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British guitarist (born 1973)
Gian Pyres
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Birth name
| Gianpiero Giuseppe Piras
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Also known as
| Gian Pires
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Born
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1973-10-20
)
20 October 1973
(age 50)
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Origin
| London
,
England
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Genres
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Instrument(s)
| Guitar
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Formerly of
| Cradle of Filth
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Musical artist
Gian Pyres
(born
Gianpiero Giuseppe Piras
,
[1]
20 October 1973) is an English
guitarist
, best known for his work with
extreme metal
band
Cradle of Filth
[2]
for which he recorded guitars for
Cruelty and the Beast
(1998),
Midian
(2000),
Bitter Suites to Succubi
(2001) and
Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
(2002). He appeared on their
DVDs
Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid
(2001),
Live Bait for the Dead
(2001) and
Peace Through Superior Firepower
(2005), and appeared in
Alex Chandon
's
Cradle of Fear
(2001). In addition he has appeared in music videos for
From the Cradle to Enslave
(1999),
Her Ghost in the Fog
(2000),
Born in a Burial Gown
(2001) and
Scorched Earth Erotica
(2002). He also appeared with
Cradle of Filth
on
BBC
's
Living with the Enemy
(1998).
Other live and recording appearances include Ship of Fools,
Solstice
Lamentations
EP (1994) and
Halcyon
(1995), and
Dragonlord
as touring guitarist (2005?06). He also recorded as a guest guitarist for
Bal-Sagoth
on
A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria
(1995),
Christian Death
on
Born Again Anti-Christian
(2000),
[3]
Extreme Noise Terror
on
Being and Nothing
(2001)
[3]
and
Italian
symphonic black metal band
Theatres des Vampires
on
Vampyrisme...
(2003). He played for The Rotted (formerly known as
Gorerotted
) until November 2009, co-wrote and recorded
Get Dead Or Die Trying
(2008) and featured on the video
Nothing But a Nosebleed
. He is a member of Screamin' Daemon, appearing on the album
Wrath of the Genocide Gods
; and is the touring guitarist with former
Cradle of Filth
bandmate Sarah Jezebel Deva's solo band.
He is endorsed by
PRS Guitars
and
Peavey Electronics
.
Gian Piras has also worked for game developer
The Creative Assembly
/
SEGA
, in Sussex, England on
Rome: Total War
,
Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion
and
Medieval 2: Total War
. He also represented The Creative Assembly as a games technician on
BBC2
's
Time Commanders
. He resides in Canada with his wife.
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