User:Joepops7157/sandbox

Years Active (1999-Present)

Joseph Adam Protopapas(born June 10, 1986) known professionally as Joe Pops is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of Hardcore Punk band Razorblade Handgrenade. He joined the band in 2010 after the departure of founding Guitarist left the band from 2010-2014 about.

Biography Early life The 3rd of four children, Pops was born and raised in Union, New Jersey His father was an HVAC Technician/Buissness Owner, and his mother worked for the Star Ledger newspaper company delivering papers from when pops was born till he was about 16.He started learning guitar at the age of thirteen at his father's urging, saying "...my dad was trying to get me out of the wrong circles and give me a hobby."He learned guitar on his father's Gibson ES-175 and later had a squier Stratocaster which heeventually smashed and threw out his 2nd floor bedroom window into there pool, beginning a long relationship with guitar. The first song he ever learned was "Smoke On the Water" but soon moved to his main practice song in his early years ,"Four Horsemen" (Metallica) and he soon became a major fan of Sepultura and Pantera, which had a major impact on his guitar playing.

Bands Groundless (1999) Take Cover(2001) M.O.A.(2008-2010) Razorblade Handgrenade (2010-2022)

Guest appearances

one4one (Bass and Guitar) https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxYp-6q-TlMgh4mVlm0jLLf8DRyaOxMQ-6

nj bloodline (Guitar)

Style and influence

Pops first experience with a guitar was when he was a child.

Pops listed Judas Priest, Sepultura, Metallica, Deep Purple ,and Black Sabbath, as his favorite bands during his teen years.[15] He said once "Anybody who plays heavy music and doesn't cite Sabbath and Judas Priest as an influence is lying, because that's where it all started."-Kerry King, He also cited Glenn Tipton and K. K. Downing of Judas Priest as his biggest influences as a guitarist that inspire his style, tone, and gear. He mentioned Eddie Van Halen,Johnny Winter,Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Ricky Medlocke, Ronnie Montrose, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Randy Rhoads as other influences.[17][18]

Personal life

Joe Pops body has grown increasingly tattooed over his career (2003-2022)

Equipment