Mark Morton

Lead guitarist of American heavy metal institution Lamb of God and solo artist who released his star-studded debut album in 2019, Mark Morton's bluesy, blistering leads and heavy-groove rhythms helped make him one of the more formidable shredders of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement. The Virginia native honed his chops with the band Axis (alongside future Alabama Thunderpussy six-stringer Ryan Lake) in the late '80s. In the early '90s, he met bassist John Campbell and drummer Chris Adler while attending Virginia Commonwealth University; the trio would later form ...