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U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">Thrash metal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">progressive metal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal">power metal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Guitarist</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1988–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stevesmyth.com">stevesmyth<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Steve Smyth</b> (born November 28, 1970) is an American musician who is currently the guitarist for <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">metal</a> band One Machine. He has previously played guitar with many metal bands including <a href="/wiki/Vicious_Rumors" title="Vicious Rumors">Vicious Rumors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevermore" title="Nevermore">Nevermore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Forbidden_(band)" title="Forbidden (band)">Forbidden</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smyth was born in <a href="/wiki/Northern_California" title="Northern California">Northern California</a> and started his career in the female-fronted five-piece <a href="/wiki/Melodic_death_metal" title="Melodic death metal">melodic death metal</a> band Ariah in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ariah never released an official studio album, but they recorded a few demos and played local shows. Ariah disbanded in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a three-year hiatus, he joined the <a href="/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal">power metal</a> band <a href="/wiki/Vicious_Rumors" title="Vicious Rumors">Vicious Rumors</a> to replace guitarist Mark McGee who had left the band after the death of Vicious Rumors vocalist <a href="/wiki/Carl_Albert_(musician)" title="Carl Albert (musician)">Carl Albert</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Something_Burning" title="Something Burning">Something Burning</a></i> (1996) was the first album which Smyth played on. It was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Cyberchrist" title="Cyberchrist">Cyberchrist</a></i> in 1998, and now he participated in songwriting too.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, Smyth left Vicious Rumors and joined <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bay Area thrash legend had just released <a href="/wiki/The_Gathering_(Testament_album)" title="The Gathering (Testament album)"><i>The Gathering</i></a> album, but lead guitarist <a href="/wiki/James_Murphy_(metal_guitarist)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Murphy (metal guitarist)">James Murphy</a> was diagnosed with a <a href="/wiki/Brain_tumor" title="Brain tumor">brain tumor</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> so Testament were in want of a new guitarist for the forthcoming tour.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the next five years, Smyth toured with Testament all around the globe and played uncountable shows as a member of the band, although he never recorded and album with them.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the other hand, Smyth formed the band <a href="/wiki/Dragonlord_(band)" title="Dragonlord (band)">Dragonlord</a> as a side project with guitarist <a href="/wiki/Eric_Peterson_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Peterson (musician)">Eric Peterson</a> and bassist <a href="/wiki/Steve_DiGiorgio" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve DiGiorgio">Steve DiGiorgio</a> of Testament in 2000. This <a href="/wiki/Symphonic_black_metal" title="Symphonic black metal">symphonic black metal</a> outfit have released two albums: <i><a href="/wiki/Rapture_(Dragonlord_album)" title="Rapture (Dragonlord album)">Rapture</a></i> (2001) and <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Wings_of_Destiny" title="Black Wings of Destiny">Black Wings of Destiny</a></i> (2005). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Nevermore" title="Nevermore">Nevermore</a> had been friends with Smyth prior to his joining of the band. Initially jokingly, he asked if he could join Nevermore. He joined Nevermore as a touring guitarist, and in 2004, Smyth officially joined the band after helping them tour in Europe. He played guitar in the band along with <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Loomis" title="Jeff Loomis">Jeff Loomis</a> and co-wrote some songs on the critically acclaimed album <i><a href="/wiki/This_Godless_Endeavor" title="This Godless Endeavor">This Godless Endeavor</a></i> (2005). </p><p>On April 30, 2006, Smyth released a message explaining to fans that he has been diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Kidney_failure" title="Kidney failure">kidney failure</a> due to a <a href="/wiki/Congenital" class="mw-redirect" title="Congenital">congenital</a> <a href="/wiki/Birth_defect" title="Birth defect">birth defect</a>. Updates followed on May 30, June 3, and August 9, 2006, on his official website.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 12, 2006, Smyth had a successful <a href="/wiki/Kidney_transplantation" title="Kidney transplantation">kidney transplantation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smyth guest starred as Snazz of Pickles' former band Snakes n' Barrels in two episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/Metalocalypse" title="Metalocalypse">Metalocalypse</a></i>. </p><p>In the summer of 2007, Smyth left Nevermore due to "personal and business differences". At that time he was working on an <a href="/wiki/Instrumental" title="Instrumental">all-instrumental</a> album in the vein of <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a> with his former Ariah bandmate and bassist Steve Hoffman. This side project was named "EssenEss" after their same first names, as a transcription of S'n'S (Steve and Steve). Self-titled <i>The EssenEss Project</i> debut album released on November 5, 2007. </p><p>Smyth currently is teaching at the London Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and is now a member of <a href="/wiki/Forbidden_(band)" title="Forbidden (band)">Forbidden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Steve started an international metal band with classic and modern influences, featuring members carefully selected by Smyth: Mikkel Sandager (Mercenary) on vocals, Jamie Hunt (Biomechanical) sharing guitar duties, rounded out by a powerhouse rhythm section with Tomas "O'Beast" Koefoed (MNEMIC) on bass guitar and Michele Sanna on drums (although former drummer Raphael Saini of Italian band Chaoswave played on the album).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Their debut album <i>The Distortion of Lies and the Overdriven Truth</i> was released on February 18, 2014, via Scarlet Records. The CD was recorded and produced by Steve Smyth and was mixed by Roy Z (<a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson" title="Bruce Dickinson">Bruce Dickinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halford_(band)" title="Halford (band)">Halford</a>). It was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, with artwork created by Niklas Sundin from Cabin Fever Media, complemented with photography from Anthony Dubois.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Smyth joined the <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash</a>/<a href="/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">death metal</a> supergroup From Hell alongside Damien Sisson of <a href="/wiki/Death_Angel" title="Death Angel">Death Angel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bostaph" title="Paul Bostaph">Paul Bostaph</a> of <a href="/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer">Slayer</a>. Their debut album <i>Ascent from Hell</i> was released on April 8, 2014, via Scourge Records.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vicious_Rumors">Vicious Rumors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vicious Rumors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1996 - <i><a href="/wiki/Something_Burning" title="Something Burning">Something Burning</a></i> (Massacre)</li> <li>1998 - <i><a href="/wiki/Cyberchrist" title="Cyberchrist">Cyberchrist</a></i> (Massacre)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dragonlord">Dragonlord</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Dragonlord"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2001 - <i><a href="/wiki/Rapture_(Dragonlord_album)" title="Rapture (Dragonlord album)">Rapture</a></i> (Spitfire)</li> <li>2005 - <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Wings_of_Destiny" title="Black Wings of Destiny">Black Wings of Destiny</a></i> (Escapi)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nevermore">Nevermore</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Nevermore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2005 - <i><a href="/wiki/This_Godless_Endeavor" title="This Godless Endeavor">This Godless Endeavor</a></i> (Century Media)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="HateSphere">HateSphere</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: HateSphere"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2005 - "<a href="/wiki/The_Sickness_Within" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sickness Within">The Sickness Within</a>" (SPV/Steamhammer) (Guest leads on the song "Marked by Darkness")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_EssenEss_Project">The EssenEss Project</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The EssenEss Project"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2007 - <i>The EssenEss Project</i> (Two Louder Music)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Intense">Intense</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Intense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2009 - "Hyperphysics" (Wiolence Worldwide) (Guest leads on the songs "The Wizard", "Burn One" and "Bloodborne")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Forbidden">Forbidden</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Forbidden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2010 - <i><a href="/wiki/Omega_Wave" title="Omega Wave">Omega Wave</a></i> (Nuclear Blast)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Electric_Punishment">Electric Punishment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Electric Punishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2013 - "Pressure Spike" (Wiolence Worldwide) (Guest leads on the songs "Pressure Spike", "Cold Day In June" and "Coerced")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="One_Machine">One Machine</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: One Machine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2014 - "The Distortion of Lies and the Overdriven Truth" (Scarlet Records)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="From_Hell">From Hell</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: From Hell"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2014 - "Ascent from Hell" (Scourge Records.)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Videos">Videos</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Videos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Testament">Testament</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Testament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1999 - <i>Live in Tokyo, Japan</i> DVD (official <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_recording" title="Bootleg recording">bootleg</a>)</li> <li>1999 - <i>Live in Osaka, Japan</i> DVD (official bootleg)</li> <li>2000 <i>- Live Dynamo Open Air 2000, Eindhoven, The Netherlands</i> (official bootleg)</li> <li>2003 - <i>Live Wacken, Germany</i> DVD (official bootleg)</li> <li>2003 - <i>Live in Tilburg, The Nederlands</i> DVD (official bootleg)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Smyth&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMalusardi2008" class="citation web cs1">Malusardi, Guglielmo (October–November 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.guitar9.com/column/interview-steve-smyth">"Interview: Steve Smyth | Guitar Nine"</a>. <i>www.guitar9.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Hoffman and Atma Anur</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maximumthreshold.net/index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=view&catid=13&id=91/">Steve Smyth interview on Maximum Threshold 10/2007</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.skylight.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=169:the-esseness-projecttechnical-metal-heroes-&catid=35:most-wanted-interviews&Itemid=29">Interview with Steve Smyth @ Skylight Webzine</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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