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Ax facts & Stats vol. 37: GWAR's Cory (Flattus Maximus) Smoot
Welcome to Extreme Guitars's Ax Facts & Stats. In this edition we get to
go underneath all the blood, puss and latex rubber of GWAR's extremely talented guitarist Cory "Flattus Maximus". Cory was nice enough to
while touring supporting the new GWAR "War Party" effort.
My name is:
Cory Smoot aka Flattus Maximus
My current job is:
musical slaughter/impalement by way of guitar and owning a recording studio.
My current Project is:
GWAR "War Party".
Former bands:
Locus Factor, Mensrea, Misguided.
My guitar influences growing up were:
Dimebag Darrell(R.I.P),Frederick Thorendal, SteveVai,Tony Iommi,Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley.
The guitars I use are:
ESP Horizon,AX and MH series,HB Baritone w/Emg 81 pick ups
The strings and tunings I use are:
GHS,Dean Markley 10-46 gauge D#.
My current rig setup consists of:
Crate and Krank Cabs,Marshall JMP-1 preamp,Marshall Valvestate pro 120/120 amp,Krank Revolution,BBE Sonic Maximizer,Korg DTR 2000 tuner,EV wireless , Morley wahs
The greatest invention for guitars is:
distortion and sweepable eq.
The story behind the band's name GWAR:
The word Gwar has no meaning, it's just more of a sound or what best describes the image of your bloodthirsty marauders of metal mayhem.
My normal song writing process consists of:
sketching the music or rough ideas on a recording system to present a rough draft piece to the band.
My most embarrassing moment on stage:
playing w/out a banana hammock(underwear).
My first guitar was:
a mini flying V kit guitar my dad built with the white and red Van Halen stripes.
If I am only sure of one thing in life,
It's:
KARMA
The one ritual I always perform prior to going
onstage is:
A Jager Bomb
The exact moment I knew I would pursue a career in
music was:
When I realized how much the passion for playing music totally took over my life.
The one thing most fans don't know
About me is:
underneath the blood, puss and latex rubber is a real person. LOL.
The best advice I could give beginning
guitarists
be creative.
The CD(s) I'm listening to right now are:
Opeth, Meshuggah, The Tea Party, Crowbar, The Damned.
My favorite junk food is:
key lime pie, White Castle cheese burgers
My biggest pet peeve
Noise if I'm trying to sleep.
The word or catch phrase I say too often
is
"OH.....OK"
The hardest part of my job is:
waking up in time for sound check.
The first thing I do when I come home from touring
is:
Have sex with my girlfriend, pet my dogs.
My former Day Jobs:
installations contractor for Lowes and Home Depot, Cooking at Applebee's.
Right after this interview I'm going to:
I'm going to: go on ebay.
I couldn't imagine being on the road
without:
A laptop and toiletries.
If I wasn't doing the musician thing, I could
really see myself working as:
A full time studio engineer/producer.
My favorite movie ever is:
The Party Animal.
My mission in life is :
To help my Gwar brethren in destroying all humanity!
My guilty pleasure is:
helping my Gwar brethren in destroying humanity.
My first band was:
Supremacy w/ the drummer of the band Darkest Hour when I was like 13.
My next major step is
Stepping all over Bin Laden's nose.
The greatest contribution guitars have
brought into my life is
personal escape.
Check out our Website at
www.slavepitinc.com
When it's all said and done, I want the world to
remember me for:
my flatulence and guitar disabilities.
Copyright 2005 Dave B. Roberts & www.extremeguitars.com is the web home of articles and interviews written by Dave Roberts. All Dave Roberts interviews & articles are available for use or FREE reprint ONLY by Permission and proper credits. Permission can be obtained by contacting dave@extremeguitars.com. All materials are Copyright 2004 Dave Roberts and Oceanbreeze Ent., All Rights Reserved.
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