JOE KURLAND - RHYTHM/LEAD GUITARS / STUDIO DRUMS

Born on

3/24/82

First concert

Metallica, 1997

Equipment used

Ibanez guitars, Peavey JSX Amplifiers; Tama Rockstar drums, Tama pedals, Sabian Cymbals

Favorite Bands

Iron Maiden, Helloween, King Diamond, Megadeth, Rhapsody, 80s Metallica, Savatage, Ozzy, Judas Priest, Gamma Ray, Vicious Rumors, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Heavenly, Iced Earth, Manowar, Lost Horizon, Edguy, Avantasia, Crimson Glory, Dionysus, Pagan's Mind, Symphony X, Dark Moor, Angra, Virgin Steele, Running Wild, Hammerfall, Children of Bodom, Mercyful Fate, Slayer, Sepultura, Tony MacAlpine, Loudness, Hibria

Top 31 Albums

Iron Maiden: Somewhere in Time Fairyland: Of Wars In Osyrhia Rhapsody: Symphony of Enchanted Lands Heavenly: Sign of the Winner Helloween: Keeper of the Seven Keys, part II Rhapsody: Legendary Tales King Diamond: Abigail Dream Theater: Images and Words Iron Maiden: Powerslave Vicious Rumors: Digital Dictator Vomitron: No NES For The Wicked Hibria: Defying the Rules Lost Horizon: Awakening The World Riot: Thundersteel Metallica: Ride The Lightning Megadeth: Rust In Peace Ozzy: The Ultimate Sin Mercyful Fate: Melissa Edguy: Theater Of Salvation Dark Moor: The Hall of the Olden Dreams Helloween: Keeper of the Seven Keys, part I Crimson Glory: Transcendence Pagan's Mind: Celestial Entrance Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind Iron Maiden: The Number of the Beast Loudness: Thunder in the East Luca Turilli: King of the Nordic Twilight King Diamond: "Them" Megadeth: So Far, So Good...So What? Iced Earth: Night of the Stormrider Children of Bodom: Hatebreeder For more in-depth music lists, see Joe's Rate Your Music page.

Influences

For Guitar: Jake E. Lee, Mark Reale, Chriss Oliva, George Lynch, Yngwie Malmsteen, Akira Takasaki, Tony MacAlpine, Kirk Hammett, Jorn Viggo Lofstad, Ross The Boss, and the twin guitar attacks of Iron Maiden, Helloween, Judas Priest, King Diamond, Megadeth, Vicious Rumors, Angra, Hibria, Mercyful Fate, and Gamma Ray. For Drums: Lars Ulrich, Igor Cavalera, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Nicko McBrain, Mickey Dee, Deen Castronovo, Aquiles Priester, Christian Nyquist, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart. For Composing: Steve Harris, Kai Hansen, King Diamond, Luca Turilli, Dave Mustaine, Tobias Sammet, Nobuo Uematsu.

Favorite Foods

Steak Tip and Cheese Subs, Deep Dish Pizza, Double Cheeseburgers

Favorite Drinks

Iced Coffee

Hobbies

Composing and Listening to Music, Bodybuilding, Nintendo, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Astronomy, Cosmology, Fantasy, Ancient Civilizations, Pre-Historic Creatures, 87-92 WWF, just about anything from the 80s, Family Guy, College Football, and of course Ruling

Favorite Movies

The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, The Hobbit (animated), The Lord of the Rings (animated), The Return of the King (animated), Star Wars (1-6), Braveheart, Clash of the Titans, The Neverending Story, Willow, The Odyssey, Predator, The Terminator 1 & 2), Back to the Future (1-3), Indiana Jones (1-3), Rocky (1-4), Jurassic Park, Flight Of Dragons, pretty much every animated Disney Movie, Airheads, Fletch, Dumb and Dumber, The Big Lebowski, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Office Space, all National Lampoon's Vacation movies, Tommy Boy, Kingpin, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Up in Smoke, Billy Madison, Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Favorite Video Games

NES: Zelda 1 and 2, Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior 1-3, Castlevania 1-3, Mega Man 1-3, Batman, Contra, Life Force, Tecmo Superbowl, Powerblade, Wrestlemania Challenge, Double Dragon, World Cup Soccer, Super Mario Bros 1-3, etc; SNES: Zelda (A Link to the Past), Final Fantasy 2, 3 and Mystic Quest, Castlevania 4, Gradius, Seventh Saga, Rock 'n' Roll Racing, Super Mario Kart

Favorite Quotes

"Heavy metal is more than a religion...it's the only way to live" -Joey DeMaio "Don't worry about the horse being blind...just load the wagon" -John Madden "Everything looks impossible for those who never try." -Ultimate Warrior "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. " - Thomas A. Edison "For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan

Favorite Books

"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien "Dragon's Of Autumn Twilight" by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman "The Origin Of Species" by Charles Darwin "The Principia" by Sir. Isaac Newton

Life Philosophy

THINK!