Marcus Siepen
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Marcus Siepen is one of two guitarists in the power metal
band Blind Guardian
. For the biggest percentage of Blind Guardian's songs, particularly in more recent years, he has almost strictly played rhythm guitar, with most lead and solo work being performed by André Olbrich
.
He is also an avid skateboarder, something he is known to do before live shows and when on tour. In September 2004 he broke his leg in four places while skateboarding. Following the incident he made a pact with himself to never skate again, and sold his skateboard on Ebay
.
Marcus also teaches guitar at www.guitarmasterclass.net, an instructional site.
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
. For the biggest percentage of Blind Guardian's songs, particularly in more recent years, he has almost strictly played rhythm guitar, with most lead and solo work being performed by André Olbrich
André Olbrich
André Olbrich is the lead guitarist of the German power metal band Blind Guardian. He is one of the band's founders together with vocalist Hansi Kürsch, and serves as one of its main songwriters....
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Personal
Siepen is divorced and has a son from his first marriage. He has since re-married. Growing up in a Roman Catholic family, Siepen claims to not be religious, and that he doesn't believe in God. He views Jesus Christ as a human philosopher, "a very charismatic person with a great view of how people should live together."He is also an avid skateboarder, something he is known to do before live shows and when on tour. In September 2004 he broke his leg in four places while skateboarding. Following the incident he made a pact with himself to never skate again, and sold his skateboard on Ebay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
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Professional
He almost exclusively plays Gibson Les Pauls. On occasion, he plays a custom ESP Eclipse, as seen in the Imaginations Through the Looking Glass DVD. He is one of the biggest MESA/Boogie Fans and plays a Triple Rectifier for nearly 15 years now.Marcus also teaches guitar at www.guitarmasterclass.net, an instructional site.