Kelly Hayes (musician)
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Kelly Hayes was the lead guitarist in the hard rock
band from Florida
called Cold
. He joined the band before their mainstream debut "Cold
", and after the old guitarist, Matt Loughran, left, while they were under the "Grundig" name. He left the band in spring of 2004.
After departing Cold, Hayes joined fellow Jacksonville musicians Allele
to continue playing guitar. He helped a lot to create the "Cold sound" with the spooky guitars and the catchy riffs, on his later days in Cold prior to his leaving, he used signature ESP
guitars, two of them based on the Eclipse model with a black satin finish and a white or red spider logo, he also got an ESP signature Horizon model with a transparent red finish over a flame maple top with Cold Kanji inlays on the fretboard. Both models included ebony fretboards, Sperzel locking tuners, EMG 81 active pickups and a Gotoh bridge with string-thru body routings. Kelly helped in the recording of Allele's debut album, Point of Origin, but left the group in January 2006 for "Personal and Legal Issues".
Kelly now has started work on a new project, not named or even fully formed as of yet. Its said it may have members of Cold
and Allele
, as well as few of his long time friends. Not much is known about the project at the moment.
Kelly Hayes current MySpace has stated that after a good career in the American music industry that he has decided to take on other endeavors and will not be performing anymore as an artist,
Kelly has stated he has a family which is his main concern now. However, this was proved about a week later to be someone posing as Kelly in his account. He has stated that he is not leaving the music business, just "exploring other avenues" of it. His real name is Stephan Duwayne Hayes.
It was announced via the Allele MySpace that Kelly has rejoined Allele, which is planning to write a new album. Next to Parallel came out on September 27, 2011.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
called Cold
Cold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
. He joined the band before their mainstream debut "Cold
Cold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
", and after the old guitarist, Matt Loughran, left, while they were under the "Grundig" name. He left the band in spring of 2004.
After departing Cold, Hayes joined fellow Jacksonville musicians Allele
Allele (band)
Allele is an American alternative metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2002. Their line-up consists of five members: Wally Wood , Kelly Hayes , Lane Maverick , Tim Tobin , Nathan Grimes . The band is currently signed to Goomba Music...
to continue playing guitar. He helped a lot to create the "Cold sound" with the spooky guitars and the catchy riffs, on his later days in Cold prior to his leaving, he used signature ESP
ESP Guitars
, located in North Hollywood, California, is an American-based, Japanese-owned manufacturer of electric guitars and basses.- History :In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products in Tokyo. It provided custom replacement parts for guitars. In 1976, ESP gained a reputation...
guitars, two of them based on the Eclipse model with a black satin finish and a white or red spider logo, he also got an ESP signature Horizon model with a transparent red finish over a flame maple top with Cold Kanji inlays on the fretboard. Both models included ebony fretboards, Sperzel locking tuners, EMG 81 active pickups and a Gotoh bridge with string-thru body routings. Kelly helped in the recording of Allele's debut album, Point of Origin, but left the group in January 2006 for "Personal and Legal Issues".
Kelly now has started work on a new project, not named or even fully formed as of yet. Its said it may have members of Cold
Cold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
and Allele
Allele (band)
Allele is an American alternative metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2002. Their line-up consists of five members: Wally Wood , Kelly Hayes , Lane Maverick , Tim Tobin , Nathan Grimes . The band is currently signed to Goomba Music...
, as well as few of his long time friends. Not much is known about the project at the moment.
Kelly Hayes current MySpace has stated that after a good career in the American music industry that he has decided to take on other endeavors and will not be performing anymore as an artist,
Kelly has stated he has a family which is his main concern now. However, this was proved about a week later to be someone posing as Kelly in his account. He has stated that he is not leaving the music business, just "exploring other avenues" of it. His real name is Stephan Duwayne Hayes.
It was announced via the Allele MySpace that Kelly has rejoined Allele, which is planning to write a new album. Next to Parallel came out on September 27, 2011.
Cold
- Cold (1998)
- 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage13 Ways to Bleed on Stage13 Ways to Bleed on Stage is the second studio album by American post-grunge/alternative metal band Cold, released in 2000. With four popular singles, it gained substantial commercial success, achieving gold status, and landed Cold in the mainstream rock scene.-Background and recording:About a year...
(2000) - Year of the SpiderYear of the SpiderYear of the Spider is the third studio album by American post-grunge band Cold. It was released on May 13, 2003 through Geffen Records. The album was Cold's most commercially successful, debuting at #3 on the Billboard album charts, with over 101,000 copies sold in its first week...
(2003)
Allele
- Point of Origin (2005)
- Next to Parallel (2011)