, and vocalist for the band....
in support of its debut release Keep Telling Myself It's Alright
Keep Telling Myself It's Alright
Keep Telling Myself It's Alright is the debut studio album by American rock band Ashes Divide. The album was released on CD and as a digital download on April 8, 2008. Its first single is "The Stone," which entered radio circulation in January of that year...
. After playing a handful of radio festivals Ashes Divide supported Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
on selected dates of their reunion tour. The band were also invited to open the main stage at the 2008 edition of the Projekt Revolution
Projekt Revolution
Projekt Revolution is a music festival hosted by Linkin Park, bringing artists of various genres of music together. Linkin Park started Projekt Revolution in the year 2002 with just one stage...
tour joining such heavyweights as Linkin Park, Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998...
, Atreyu
Atreyu (band)
Atreyu is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller...
, and The Bravery
The Bravery
The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott , Michael Zakarin , John Conway , Mike Hindert , and Anthony Burulcich...
. During the tour Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
singer Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington
Chester Charles Bennington is an American musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Linkin Park....
joined the band for a cover of A Perfect Circle’s track The Outsider. After Projekt Revolution the band ended its touring cycle with two weeks worth of dates with Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
.
Marilyn Manson
After much fan speculation and no official announcement, Gerold joined Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
as the live bassist for The High End of the Low world tour after former bassist Twiggy Ramirez switched to guitar duties. Gerold played his first show with the band on June 3, 2009, in Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
16VOLT
Gerold is currently playing guitar for 16Volt on the KMFDMKMFDM
KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...
North America 2011 Tour. E Powell: "I’ve known Andy for quite some time and he is just super talented. We really wanted to play with him and that feeling was shared in return. It was really as simple as a phone call. “Hey Andy, wanna go do this with us?” And here he is."" Gerold is featured in 16Volts new offical music video "Burn", http://16volt.com/burn/.