About Jeff Loomis
Jeff Loomis is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore as well as brief tenures in its precursor, Sanctuary. In 2014, he joined Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and in 2021 he joined Graham Bonnet's Alcatrazz as well. He left Arch Enemy in 2023. As a solo artist he has released two albums and one EP. Loomis got his first instrument at nine or ten years old but did not start practicing seriously until around the age of 15. At the age of 16, Loomis won Wisconsin's Guitar Wars contest. Loomis saw Cacophony on tour and told Marty Friedman, who became very interested, about the audition. In 2005, Loomis reported that he would take some time as a break and then begin recording a solo album.
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